Clay Plate Palm Plunge

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Part of the video series: Making a Clay Plate Set

Summary: It is important to keep the clay on center as you flatten it out to make a plate and the palm is a good tool to use for this. Learn how this is done from a clay pottery expert in this free video clip.

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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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"Alright, now that the desired with is calibrated to the same size as the other one, give it some more palm. So right now I am using this part of my hand to shape out a little indentation, which is going to start dictating this plate. It is going to start showing the general shape is going to start being formed right there. So there it is, by doing that you can see it tried to get a little off center, that is the problem. I will just center it right back up like that. When you do that, get everything nice and on its way, clean your hands, you want to go in start making the lip for this plate."