First day of class Pottery Wheel throwing

This is one of the demos from the first day of class. youtube is not a substitute from taking a class with a real person. Getting hit by an instructor when you do something wrong will greatly increase your propensity to learn. Find someplace close you can take a class.

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• pottery
• 陶器
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[AKfun2009]

hi, i used modelling clay when i first started on the potters wheel, and they don't turn into shapes such as the "cylinder". now i was wondering; in the video, what do you make the balls out of? do you use ceramic? because i am new to pottery and i need some background information. :) thanks.

[timseepots]

@AKfun2009 This is wet kiln fired clay. Not sure at all how modeling clay would work.

[agretha]

hi tim. regards from switzerland! thanks a whole bunch for your lessons/videos - due to them i was able to improve my throwing-skills e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y. you rock!!! any chance you're going to give a workship in europe? let me know!

[timseepots]

@agretha When your ready to fly me to Switzerland I'll be ready to do a work shop. I am glad I could help.

[NancyToday]

So that's what I was doing wrong!  Excellent lesson. Thanks so much for doing this for me when I am not even paying you!

[timseepots]

Well Nancy it nice to have you aboard. I have seen you before when you visited a pottery I think in seagrove? WOW you make a lot of videos. and if you want to pay me donations can me made to paypal.

[OreoIsYumm]

ROFL SLIMY BALLS

[N37BU6]

The only thing worse than slimy balls is dry balls.

[daibilljee]

Thank you very much! now I know how to centre the clay and I did it nicely. Not after half year ceramic class but your video. Thank you once again!

[WoTheGoodGuy]

i'm jealous with 7:46. i always practice do it but fail. ok. no problem. i will always practice it. :)

[Unforgiver13]

@OreoIsYumm that's what i thought. lol

[MUSlCFAVORITES]

You could be Tom Green's ceramicist brother

[michirhythm]

great first class example! I am going to watch all of your videos because I am making my own home ceramic studio.

[grace0677]

You are good dude! I love your instuctions, it has made me to see where I am screwing up.  I struggled through my first two classes and tonight I do my third. I now have a better understanding of what I am doing. I felt so clutsy but tonight I will be using what I have learned from you. More tomorrow if you are interested.

[AKfun2009]

@timseepots thanks a lot!