Ceramic Plates

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Make a ceramic plate through the process of throwing clay. Learn about throwing a plate from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video series.

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Ceramic Plates: Attaching Clay
In order to make ceramic plates, the clay first needs to be attached to the wheel. Attach clay to the hump in order to throw a plate with tips from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Ceramic Plates: Centering Clay
A mound of clay should be nice and wet when it's centered on a wheel for ceramics. Center clay to throw a plate with tips from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Ceramic Plates: Centering the Plate
When making ceramic plates, a pin tool can be used to center the plate. Center a ceramic plate with tips from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Ceramic Plates: Compressing the Center
Avoid cracking ceramic plates by compressing the clay. Compress the center of a ceramic plate with tips from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Ceramic Plates: Drying Tips
A drying rack for ceramic plates is useful for drying pieces uniformly. Dry ceramic plates with tips from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Ceramic Plates: Opening the Clay
The first step in throwing the top of a ceramic plates is to open and enter the form. Open clay to throw a plate with tips from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Ceramic Plates: Preparing for the Kiln
Decorations for ceramic plates should be done before using the kiln. Prepare ceramic plates for the kiln with tips from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Ceramic Plates: Preparing the Bat for the Plate
A ceramic plate is placed on a bat so it won't slip around. Prepare the bat to trim a ceramic plate with tips from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Ceramic Plates: Pulling Up the Walls
Use a sponge to pull clay up through the walls when making ceramic plates. Pull clay through the walls with tips from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Ceramic Plates: Tools & Materials
Tools for making ceramic plates include sponges, wire tools, clay and a bucket of water. Learn about the tools needed to throw a goblet from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Ceramic Plates: Trimming the Plate
When trimming a ceramic plate, create a spiral pattern in the bottom of the plate. Trim a ceramic plate with tips from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Ceramic Plates: Wedging the Clay
Wedging clay is a technique for pushing air out of clay and rounding it into a circle. Throw a plate by wedging clay with tips from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video.

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Summary: Ceramics are art works made out of clay bodies that harden with the application of heat. Originating in Chinese, Cretan, Greek, Roman, and Mayan cultures, ceramics have a long history that dates back to the third millennium BC. Potters most traditionally use their hands, but several tools have been developed to aid in the ceramic making process. Ceramics range from functional vessels to decorative sculptures, and remain both a long loved craft as well as a fine art.

During the process of throwing ceramics, the wheel rotates rapidly while a solid ball of soft clay is pressed, squeezed, and pulled gently upwards and outwards into a hollow shape. In this free video series, an artist will demonstrate how to throw clay to make ceramic plates. Learn what tools are needed, how to center clay on the hump, how to open the form and eventually do trimwork. Once all of the steps are covered, the end result is a unique, hand-crafted ceramic plate.

About the Expert

Expert: Max Koetter is a multi-talented artist currently living in America. He grew up in London, England where he learned how to use the ceramic wheel at an early age. Koetter received a scholarship to study ceramics at Syracuse University and moved to the U.S in 1992. He graduated with honors in 1996 with a master's degree in fine art. Soon after graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to make a film. His first film is a documentary, "Rubber Tramps," which examines people who throw off the conventional comforts of the American Dream and choose a alternative mobile lifestyle, making their homes along the West Coast in old converted buses and vans. Counter culture icon Ken Kesey narrates the film and offers insight in to origins of American road culture and its place in society today. The film received great reviews including three and half stars from "Rolling Stone Magazine." "Rubber Tramps" can be purchased at RubberTramps.com. Koetter is also an accomplished guitar player.