throwing clay
Spinning wet ceramics
Throwing clay is the potter's term for shaping clay on a spinning wheel.
The thrower centers a lump of clay, then uses hands and fingers to open, raise, and form it into vessels—bowls, cups, vases.
The "throwing" isn't about hurling but derives from an old sense meaning to twist or turn.
She's been throwing clay since college.
- potteryFired clay objects
- potter's wheelRotating platform for ceramics
- wheelRotating circular frame
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- shapingGiving something its form
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