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Ceramics & Pottery: Centering the Clay
Ceramics & Pottery: Opening the Clay
Ceramics & Pottery: Forming a Bowl
Ceramics & Pottery: Removing Pots From the Wheel
Ceramics & Pottery: Rolling Clay
Ceramics & Pottery: Forming Shapes
Ceramics & Pottery: Attaching Coil Bottom
Ceramics & Pottery: How to Finish the Slab Bottom of a Coil Pot
Ceramics & Pottery: Form the Slab Bottom of a Coil Pot
Ceramics & Pottery: Attaching Coils to Form a Coil Pot
Ceramics & Pottery: Beginning a Pinch Pot
Ceramics & Pottery: Form & Shape a Pinch Pot
Ceramics & Pottery: Forming a Pinch Pot
Ceramics & Pottery: Trimming a Coffee Mug
Ceramics & Pottery: Attaching a Coffee Mug Handle
Ceramics & Pottery: Waxing the Pot
Ceramics & Pottery: Mixing Glaze
Ceramics & Pottery: Glazing a Pot
Ceramics & Pottery: Drying Time
Finding A Good Ceramics School
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Summary: Techniques and tips for opening the clay in a pottery project; learn this and more in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Vincent Sansone is Director of the Ceramics department at Crealde School of Art in Winter Park, Fl. He holds a MFA in ceramic arts and teaches classes weekly at Crealde. You can find...read more
" Hi! My name is Vincent Sansone and I am the Director of the Ceramics Department here at Crealde School of Art and today for Expert Village I am going to show you how to open a piece of clay on the potter’s wheel so that I can make a pot. I have a foot pedal that turns the wheel on and I have already centered the clay, so now I will put my thumb in the clay and keeping my hand steady. Now I have made an opening and now I have to make the bottom of the pot by pulling the clay out. Next, I have raised the wall."
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lisawright1 said
on 8/2/2008 Thank you so much for your informative, easy-to-follow videos. The hard work and effort you go to in order to show us all these basics is greatly appreciated!