Clay Plate Forming Tips

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Part of the video series: Making a Clay Plate Set

Summary: After forming a clay plate there is a specific technique to throwing it and building up the sides. Learn how this is done in this free video clip from a clay pottery expert.

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By Chris Cook
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Chris Cook received a BFA in ceramics and sculpture from Southern Oregon University where he studied raku, studio ceramics, stoneware, and various firing techniques under Jim Romberg....read more

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"So now I'm going to want to, I'm going to throw some walls up on this thing. Just get it a little wet. Just a little because, I'm going to show you later on what won't, we want to make this rim nice and strong. And if you have too much water it'll just get floppy. So I'm going to push in, the bottom, I've got my thumb pushing on the, my outside thumb pushing on the bottom of this, and I'm also squeezing. If I need a little water I have a little reserved in my sponge I'm just going to push it up against my finger and let it come out. Cause this, is definitely a fine line between too wet, too dry. So I'm throwing it out like this, bringing it out a little bit more."

eHow Article: Clay Plate Forming Tips