Beginners Pottery

This beginner course introduces throwing clay on the pottery wheel, covering wedging, centering, opening, pulling, trimming, and shaping bowls, cups, mugs, plates, vases, jars, and teapots. It also covers slow drying, bisque firing, and basic cone-chart use.

Syllabus

Beginners Intro to Wedging your Clay..
Centering for beginner (common mistakes made).
Opening your clay After you center for beginners.
Pulling for beginners (common mistakes).
Beginner's guide to throwing a bowl + Metal Rib trick.
Beginners guide to taking pottery off the wheel.
Trimming For Beginners + Tap Centering Trick.
Cups for beginners (that is NOT a Cup!).
Mugs for beginners (Golden rules of mug making).
Beginners guide to throwing a plate on the Wheel.
Beginner intro to the Cone chart and Firing process (Very Basic).
Beginners guide to throwing a lidded piece ( Drop in lid).
How to Make a GALLERY Lid Jar.
Beginners guide to throwing a Vase part 1 (cylinders).
Beginners guide to vases Part #2 (shoulders).
Making a Vase #3 (Tapering the foot).
Making a Vase part #4 (the Flange).
Vase Lesson #5 (Handles).
Slow Drying your pottery (wrap it up).
Beginners guide to making a functional TEA POT.
How to load and fire bisque for beginners tips and tricks.
How much water should I use on my clay? pottery lesson.