Potter's Wheel for Beginners -- Online Class

Do you want to learn the potter’s wheel, but you don’t know where to start? This class is for you!

In this class, I will cover:

• different clay stages and the order of steps

• the tools I recommend for making wheel-thrown pottery

• how to wedge using the ram’s head technique

• how to center, open, & pull a basic cylinder shape

• how to remove your pottery from the wheel without bats

• drying strategies

• what is leatherhard pottery and how to trim it

• basic trimming (flat-bottom) and ring bottom trimming

• dip-glazing using tongs

• safety & health while throwing and working with clay & glazes

• different types of firing and their temperatures (I will not cover how to operate a kiln)

Check out the class trailer and get more information on the class here. ☻