| PREPARE THE CLAY Wedge or kneed clay on plaster to remove air bubbles & distribute water & clay molecules. |
| PUSHING CONE TO CENTER Repeat pushing up & "mushrooming" down until the clay is centered, turning wheel at a rapid speed.. |
| PUSH INWARD & DOWN Smack clay on wheel & as wheel turns quickly & hold round & push down; then push in & up, into a cone. |
| FINGERS KEEP CLAY IN CENTER Open by holding round on outside & pushing down in center with thumbs. Leave 5/8" for trimming foot. |
| RAISING THE WALL Pull up "ring" or coil of clay from inside & outside to raise walls. Repeat & repeat & repeat.... |
| SLOW DOWN THE WHEEL Trim uneven walls of pot with pin tool. Push in while wheel turns & remove quickly with left hand. |
| WHEEL TURNING SLOWLY & KEEP WATER OUT OF POT Final shaping & sponging of extra water inside & outside will prevent later cracks. |
| IT TAKES TIME TO SHAPE AN ATTRACTIVE POT Shaping the pot from inside & outside at points with pressure of hands, ribs & sponges. |
| REFINING THE POT'S FINISH * * * After clay dries to leather hard, it will be turned over onto the wheel & a foot is trimmed with metal tools, similar to turning wood on a lathe. When pot is "bone dry", it is bisque fired in a kiln & finally it is glazed & fired again in a glaze firing. |
| SHAPING IS VERY IMPORTANT Observe the shape. When done, cut under with pin tool & wire, then move pot onto wood or plaster bat. |
| RESIST CENTRIFUGAL FORCE If needed: "Collaring" the thinned walls so they do not collapse & then to begin to define the shape. |
POTTER'S WHEEL DEMO |
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