Article · Hilda Carr Pottery
My Top 5 Tips for Carving Clay
By Hilda Carr
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- 5 lessons
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2021
About this lesson
Potter Hilda Carr shares five practical carving tips: reading clay consistency before you start, using a finger as a steady guide, supporting the pot while you cut, practicing through failed attempts, and keeping the tool at a shallow angle so you don't carve through the wall.
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