Throwing pots on a potters wheel is the classic pottery image; the clay is placed in the centre of the wheel and using hands as a tool, combined with the force created by the turning potters wheel a pot shape is manipulated from the clay into a recognisable shape and is a notoriously difficult skill to master; but this is only the start, Penny Spooner explains what happens next, ” Once I have thrown a pot I leave it to dry until it is leather hard (green ware) and turn off any excess clay, make adaptations and scratch designs into the clay.
Throwing pots on a potters wheel is the classic pottery image; the clay is placed in the centre of the wheel and using hands as a tool, combined with the force created by the turning potters wheel a pot shape is manipulated from the clay into a recognisable shape and is a notoriously difficult skill to master; but this is only the start, Penny Spooner explains what happens next, ” Once I have thrown a pot I leave it to dry until it is leather hard (green ware) and turn off any excess clay, make adaptations and scratch designs into the clay. It is then left to dry completely and bisque fired. Bisque ware is then lightly sanded, glazed and fired again”.