1. 1. All about Pottery By Tara Casale
2. 2. What is Pottery Pottery is a form of sculpting or art using clay.
3. 3. Making pottery Making pottery is not easy. It takes a lot of time and patience. You have to be able to know you will make a mistake.
4. 4. The Tools
5. 5. Step One First you have to pound the clay so there are no air bubbles. If there are air bubbles your pot will explode in the kiln. Once your clay is pounded, you shape it into a ball and put it on your wheel. Next you wet your clay and get your wheel spinning at a high speed. Now you have to center your pot by putting your thumbs on top and your fingers around it. Your hands cant move in this step.
6. 6. Step Two Now you have to open up your pot by putting your thumbnails together and digging in to your pot. This is a very easy step, but make sure not to go too far down or your pot will brake.
7. 7. Step Three In this step you will be widening the base. You start by having your thumbs on the outside base of your pot together. Your two index fingers should be on the inside of your pot in the same place, but pushing out.
8. 8. Step Four In This step you should have your index, middle, and ring fingers on the inside and outside of the pot. When you are doing this step, you should imagine your pot is a clock. You want your fingers to always be at 4:00. After this you pinch your fingers on one hand into an okay sign. You use the okay sign to pinch the rim of the pot while your index finger on your other hand is on the rim of the pot too.
9. 9. Pottery video