Throwing

Now a lot of technique goes into ring throws and it's very different from throwing a ball or a club. First suggestion for learning how to juggle rings is find a place indoors with a high...

Ok. Now, we've got to center a much larger piece of clay. This requires a little bit more strength and technique. But, still you're using your body weight. You're not using...

Okay so now I have centered my two and a half pound ball of clay for the lid and the first thing we are going to do is open it to the center and I am going to push down with my left finger and my...

So I have a tool nearby to turn on my torch, because my hands are always a little bit too wet to do so. Turn it on. Get the flame going. And then turn the wheel on slowly, and hold the flame to the...

So now, I'm going to go ahead and open this. I'm pushing with my left index finger. I'm going to leave a little bit more than a quarter of an inch at the bottom here so that...

So now that we've got the neck started, we're ready to really stretch this and make it tall and thin. It requires gentle touch and patience. If you try to do this too quickly,...

So now I'm ready to pull the walls. And in this case, again, I'm going to undercut with my right thumb. But as I pull, I'm going to go ahead and pull out in a straight line,...

Now I do want to say one little bit about this base part of this bowl. The lip will always dry faster as it's drying in the air, and this will stay more moist. But if you feel this throughout...