1. Throw to Height: Centre the clay on the wheel head and pull it up to the desired height for the moon vase shape, ensuring even thickness throughout the walls. Then, Use your hands to shape the vase into a rounded form, with a wider base tapering gradually towards the neck.
2. Maintain Wall Thickness: As you shape the vase, be mindful to maintain consistent wall thickness, especially around the curved indentation. You don’t want to be too vigorous with the finishing sponge either!
3. Shape Adjustment: As needed, use a damp sponge to refine the shape from both the inside and outside, paying attention to smooth transitions and curves.
4. Support Top Lip: To prevent distortion of the vase’s rim, support it with your fingers while shaping the rest of the opening, you want to use your fingers to help shape and push in the next to create a ruffled look. Making sure to keep both hands fairly even to help keep the symmetry of the vase.
5. Patience in Drying: Cover the completed vase with plastic to slow down the drying process, reducing the risk of cracking. Allow it to dry slowly for 24 to 48 hours before trimming the base, then continue to dry it slowly under plastic for a couple of weeks.
6. Start your glazing!! We used our whacky wombat glaze but you can use your own glaze that suits the clay body you work with. Once glazed, wait for around 12 hours for the bisque to dry before putting it in the kiln
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