It’s been a while but decided to make another one, I really liked how this design has turned out, reminds me a lot of a hair braid or ancient crown 😄
Few Tips On How I Made This:
- Preparing the Wheel and Clay:
Start with a clean wheel head and select a lump of clay to wedge it, eliminate air pockets and ensure even consistency. Place the clay in the centre of the wheel head, gently patting it down to anchor it.
- Centring the Clay:
Begin by turning the wheel on at a slow speed and rest your hands on the clay, applying even pressure from the top and sides. Use the palm/wrist of your hands for greater control.
As the wheel spins, you may feel resistance or wobbling. Adjust your hand positions to counteract this, gently guiding the clay towards the centre. This will improve with practice so if it doesn’t happen straight away in your throwing journey, its no biggie 😊
- Throw The Walls Thinly
To give you the best step towards having a pot collapse is throwing the walls as thin as possible (obviously 😄) Clay walls are surprisingly strong, so to get them to do what you want them to do, When they don’t want to, Can be a lot harder! I know this for a fact haha
What you wanna do is push and pull the clay in all directions. If it doesn’t want to collapse on, make a collapse, pull it up, push it down, work with the clay. Get to know how the clay works. Get to know its strengths, get to know its weaknesses. My best advice to you is to learn how clay forms under your hands, which will teach you how to be a better thrower.
Once again hope you enjoyed this post and Happy Potting! 🥳🥳
We will be back tomorrow with some more tips and ideas ❤️
