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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: Collaring is necessary on most vases and pots thrown on the pottery wheel. See how to collar a clay vase 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
"Alright, so I'm going to grab just a little bit more clay from the bottom, cause the bottom heavy pieces are very very bad. Alright? Now let's come up here and remember to breathe when you're doing that. And then the last pull here is not really a pull, it's more of a collaring it in, OK? And now we're at here. This is going to be for most vases, flower pots, cookie jars, anything with a lot of form start with this somewhat of a cylinder with a fat lip right here. So we're going to go back and we're going to put some pretty form in here and then we'll have a flower vase."
eHow Article: Collaring a Clay Vase on the Pottery Wheel
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