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What is a Squishy Pot?
How to Wedge Clay
Centering Clay on the Wheel
Wheel Wedging on the Pottery Wheel
Opening Clay on the Pottery Wheel
Gauging the Thickness of a Clay Pot on the Wheel
Throwing & Compressing a Pot on the Wheel
How to Throw to a Desired Height on the Wheel
Lubricating Clay on the Wheel
Shaping Clay Pots with a Pottery Rib
Dry Throwing Tips on the Pottery Wheel
Using Metal Ribs to Remove Slip on a Pot
Trimming a Pot on the Wheel
Removing a Bat from the Wheel Head
Setup for Making a Squishy Clay Pot
Making a Decorative Clay Pot
Adding Decorative Elements to a Clay Pot
Adding Finishing Touches to a Decorative Pot
Summary: Clay should be lubricated while throwing a pot on the potter's wheel. Watch how to lubricate clay when wheel throwing 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
"Okay, now we'll go back. I like to leave these reams nice and fat. It looks good when we're going to get ready to do our final piece. So, what I'm going to do here is spill a water on the inside, get rid of that chunk that's just one under my ream. Get that. Dripping this down my hand, in my index finger, it's guiding it, making sure that when it starts throwing, I don't run in to any little dry spot, it will catch me up. Alright. So now, do one last gather on the bottom, and just slowly throwing this up and a little out. Alright. Just like that. In all the while, my fingers are tact with each other and they let me know how thick my walls are on this piece. You wanted to be consistent. Make a nice wall, and go and clean the water out of the bottom"
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