My ceramics class just started over the weekend. This will be my fourth class over the past two years. I've made some progress, but I'm still trying to master the basics and that's why I'm still taking introductory classes.
The class I'm currently taking covers both hand building and wheel throwing. I don't have any specific clay goals because I'm not at the stage where I'm good enough to implement any vision I might have in my mind.
Last summer, my goal was quantity, to make as many pieces as possible. While I still want to use up my 25 pounds of clay, I've decided that my main goal is to improve my wheel throwing skills. I was able to get a better idea for centering and pulling from the class I took in the Spring, so now I want to try and see if I can do it more consistently.
On a side note, the item depicted in the image above was made using a pinching technique at the bottom and a coil technique at the top. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next, maybe leave it as is or try to do more coils and create a vase. I have so many bowls of different sizes now. It would be nice to create a vase.
The class I'm currently taking covers both hand building and wheel throwing. I don't have any specific clay goals because I'm not at the stage where I'm good enough to implement any vision I might have in my mind.
Last summer, my goal was quantity, to make as many pieces as possible. While I still want to use up my 25 pounds of clay, I've decided that my main goal is to improve my wheel throwing skills. I was able to get a better idea for centering and pulling from the class I took in the Spring, so now I want to try and see if I can do it more consistently.
On a side note, the item depicted in the image above was made using a pinching technique at the bottom and a coil technique at the top. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next, maybe leave it as is or try to do more coils and create a vase. I have so many bowls of different sizes now. It would be nice to create a vase.
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