Article · Blank Earth Ceramics
How to Reclaim and Prepare Clay Using the Spiral Wedging Technique
By Supatra, Blank Earth Ceramics
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2021
About this lesson
A working ceramicist explains rehydrating dried clay scraps over about a week, drying the slurry on a plaster bat to workable firmness, then spiral wedging it counter-clockwise into a shell-like coil to remove air and even out consistency.
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