TMC | BlogBegin by centring the clay on the wheel head, ensuring a uniform consistency. Progress to shaping the walls and base using your thumbs and a throwing sponge, carefully reaching the desired height.
The shaping process involves handwork to do the majority of the heavy lifting when it comes to creating … Read More “Wheel Throwing Gumleave Vase”
In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through crafting a vase using black midfire clay. To begin, centre the clay on the wheel head, forming the base and walls with your fingers. Maintain consistency in wall thickness as you prepare to elevate the vase with a throwing sponge.
The technique used for shapin… Read More “Little walkthrough on throwing this beautiful Black Clayed Vase”
First, cut out your clay, then using your sheet of cardboard, place down making sure it slumps in the middle.
Place your clay onto the cardboard mould, and start to roll your texture using a roller leaning to one side.
Clean up edges with your damp sponge, use a heat gun to speed up the drying process… Read More “How to Make this Art Plate for Weaving”
We start by coning the clay, a technique that helps align its particles and ensures even distribution of moisture. Once centred, we proceed to form the walls and base using our thumbs.
After establishing the base, it’s time to shape the walls to the desired height. Using a pulling technique, bring th… Read More “Little walkthrough on throwing this beautiful ripple/wave vase”
Create a Kurinuki Bowl in a few simple steps!
Begin by rolling out an 18 mm thick slab of clay, then cut sides, base, and a foot ring using templates and a clay knife.
Place the base on a mould, shaping and compressing the clay. For the foot ring, use a wooden dowel, compress it onto the base, score,… Read More “Creating a Kurinuki Bowl”
Throwing from the hump for the first time was exciting and a great learning experience too!
Throwing from the hump enables the creation of several pieces in a single session, simplifying the process. Cutting them off the top of the clay hump and seamlessly moving on to the next piece was actual… Read More “Throwing From The Hump Part 2”
Christine soaks the pine needles and strips of leaves in hot water before draining and placing in a wet tea towel.
The tool she uses are scissors, a large sewing needle, a tube for feeding the Pine needles and clothes pegs.
She threads a large needle with a strip of leaf and feeds her pine needles int… Read More “How we weave this pottery bowl”
The first step is to place the clay on your wheel head and cone, ensuring it’s well-centred. Black clay, like the one used here, is notably soft and can pose challenges in maintaining high walls for a bowl. To counteract potential collapsing, the key is to work swiftly while throwing the walls and a… Read More “Little run through creating one of the nicest looking bowls I’ve made”
Here’s a concise explanation of this pottery-making procedure:
To create a Kurinuki vase, start by cutting out two circles from slab clay that is thicker than usual (for this project we have rolled to 18 mm). Place one of these circles on a plaster mould, ensuring its level and smoothing out an… Read More “How to make a kurinuki Pottery Vase”
In today’s instructional video, we’re delving into a unique pottery technique – throwing from the hump. This process involves creating a ceramic piece directly from a lump of clay mounted on a potter’s wheel. It’s a departure from the conventional method of working with smaller, pre-measured clay ba… Read More “Throwing From The Hump”