wheel-throwing
Ceramic shaping technique
Wheel-throwing is the craft of shaping clay pottery on a rotating wheel.
The potter centers a lump of clay on the spinning wheel and uses hands and fingers to draw it upward into bowls, vases, or other vessels: She's been learning wheel-throwing at the ceramics studio.
The technique dates back thousands of years and remains central to studio pottery.
Positioning at midpoint
- wedgingForcing into tight space
- openingGap or start
- pullingForce toward oneself
- trimmingCutting away excess
collaring · ribbing · coning · compressing · shaping · lifting · smoothing · undercutting
Dense ceramic fired hot
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- rakuLow-fired Japanese ceramic tradition
wedging · plasticity · grog · slip · reclaim · pugging · leather-hard · bone-dry
Concave food container
- vaseOrnamental container for flowers
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- mugHandled cup for beverages
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
plate · jar · teapot · bottle · platter · cup · goblet · lid
centering
Positioning at midpoint
trimming · collaring · ribbing · coning · compressing · shaping · lifting · smoothing · undercutting · burnishing
stoneware
Dense ceramic fired hot
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
raku · wedging · plasticity · grog · slip · reclaim · pugging · leather-hard · bone-dry · greenware
bowl
Concave food container
pitcher · plate · jar · teapot · bottle · platter · cup · goblet · lid · spout
glazing
Glossy protective coating
vitrification · cooling · loading · unloading · waxing · dipping · brushing · spraying · underglazes · cone
bat
Flying mammal or sports club
- ribCurved chest bone
- wire cutterTool for severing cables
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
calipers · chuck · chamois · bucket · apron · foot pedal · flywheel
wheel-throwingmold casting
Shaping via poured material
factory production · mass production · jiggering · injection molding