Deliberate Cracks: Creating Crackled Texture with Sodium Silicate on Pottery
Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong era because I just love old things: antiques, weathered old … 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 Use Cheap Craft Store Tools to Add Playful Details to a Wheel Thrown Cup
Ever since buying one of Chandra Debuse’s yunomis a couple of years ago, I wondered how she created the biomorphic … Read More
Cutting and Pasting to Create New Pottery Forms
Shana Salaff prefers to design new forms by cutting and pasting components and playing around until she arrives at a … Read More
How to Experiment with Pottery Rims and Discover New Forms
Pottery rims might seem like an insignificant thing to put so much time into when you are starting out in … Read More
Wheel Throwing in Cross Section
When I was taking my first wheel throwing class, I remember staying in the studio late one night centering clay … Read More
How to Add Character to a Plate by Altering and Splitting the Rim
The things that separate good pots from great pots are often very subtle. They are the little details that might … Read More
4 Ways to Spruce Up Wheel Thrown Plates
When you think of wheel-thrown plates, chances are you think of the round variety. But when you make them with … 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
Hip to be Square: Making Squared Casseroles
Do you ever feel like you’re just watching the wheel spin? Around and around go the pots, and off the … Read More
How to Make a Clay Jar in One Piece on the Pottery Wheel
Learning how to make a clay jar is an exciting process for the ceramic artist. There are many different ways … Read More
Five Great Pottery Wheel Throwing Techniques
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