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 Shop, professional studio potters provide instruction as well as inspiration for anyone wanting to learn, improve and master techniques on the pottery wheel. Browse these pottery books and clay 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.
Whether you learned to throw on an electric pottery wheel, or a traditional pottery kickwheel, there is always more to learn. 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 pottery books and clay videos.
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Whether you learned to throw on an electric pottery wheel, or a traditional pottery kickwheel, there is always more to learn. 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 pottery books and clay videos.
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