New Pottery Making Demonstration

Here's a fun demonstration of how to make a large serving platter/bowl thing.

Here is a step-by-step demonstration of making a large plate or serving bowl. Includes tips for centering large amounts of clay and the order in which you might make details.

Tricky pottery technique saves a damaged rim

Careful strategy saves the rim of a plate that got damaged after it was made. New plate is almost as good as the original.

Example of rethrowing the rim of a plate that got crushed. Results not much worse than original plate! Summary of strategy: 1. Reposition rim into round shape as best you can by hand. 2. Slowly rotate wheel as though throwing in slow motion. 3. Keep things wet and well supported.