How to Open Up Centred Clay and Form the Base of a Pot — A Beginner's Guide

Here's part two in my detailed 'how to throw a pot' series. This week I'm discussing how to open up a centred lump of clay and form the base. I discuss technique, how to fix certain errors and best practices, at least from my point of view.

If you'd like to watch part one, which goes over centring the clay, you can find it here:    • How to Center Clay — A Beginner's Guide  

Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:18 - Explaining this series
0:57 - How to find the centre of the clay
1:10 - Positioning of arms and hands
1:51 - Positioning of fingers
2:12 - Pushing down to form the 'hollow' or 'well'
2:45 - Checking the base thickness
3:57 - Opening up from a birds eye view
4:48 - Pulling the clay out
5:14 - Compressing the base
5:46 - Cross section of an correct lump
6:16 - Cross section of incorrect lump
7:05 - Discussing re-centering the clay
8:15 - Discussing other grips used for this process
10:06 - Cross section for a bowl form
10:07 - How to open up for a plate
12:45 - How to open up one style of lid
13:15 - Chatting about the different ways of doing this process
14:22 - Clean up
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