TMC | BlogThis is a great clay to work with and looks fantastic, it is a little rough on the hands but gives a beautiful finish when smoothed off with a rib
To start, the initial step in working with 1800 grams of clay is to cone and center it on the wheelhead. This process, repeated around three times, ensure… Read More “Using the dark matter clay for the throw today! ”
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To begin crafting your clay vessel, place 1300 grams of clay on the wheelhead. Initiate the coning and centring process meticulously, ensuring the clay is perfectly centred before progressing to shaping the base using your thumbs.
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To start, take approximately 900 grams of clay and pinch it down to ensure a strong bond. Begin by coning and centring the clay two to three times, then form the base walls using your thumbs and pull up the walls with a throwing sponge in a gradual motion, creating a pleasing curvature.
You can… Read More “Throwing this cup and attaching a handle”
First thing we do is take 1000 grams of clay and place it on the wheel head. Begin the essential coning and centring process, ensuring a stable foundation for your creation, help the process by anchoring one of your arms on the side of the wheel head or into your body. Form the walls and create a ba… Read More “Throwing this vase with white clay! ”
Begin with just under 1000 grams of clay. The first step is coning and centring on the wheel head – a crucial process that establishes the foundation for the pot. Use your hands to almost squeeze the clay towards the centre of the batt, this will automatically force the clay to rise up. You then pla… Read More “Crafting a small flower pot! ”
In today’s video I’ll be guiding you through crafting a ceramic bowl.
Start by centring approximately 1100 grams of clay on the wheel head. Use your fingers and thumbs to shape the base. Unlike my usual process of shaping the bowl immediately after forming the base.
Instead, I elevated the walls… Read More “Crafting this ceramic bowl”
Begin 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.
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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.
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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”
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”