Relief Sculptures Not too long ago, the students had created beautiful pinch pots. They pinched, designed and glazed. The pinch pots came out beautifully!! So much so in fact, I thought these young artists could do another fun clay project. I introduced them to the idea of "relief" sculptures ( or sculptures that are raised from a flat surface ). When reviewing what a relief sculpture was, I had a student raise her hand and say "it looks like it's puffed up." What a perfect way to describe it.