Has anyone used the potters wheel??

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so has anyone used it??

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I did n it was Awesum it was really hard at first buh then i got the hang of it, its really good for those ppl who get mad easily n r frustrated... :p

its so soothing m glad my boss told me im gng to b teaching kids pottery :p it just makes u forget abt eveything n concentrate. subhanAllah its amazing.
 
srsly at first i was like wht i;ve got so much work now i hav to learn pottery buh it was so good at first its really hard esp the centering part it takes time to master it buh alhumdulillah i learnt it in one day just hav to practice though :) n then u can take ur anger out by pressing it down n then finally once its centered using ur thumbs to make an opening :) its fun n u get really messy too cuz the clay flies everywhere :p

hmm if possible i mite take a few pics of the bowls i make n post them here
 
LOL, it doesnt look easy at all but practice makes perfect I guess. :p

I would like to see some pics of your "masterpiece".;D
 
lol m not a master just took my first class today buh i learn v quickly :p i've got to master it till friday cuz the kids r gng to b learning frm me, wish i had a potters wheel at home
 
It's been years.
You'd need to talk to my younger brother: A huge, hairy garguantian man who was an All-Pac 10 center at Oregon St. He's an amazing ceramics guy.
 
^ the problem is tht the wheel i hav in skool is for lil kids n it does not hav speed control so its kinda hard buh alhumdulillah i can center the clay the only prob is wobbling, does ur bro hav any videos made so i can see how he does it?? usually everyone has there own way buh still i just wanna see
 
I used a potter's wheel long time ago, wasn't too bad at it. I found centering worked best when digging elbows into your side to brace your arms so they won't end up moving all over the place. Another thing I noticed, it wears off the skin of the side of your hands pretty fast, so might want to do only a little at a time, to avoid sore hands. Especially if you are using a coarse grade clay (ie teracotta or stoneware). I miss working in clay... I should look into getting back into it sometime again, Inshallah.
 
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"Ghost" is a terrible, terrible love story movie. Don't ever watch it. I lost a little respect for Patrick Swayze after I saw that movie. Part of me died that day... :embarrass


I want to see pictures of periwinkle's pottery prowess*...




*I think I just came up with the name of your class, peri....
 
my arms hurt :( i used the wheel early in the morning n practised centering for 2 or more hours. duno y my arms r shaking :p i just couldnt concentrate today :S
 
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I used a potter's wheel long time ago, wasn't too bad at it. I found centering worked best when digging elbows into your side to brace your arms so they won't end up moving all over the place. Another thing I noticed, it wears off the skin of the side of your hands pretty fast, so might want to do only a little at a time, to avoid sore hands. Especially if you are using a coarse grade clay (ie teracotta or stoneware). I miss working in clay... I should look into getting back into it sometime again, Inshallah.
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yes i am using teracotta clay n the sides of my hands do hurt its cuz of the wheel...
 
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"Ghost" is a terrible, terrible love story movie. Don't ever watch it. I lost a little respect for Patrick Swayze after I saw that movie. Part of me died that day... :embarrass


I want to see pictures of periwinkle's pottery prowess*...




*I think I just came up with the name of your class, peri....
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hmm i dun watch movies n am planning not to watch any

lol good one :p


buh im praying tht the old pottery teacher comes back soon,, i like pottery buh its v tiring n m kinda weak my arms start hurting badly :p today was horrible my mind was sumwhere else couldnt concentrate at all was too worried abt the forgiveness presentation duno how i'll tell the kids
 
ok guys so im not a pro or anything i made these yest, my arms hurt so much n i cut my finger on the wheel today :S lemme know wht u guys think??

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