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Here's the result of my first ever pot-throwing attempt at my ceramics evening class last night. Well, OK, my *second* ever attempt. The first finished up as a sort of blobby mess.

I was quite pleased with it, though I doubt the Denby empire will be too worried just yet...

It's an interesting thing, pot throwing. The clay sort of has a life of its own, and the pot just appears in front of you. It's almost as if the clay dictates the shape of itself, and you just help it along!

29th Sep 2006, 08:52 | tags:ceramics

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paintist says:

well done you!
I have no 'touch' or ability to find centre....Yay for pottery classes !

29th Sep 2006, 08:58

stv says:

Now you have a pot to p*ss in :)

Very good.

29th Sep 2006, 09:21

Puddlepuff says:

Not bad at all,... my first attempt (and last) most of it was on my forehead.

29th Sep 2006, 10:08

factotum says:

and you successfully got it off the wheel head too!

29th Sep 2006, 13:55

joie says:

Yeah, getting it off the wheel is reasonably tricky! I sliced under it with a wire and lifted it off (which bent it out of shape and put hand prints in it, of course). Then I just sort of squashed it back into shape once it was on the board.

Next week I'll try smoothing it off and baking it, then the week after perhaps a glaze.

S'good fun!

29th Sep 2006, 14:20

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