Saturday, 26 May 2012

Making a plate with Pillars of Hercules clay


The process always starts with wedging the clay. With these new-to-me clays, I try to avoid over stretching and I compress the surface with a rubber kidney.














A flat disk of clay is thrown on the wheel for the plaster bat to stick to.
The clay is scored with a fork and dampened

A sausage of clay is attached

The sausage is thrown on the plate as a footring


The plate has dried for 2 hours before it is flipped over





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