After a lump of clay has been centered and
the base formed, the next step in the process is pulling up the walls of the
pot and doing that is the topic of this tutorial in which I'll discuss how to
pull up the walls alongside showing you any tips and tricks I have together
with showing you what to avoid to hopefully get your throwing to a point where
you can quickly, evenly, and confidently pull the walls up on the pots you're
making. It’s worth noting that this tutorial won't go over centering or opening
up and forming the base of your lump of clay as I've already covered those
topics in great detail in the two previous tutorials. Both centering and
opening up the clay correctly are undeniably important parts of this process
and if you attempt to pull the walls up on a pot that's centered poorly or
opened up incorrectly you'll only make this next step of pulling the walls up
all the more difficult. So let's begin.
17.1 One thing I
really want to reiterate is just how important it is for your pulls to be slow
and consistent.
17.2 The speed
you start with at the beginning of your pull should remain the same from bottom
to top.
17.3 The more
practice you get, the faster you can begin to throw, but initially, you should
just be focusing on the quality of each pull.
17.4 Make sure
the rim is set, the form is tapering in, wet the outsides, form the groove in
the base, and then gently pull the walls up.
17.5 If you find
your hands are getting dry as you're doing this, you could try throwing with
water that contains a bit more slip in it, as it tends to cling to the form of
the pot as opposed to water, which can just run off in some cases.
17.6 I usually
fetch a bit more water in between each pull, squeezing it on both my hand on
the inside so the interior walls are covered, and on the outside.
17.7 If the
component does dry out too much and you start to feel the clay sticking to your
hands, then that's a sure sign that you need to add some more water.
17.8 The position
on the wheel that I'm pulling from is also really important.
17.9 If the wheel
head is a clock, my hands are pulling on the walls at about four o'clock.
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