wheel throwing
Shaping spinning clay
Wheel throwing is the pottery technique of shaping clay on a rotating wheel, using hands and tools to form vessels as the wheel spins.
The potter centers a lump of clay on the wheelhead, then opens and pulls it upward into bowls, cups, vases, and other rounded forms.
The term distinguishes this method from hand-building techniques like coiling or slab construction.
She's been wheel throwing for years and can center clay in seconds.
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- opening upBecoming less guarded
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
wet clay · wedging · trimming · bone dry · porcelain · bat · pulling · grog · earthenware · leather-hard · cone · calipers · sponge · slipping · kiln · scoring · firing · hands
- ceramicspottery, porcelain, cup, bowl, plate
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- potterypot, pottery, clay pottery, ceramic vase, terracotta
- ancient craftspottery, mosaics, weaving, carpentry, blacksmithing
- handicraftssewing, knitting, pottery, weaving, embroidery
- shapingmolding, folding, sculpting, forming, curving
industrial vs. artisanal production
wheel throwingfactory production
Goods made industrially
mass production · injection molding · jiggering · die casting