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Summary: Pulling clay forms the walls of a pot on the pottery wheel. Learn how to pull walls for a Jardiniere in this free ceramics video.
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
"So at this point I have pretty much got the height that I want, I've got the rim that I want and we'll go check with my fingers and see where we're at. We'll get some moisture in any of these dry spots in here and we'll pull a little bit more clay from the bottom, just a little bit. So now I just know that it is time to start using that rib because this clay is losing its integrity because you can only have so much time to mess around with the clay until it starts absorbing water and starts, it doesn't like to be messed with too much. You have to be very deliberate and all your actions have to be planned accordingly which is my next action. Getting this rib, putting shape into it and that's that."
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