Mastering the Pottery Wheel: A Beginner's Journey with Alex at Potter's Addict

Dive into the world of pottery with Alex, our skilled instructor at Potters Addict, as he guides us through the challenging yet rewarding process of working on the pottery wheel. In this comprehensive tutorial, you'll experience firsthand the trials and triumphs of mastering this intricate craft. Here's what you'll discover:
Video Highlights:
The Learning Curve: Understand why it's rare to be immediately good at the pottery wheel and why feeling chaotic at first is completely normal.
Hands-On Demonstration: Alex demonstrates essential techniques, allowing students to watch and learn from each other’s attempts.
Importance of Practice: Learn why practice is crucial and how consistent effort leads to gaining control and confidence.
Wheel Setup: Discover the basics of setting up the pottery wheel, including the importance of positioning and sealing the clay.
Centering the Clay: Watch as Alex expertly centers the clay, a critical step to ensure the clay doesn't wobble.
Coning Up and Down: Learn the coning technique to prepare the clay for shaping.
Opening and Pulling: Follow Alex’s detailed instructions on how to open the clay and pull it up to form the desired shape.
Shaping and Trimming: See the transformation from a lump of clay to a beautifully shaped piece, ready for trimming.
Removing the Piece: Learn the technique for cutting the piece off the wheel and using pot lifters to transfer it safely.
Join us in this engaging and educational video, perfect for beginners and anyone looking to refine their pottery skills. Alex’s patient and thorough teaching style ensures that even the most complex techniques become manageable and fun.
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[@parrisstraub547]

Great video. The hum was the wheel. I’ve had several teachers and her instruction was with the best. Thank you for your time and patience.

[@dauchim]

I like watching first class videos, different teachers have different methods of doing pottery and it gives me more ideas on how to throw. Thx for sharing this!

[@amberclemons-lopez7220]

I didn’t hear a hum on the video. Thanks for the video! I love it

[@rocioc6187]

This is a great video. I have watched countless videos on throwing on the wheel, and I'm currently taking a class; this is, so far, the best video for beginners. Thank you!

[@RamonGuterres]

thanks your posting this, very insightful :)

[@nataliehills486]

Can you share the picture of the hand positions please 😊

[@bonnieanderson586]

How to throw pottery on the wheel diagrams th-cam.com/users/shortsgkvE3vyKtho?si=CjT7Nepkpe6F9z-o

[@nataliehills486]

@@bonnieanderson586 thank you :) !!

[@junito1957]

GREAT VIDEO , BUT YOUR AUDIO SUCKS THERE A BIG HUM ON YOUR AUDIO