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How To Make Pottery
Page Two - Centering and Opening
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Throwing a Bowl, Trimming, and Drying
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For wheel throwing , once the clay is pugged and wedged it is centered on the wheel. This is a very critical step as it is the foundation of the pot. The pot is only as true and as strong as the centering. |
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Cindy demonstrates how to center clay on the wheel. From our DVD "A Down to Earth Look at How We Make Pottery"
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| The next step is opening the centered clay so the potter's hands can begin to pull the clay up vertically from both inside and out. | ||
(Click for a larger image) Cindy demonstrates opening the clay and throwing a small cylinder . From our DVD "A Down to Earth Look at How We Make Pottery"
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Every wheel thrown pot comes from a cylinder. Vases are tall thin ones and plates are short fat ones but they all begin as a cylinder.
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Next Page - Throwing a Bowl, Trimming, and Drying
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