A
air bubbles, 45
Allen, Jennifer, 102, 144, 146–147
altering pots
about, 129
darting, 142, 144, 145, 146–147
free-form alteration, 132
shape considerations and limits, 130–131
wet altering round forms, 132–137
angel wing, 14
angular rim, 111
B
balanced forms, 48–49
ball clay, 25
ball milling, 190–191
biomechanics, 16–17
bisque clay, 23
bisque firing, 194–195
blow torches, 155
Boleman, Maud, 182
bone dry clay, 23
bottomless oval, 138, 140–141, 145
brushing slip, 187–188
bulb trailer, 192–193
C
caliper, 19
Carpenter, Kyle, 48–49, 59, 178, 199
carving oval feet, 58
Casebeer, Doug, 119
center of gravity, 82, 83, 108
centering
basics of, 30–33
compound, 154
difficulty with, 42–43
large amounts of clay, 152–154
with tools, 153
for trimming, 55
centrifugal force, 30
chamois cloth, 19
Chinoiserie, Jim Smith, 63
clay
about, 22–25
color range of, 24
geology of, 22
preparing, 26–29
recycling, 29
states of, 23–24
clay bodies, 24–25
cleaning dust, 10
coils, throwing with, 165–166, 174–175
collaring, 38
color range, clay, 24
common problems, overcoming, 42–45
The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes (Britt), 11
compound centering, 154
compressing rim, 36–37
conical wedging, 26–27
coning down, 32
coning up, 31
containment bowls, 109
creamers, 122
cross sections, 39
curves, implied completion of, 51
D
darting, 142, 144, 145, 146–147
decorating and finishing
strategies for, 181
texturing, 182–185
deflocculant, 187
diagrams, 47
double-pointed darts, 146
downward facing dog, 15
drag texturing, 182–183
dry throwing technique, 158
drying devices, 21
dunking in slip, 187–188
dust, silica, 10–11
E
elevated foot options, 111
expansion and contraction, 25
F
faceted knob, 80
fascia, 16
feet
carving oval, 58
elevated, 111
form and, 108
forming, 56
hand-building, 60–61
placement of, 54–55
profile form of, 57
thickness of, 57–58
throwing, 58
throwing separately, 60–61
Field, Adam, 116, 166, 167–169
finishing tools, 20–21
firing
bisque, 194–195
schedules for, 194–195
temperatures for, 24
See also kilns
flat-bottom forms, 51
foam rollers, 17
Foundation exercise regime, 13, 17
free-form alteration, 132
G
geology of clay, 22
geometric pattern, altering based on, 136–137
Ghloson, Bruce, 64
ginger jar, 74
glazes
firing schedules and, 195
toxic materials in, 11
Godfrey, Steven “Steve,” 122, 148
Greenheck, Ryan, 126, 177, 185
Gyeonggi-do Onggi tradition, 167–169
H
hair dryers, 155
handles
attaching, 90–91
decorative, 86–87
modified method for pulling, 88–90
pulling from a pot, 85
skill building for, 99
for teapots, 119
Hass, Perry, 126
heat guns, 155
heating devices, 155
Helke, Mike, 126
hollow knob, 79
hump, throwing off the, 52–53, 62
hump mold, 114–115
I
implied completion of curves, 51
J
Johnson, Samuel, 125, 165, 177
K
kaolin, 25
Kieffer, Kristen, 75, 142, 200
kilns, 11, 22. See also firing
Kline, Michael, 64
knobs
considerations for, 77–78
faceted, 80
hollow, 79
making, 78–80
paddled, 79
sculptural, 81
skill building for, 99
strap handle, 78
L
large vessels
about, 151
horizontal, 170–173
planning for, 156
pulling, 157–158
shaping, 158–160
skill building for, 174–176
throwing in sections, 162–166
vertical, 156–161
leather hard clay, 23
Lesch-Middelton, Forrest, 68, 102, 118
lids
for altered forms, 76
making, 72–73
making gallery for, 69
for non-round shapes, 141
planning for, 68
skill building for, 99
types of, 70–71
variations in, 74
line test, 44
lip
of cups, 108
of spouts, 92
Long, Matt, 75
M
mallets, 168
materials, toxic, 11
mature clay, 24
mechanoreceptors, 16
The MELT Method (Hitzmann), 13, 17
mold, hump, 114–115
molds, sprig, 184–185
N
Neely, John, 119
nesting platters, 175–176
neutral spine position, 16–17
O
O’Connell, Sean, 101, 112, 148, 199
open the cage, 14
opening, 34–35
overhydrating, 45
P
paddled knob, 79
pastry bag with nibs, 20, 21, 192–193
pin tool, 19
Pinnell, Pete, 190
pitchers, 174–175
plaster sprig molds, 185
plastic clay, 23
plasticity, 24
platters, nesting, 175–176
posture, 11–12
pouring slip, 187–188
presentation bowls, 109
profiles, core, 57
proximal development, zone of, 41
pug mills, 29
pulling walls
basics of, 35–37
at uneven rate, 44
R
ram’s head wedging, 28–29
Reason, Emily, 81
recycling clay, 29
removing pot, 38
respirators, 11
rib
adding designs with, 133
description of, 19
shaping with, 37–38
throwing, 50
ribs, throwing, 50
rim
angular, 111
of bowls, 111
compressing, 36–37
of cup, 108
options for, 111
of plates, 114
rolled, 111
split, 111
Rolf, Steven, 200
rolled rim, 111
rolled texturing, 182–183
roller tool, 19
roulette tool, 183
round-bottom forms, 51
S
safety, studio, 10–15
scale, 105
scallops, 172–173
Schmidt, Ron, 16–17
sculptural knobs, 81
sets
design and, 116–117
of ten, 46
Shankin, Ellen, 75, 103, 132, 149
shapes, altered pots and, 130–131
shaping
basics of, 37–38
large vessels, 158–160
through internal versus external force, 51
Shaw, Andy, 125, 126, 184, 197
shrinkage, 24–25
silica dust, 10–11
single-pointed darts, 146
skeletal system, 16
skill building
alternative trimming techniques, 62
basic trimming, 62
bowls, 123
closed spouts, 99
cups, 123
darting, 145
handles, 99
knobs, 99
large vessels, 174–175
lids, 99
nesting platters, 175–176
open spouts, 99
ovals, 145
paddling, 145
pitchers, 174
plates, 124
sprigging, 196
stamping, 196
teapots, 124
texturing, 196
throwing off the hump, 62
vases, 174–175
working with slip, 196
skim coat decoration, 134–135, 145
slaked clay, 23
slip
applying, 187–189
applying with bulb trailer or bag, 192–193
making from clay body, 186
making from recipe, 186–187
recipes for, 188
skill building for, 196
surface alteration with, 134–135, 145
terra sigillata, 190–191
slip trailing, 192–193
Smith, Mackenzie, 63, 109, 148
soft stamping, 184
speed control, 42
split rim, 111
sponge, 19
spouts
attaching closed, 97–98
on large pots, 160–161
making closed, 95–96
making open, 93–94
parts of, 92
skill building for, 99
states of clay, 23–24
strap handle knob, 78
studio safety, 10–15
sugar and creamer sets, 122
T
tableware
culture and, 115
scale and, 105
See also bowls; cups; plates
tensile strength, 24
terra sigillata, 190–191
throat (of spout), 92
throwing
basics of, 30–39
dry, 158
feet, 58
without a bottom, 140–141, 145
See also large vessels
throwing ribs, 50
throwing stick, 19
tightness of form, 50
tools, 18–21
toxic materials, 11
transmission drives, 18
trimming
alternative techniques for, 62
basic, 62
foundations of, 54–56
tools for, 20–21
wet, 58
U
undercuts, 185
uniformity, 116
unity, 116
upward facing dog, 14–15
V
vases, 174–175
venting system for kilns, 11
Vigeland, John, 177
vitrification, 24
Volkous, Peter, 151
W
wall thickness, 48
warp, correcting, 38
water
altering pots and, 130
using too much, 45
wedging
air bubbles and, 45
conical, 26–27
large amounts of clay, 152
ram’s head, 28–29
wedging table, 26
weight, of pots, 48
weights, increasing, 47
wet altering round forms, 132–137
wet trimming, 58
wheel tools, 19
wheels, 18
willow leaf method, 138–139, 145
wire cut-off tool, 19
wooden fettling knife, 19
Z
zone of proximal development, 41