Shaping Pot Bottoms in Pottery

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Summary: Shape and form pots and pottery and learn how to shape pot bottoms with expert tips and advice on pottery in this free video.

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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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Shaping Pot Bottoms in Pottery

In this clip we're going to talk about shaping the bottom of our pot. It's important to compress the bottom of our pot and really define where the wall is and where the floor is, and that can help you to know where to hold your fingers. I'm going to come in here and use my finger to work inside out and outside in. Again, it's important to define where you're going to put your fingers. It's also very important to compress the clay. I always tell students to compress, compress, compress. We want to keep it nice and tight to avoid cracking. Here I have formed and defined what is the floor of my pot, and what is the wall of my pot, so I know where to hold my fingers when I try to pull the clay up. Also, talk about compression, I want to keep my rim compressed too. It's very important to keep the clay nice and tight.