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RE: @polebird: ❤️ Dubstep pottery - Throwing shapes, wobble with it! ❤️

in #art7 years ago (edited)

Nice video. Nice pot. How long have you been doing pottery? I’ve been throwing pottery for 23 years. Started in high school and now do it in the garage for fun and to give gifts to family and friends. I also make my own dishes which is cool. If I could give you a couple tips since you said that you don’t always get the perfect centering. I use the palm and fingers of both hands while centering which gives more surface contact and thus more control. I noticed you were only using the side of your top hand(though it was a small piece so maybe you couldn’t your hands the way I describe). Also when initially opening the pot try to use both hands again and rest your arms on your legs or the splash pan for steadiness. When I started centering was easy but opening the pit up to start with is where I always made it go off center and I still do on occasion but I’ve learned to steady my hands somehow on every action so that they are not just free floating and shaking. Over all you have to make the clay do what you want it to do. I always tell people that I teach “control the clay, don’t let it control you”! Good luck and keep enjoying this wonderful art.

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Thank you so much! I did it consistently maybe a once a week for about a year. I started learning at at studio for a month, moved and didn't find a place to throw until about a year and half later lol (but there is no official instructor, just the space to use - so I self re-taught myself how to throw with the help of a few friends. Thank you so much for the advice, greatly appreciated! I will definitely keep your tips in mind and try to apply it the next round :)