Yesterday’s pottery lesson was good fun albeit a little messy! You see, we’ve finally progressed to the lesson where we learn how to use the electric wheel (think Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in THE scene). That method of clay-making is called throwing<\/b>. It might look easy, but making something that looks decent is no piece of cake.
\nIt’s all messy and gooey and it certainly wouldn’t be my choice of activity for foreplay! How Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze made it look so good, I don’t know. But I guess Hollywood always has its bag of tricks.
\nAnyway, it’s not easy shaping the clay. There’s quite a lot of strength involved as you have to press the clay with both hands, taking care to apply equal pressure or else the clay will go off centre, which would then result in a lopsided pot\/bowl\/cylinder (or whatever you’re making).
\nThe spinning wheel can be quite hynoptic as it swirls in a continuous circular motion. Did you know that if you are right-handed, you’re supposed to turn to the mode which makes the wheel turn anti-clockwise, and if you’re left-handed, it should turn clockwise? I didn’t know until yesterday. But it’s supposed to be so because it makes it easier for your stronger hand to control the clay.
\nStill, it was a good experience in getting to know what it’s like to be a potter (not easy). Next week, I should be glazing the pot that I made. I’ll show it off once it’s done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday’s pottery lesson was good fun albeit a little messy! You see, we’ve finally progressed to the lesson where we learn how to use the electric wheel (think Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in THE scene). That method of clay-making … Continue reading