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Everything you wanted to know about how to throw clay pottery on a wheel in these free arts and crafts videos, including tips & techniques on centering the clay, trimming the pot, bisqueware, glazing, using the kiln, and basic pottery tools.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Learn about pounding the clay into a ball in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn how to use the bat and other proper techniques in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn about centering the clay on the wheel in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn the starting the opening on the pottery wheel in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn some tips for widening your starting hole on your pottery wheel project in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn about shaping the pot in your pottery wheel project in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn all about trimming the excess on your pottery wheel project in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn how to remove your pot from the wheel and proper technique in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn how to add a foot or handle to your pottery project in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn everything you need to know about greenware pottery projects in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn everything you need to know about the bisqueware firing process in pottery making in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn how to paint the pot in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn about the different clay tools used for pottery projects in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn how to use an electric kiln in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Learn about the different tools used when using a kiln in pottery making in this free arts and crafts video series taught by a pottery expert.
Making pottery is the art of creating earthenware vessels from clay. The process involves shaping a vessel, by hand or with tools, and cooking it in a kiln. Mankind has been making pottery since the times we first learned about fire. Ancient civilizations used pottery for all sorts of things, from storing oil, wine, and other foodstuffs, to holding papyrus scrolls, the organs of dead god-kings, perfumes, and various religious offerings. Because pottery is durable and lasts long after its creator is gone, it has helped us to learn about entire groups of people that we might have otherwise never known; these hand-crafted objects tell stories, not only from their complex structural designs, but also the carefully wrought stories painted on their surfaces, a sort of iconography of a time and place in history. In this free arts and crafts video series, learn how to make wheel thrown clay pottery. A pottery expert will give you step-by-step instructions to make your own pottery, including basic wheel techniques like mounting the clay, shaping it and creating the opening, an explanation of the greenware and bisqueware stages, painting, and final firing of your piece in a kiln.
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