Pottery Making is Messy but Fun
May 10th, 2010
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Pottery making is intriguing. It involves several steps unique only to the making of pottery. What is fascinating to me is how the clay is worked on the pottery wheel. A pottery wheel is a spinning round table with a splash pan around it to catch water. They are either electric or manual and come in single speed or adjustable speeds.
These wheels are used in making different pottery pieces such as bowls, urns, pots and pottery plates. The process starts by throwing clay into the center of the wheel. Deft fingers start working at low speed to form the clay into desired shapes. It looks like a fun thing to do. It can get messy, but that is where the fun begins.