(MY FINAL EXAM IS BELOW THIS POST I JUST FORGOT TO POST THIS BLOG POST) Explain the process of throwing. The first thing I did was try and center the clay so that it wouldn't be lopsided when I finished. After that I pushed in both of my thumbs into the center of my clay and made sure everything was smooth and even. Once I had made a shape I was proud of I let it dry and used a wire cutter to cut off my piece and let it try for a day as well after this I set it to be fired. What difficulties did you have trying the wheel? I struggled with centering my piece because when you center clay you need to be going pretty fast which made it hard because I needed to keep my arms locked into place in order for me to be able to do anything with the clay. I also struggled with getting my shape down because I didn't know when I should stop pressing down with my thumbs. What did you find successful? I found that sealing the clay to the board before centering helped a lot because it insured that the clay wasn't going to get water under it and fly off. I also found sponges helpful because they made my piece look smoother from the inside and out.
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