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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...

its so soothing m glad my boss told me im gng to b teaching kids pottery 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

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.

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 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 i just couldnt concentrate today :S
 
dqsunday said:
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...
 
Who Am I? said:
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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


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 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??