Introduction to the Pottery Wheel

Print and glue the project playlist in your notebook

Project Playlist

  • Read chapter 4 In “Experience Clay”. Paying specialĀ attention to the tools, preparing the clay, and the steps of centering.
  • Start off working with1 pound pieces of clay. Wedge at least three balls of clay for each work session.

Here are some helpful video resources to address common problems: (these links take you to youtube, the fabulous Timsee Clay videos!

“Help I can’t center”

“Opening in the middle”

“Help I can’t pull a wall”

“Timsee”‘s whole channel is helpful

  • Spend 12 class periods working on the pottery wheel. Document your work days on your “playlist” photograph the products of at least 5 different work days.
  • Your goal is to create 6 bowls with a trimmed foot. Your goal is to make them about “cereal bowl size”. I understand if you have to work towards this as a goal.

What’s trimming???

 

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