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Preparation of Clay for a Vase
Centering Clay on the Pottery Wheel
Opening Clay on the Pottery Wheel
Pulling Clay to Make Vase Walls: Part 1
Pulling Clay to Make Vase Walls: Part 2
Collaring a Clay Vase on the Pottery Wheel
Adding Form to a Clay Vase on the Pottery Wheel
Trimming a Clay Vase on the Pottery Wheel
Cutting under a Clay Vase on the Pottery Wheel
Altering a Clay Vase off the Pottery Wheel
Making Pottery Handles
Attaching Pottery Handles
Checking the Consistency of a Clay Vase
Summary: Forming walls on your pot, bowl, or vase on the pottery wheel is done by the pulling technique. See how to pull clay to make vase walls on the pottery wheel 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
"OK, now that we've got a large majority of clay is right here and right here. So we want to grab the rest of this clay from the bottom and bring it up to right here. So squeeze together and then it just starts growing, OK? We're getting some height on there, but we ain't done yet with the height. Come back, compress. Now we have a lot of clay right here. Not so much anymore down here, but you can just look down there and see. You want to go back, clean up down in there cause you get some sludge down in there. Make sure it's nice. And then see where you're at on the bottom, and we'll take one more pull and then we'll start shaping."
eHow Article: Pulling Clay to Make Vase Walls: Part 2
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