Centering the Clay in Pottery

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Summary: Get your potter's wheel ready! Learn how to center the clay with expert tips and advice on pottery in this free video.

Views: 325 | Tags: ceramic, art, clay, polish, wheel, pottery, kiln, bowls, jugs, varnish, potter's

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Contact: greenwichhousepottery.org

David D. Gibson David D. Gibson has a BFA in Ceramics from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and has done post-graduate study in Ceramics at the University of Colo... read more

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Centering the Clay in Pottery

DAVID GIBSON: In this next clip of advanced pottery, we're going to work on centering our clay. Again, it's important to get our clay on center. No matter how good we are--I've got a bigger piece of clay here, use plenty of water. I want to stress or I stress to students to find your own way with throwing. I use quite a bit of water with throwing and some people use less water. Some people like to throw a little bit tighter, but that's just the way that I've worked it and that's just the way that I like to throw so find your own way through it. If you use a lot of water, great; if not, that's great too but--try to be an individual--embrace your individuality with throwing and centering. I can bring the clay up into a cone here. I'm trying to get all the particles aligned in the center, but find your own way when centering.