How to Open Up Centred Clay and Form the Base of a Pot - A Beginner's Guide

This beginner course demonstrates how to open a centred lump of clay and form the base of a pot. It covers hand and finger positioning, base thickness, re-centering, error correction, and adaptations for bowls, plates, and lids.

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Explaining this series
- How to find the centre of the clay
- Positioning of arms and hands
- Positioning of fingers
- Pushing down to form the 'hollow' or 'well'
- Checking the base thickness
- Opening up from a birds eye view
- Pulling the clay out
- Compressing the base
- Cross section of an correct lump
- Cross section of incorrect lump
- Discussing re-centering the clay
- Discussing other grips used for this process
- Cross section for a bowl form
- How to open up for a plate
- How to open up one style of lid
- Chatting about the different ways of doing this process
- Clean up