Throwing a functional piece of pottery today, you could say it can be either a little soup bowl or maybe even a nut bowl!
Here is some tips to help you with your own piece:
1. Throw it all in one go:
If you can do this form in one go that will give you the best result, what this will do is give the pot a very uniform thickness due to the fact that its not multiple pulls from different locations
2. Use a good kidney:
The best tool for this type of pottery is of course the kidney, you can get them in all stapes, sizes and materials. The most common ones are made from wood, stainless and rubber. We recommend getting a good rubber kidney as your first one, preferably one with a straight edge with a medium-hard softness. You can get softer ones but as a beginner you can get better use from a slightly harder one. Also get yourself a straight stainless steel one as well, the stainless versions are invaluable for the final finishing of the piece as they don’t bend or warp and gives a very nice finish to the outside, you can get bendy ones as well but I find they catch and pull the clay and don’t work as effective as the rubber ones for this, hence why we keep it until the final finish.
3. Keep the base nice and thin:
When it comes small form factors for function its best to keep the piece as light as possible for ease of use, throwing your base a little thinner then you normally would ensures the piece is nice and light for use. I usually go 3/4 the normal thickness I’ll do for most posts. If you’re throwing a jug however, then leave a little bit of thickness for strength
Hope you enjoyed this post and as always, Happy Potting! 🥳
We will be back tomorrow with some more tips and ideas ❤️
