One of my favourite forms - an Egg-shaped pot or just an egg,
I start with taking some clay out, making sure it’s of the right moisture level. If it’s too hard, I add some water or maybe some soft clay, if it’s soft clay, then the other way around. Next comes the wedging, where the clay is prepped, air bubbles, lumps or inconsistencies removed. I’m ready to work with it once it feels good,
This can take around 5-10 mins per clay ball. I take it to my wheel, slam it in the centre, take the clay up and down into a cone, centre, pinch and then open. With steady pressure, focus, body engaged, I pull the walls up. Once the walls are pulled up, the mouth is closed little by little avoiding any shock to the clay making it sink down.
Finally, the mouth is completely closed. I finish it by shaping it, removing extra clay on the body, trimming the bottom clay, running the wire cutter through and placing it on the side.
This will take a few days to dry up completely before it goes into the firing glazing process. Hope you enjoyed it ☺️
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