Throwing Bowls on the Potter's Wheel
How to Wedge Potter's Clay
Placing Clay on the Pottery Wheel
Applying Hand Pressure to Center Clay on the Wheel
Opening Clay on the Pottery Wheel
Forming the Bottom of Clay Bowl on the Pottery Wheel
Forming the Shape of a Bowl on the Wheel
Extending the V Shape of a Bowl on the Pottery Wheel
Forming the Curve of a Clay Bowl on the Potter's Wheel
Shaping a Bowl on the Pottery Wheel
Forming the Lip of a Bowl on the Pottery Wheel
Trimming the Bottom of a Bowl on the Pottery Wheel
Removing Excess Water From a Bowl on the Pottery Wheel
Smoothing the Sides of a Bowl on the Pottery Wheel
Using a Potter's Rib to Smooth a Bowl on the Pottery Wheel
Trimming Excess Clay off a Bowl on the Pottery Wheel
Summary: Round off the top of a clay bowl to increase stability. Learn how to shape a bowl on the pottery wheel in this free ceramics video on wheel throwing techniques.
Jeff Zamek started making pots 36 years ago while working toward a business degree at Monmouth University. After which he went on to obtain B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees in ceramics from...read more
"Wetting the piece on top so water goes down the inside and outside and that will help in the forming operation and we are going to again start at the bottom, left fingers tracing that curve, right fingers supporting and we are going to extend the curve a little bit further each time. As we do that the walls of the pot will become thinner and thinner and when you get to the top take your fingers away slowly, periodically we take the water out of the bottom of the bowl to prevent future cracking, support the top and round it off to increase stability and we are going to go back starting at the bottom and bring the curve out a little bit further left hand pushing out a little bit more than the right hand pushing in."
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