Using Soft Clay and Darts to Preserve Fluidity in the Finished Form
If you ask potters why they work with soft clay, chances are you’ll hear something to the effect of “the … Read More
Wheel Throwing Techniques
For some people, throwing clay on the pottery wheel can be addictive. If you are one of those people, you have come to the right place. In this section of Ceramic Arts Network, professional studio potters provide instruction as well as inspiration for anyone wanting to learn, improve and master techniques on the pottery wheel. Browse these articles and videos for helpful information such topics as altering wheel thrown vessels or trimming large platters with complex rims.
For a tool that really does one thing (spins in a circle), the number of techniques and results possible on the pottery throwing wheel are just astounding. From more traditional wheel thrown pottery to gestural thrown and altered pottery, the sky’s the limit on the creativity that can come from the wheel.
Strengthen your pottery throwing skills with our free throwing guide Five Great Pottery Throwing Wheel Techniques: Tips on Throwing Complex Pottery Forms Using Basic Throwing Skills.
Whether you learned to throw on an electric pottery wheel, or a traditional pottery kickwheel, there is always more to learn and Ceramic Arts Daily is the place to find great instruction and inspiration to help improve your skills on the pottery throwing wheel. If you’re looking to tackle a certain form you’ve never made, chances are you’ll find the advice and tips you need in our article archive. Or if you just want a boost to your creative juices, we’ve got that too! From tips on centering large amounts of clay, to how to create your own travel mug, to using wheel-thrown parts to make abstract ceramic sculpture, there is enough pottery throwing information to keep you busy for a good long while!
And, if you haven’t already, be sure to download your free copy of Five Great Pottery Throwing Wheel Techniques: Tips on Throwing Complex Pottery Forms Using Basic Throwing Skills, which includes detailed well-illustrated, step-by-step pottery making projects by nationally known potters, teachers and workshop presenters.
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Five Great Pottery Wheel Throwing Techniques
How to Make a French Butter Dish
In this post, an excerpt from In the Potter’s Kitchen, Sumi von Dassow shows how to throw a French butter … Read More
Throwing off the Hump to Create a Faceted Tulip Bowl
Throwing off the hump is a technique that many potters use to quickly make multiples of a form, typically a … Read More
How to Make Ceramic Plates in Multiples
Making multiples is a common and challenging endeavor for potters. To successfully accomplish this task, you need to have a … Read More
How to Make a Spouted Batter Bowl That Tells a Story
It is a lot of fun to use pots to tell stories. It can be even more fun to not … Read More
Using a Sodium Silicate Pottery Technique to Create Cracked Texture
Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong era because I just love old things: antiques, weathered old … Read More
How to Throw Large Platters No Matter What Your Size
Even though you don’t need to pull up high walls with a large platter, large wheel-thrown platters can be challenging, … Read More
A New Twist on Fluted Pottery
Fluted pottery (which gets its name from fluting in architecture) is pottery that has a groove or set of grooves … Read More
How to Make a Beautiful Altered Rim on a Bowl
Altering freshly thrown pots is one of the best ways to take advantage of clay’s malleability. When the clay is … Read More
Decorating Through Disassembly: Jeff Campana’s Sliced and Spliced Porcelain Pottery
There are many, many ways to put lines onto pots – carving, fluting, painting, drawing – but, I have to … Read More
Five Great Pottery Wheel Throwing Techniques
Amp up your throwing skills when you download this freebie, Five Great Pottery Wheel Throwing Techniques.
