Article · Viola Beuscher Ceramics
The Art of Throwing: How We Shape Clay on the Wheel
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2025
About this lesson
A Frankfurt studio potter walks through her full throwing process for mugs and bowls, giving specific clay weights (400g for mugs, 1200g+ for bowls), staged throwing for larger forms, and using calipers to check wall thickness.
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