Beginning Throwing week 1

Hi Folks,


For next Beginning Throwing class:
make 8 bowls, keep 2 and dry to leatherhard and ready to trim; rent a locker ($15 for the semester). Also, it's probably a good idea to purchase another 12 pounds of clay before next class, $12 at the Arts and Crafts Center (ACC) front desk.




In week 2,  we'll look at:
* trimming
* decorating a leatherhard pot: underglaze and scrafitto
* reclaiming and softening clay




resources:
Learning to make pots on the potters wheel
General advice on making pots

Stack-and-slam wedging
The author uses a stretched wire instead of a cut-off wire, so his method is slightly different from what we did in class. The wedging table against the back wall has a wire like this, so you can try his exact method if you like.


Tips on centering
Video of English potter Simon Leach on how to center your clay on the wheel

Here's a video of potter Simon Leach making a bowl from beginning to end:
SIMON LEACH - Close up - GP bowl !!

-Jay