Great Tips for Throwing Great Plates on the Pottery Wheel An Excellent Guide to Throwing Plates on the Pottery Wheel Bill van Gilder

A few weeks ago, a student of mine asked me if I could demonstrate throwing a plate for him. It had been a while since I threw a plate so I had to sort of refresh myself the process as I went along. Throwing plates came back to me fairly easily, but this week, after watching Bill van Gilder's Pottery Techniques, I picked up a few new plate throwing tips that it would have been nice to share with my student.

So, for this week's pottery video of the week, I have excerpted Bill's plate throwing demo from the DVD. If you are looking for a plate throwing refresher course, or are starting from scratch, this clip is an excellent reference! - Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor

This clip was excerpted from Bill van Gilder's Pottery Techniques DVD, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Network Shop!

To learn more about Bill Van Gilder or see images of his work, please visit http://www.vangilderpottery.com.