dayton j grant on thu 22 nov 01
Hey Pat,
I think a very good excercise for at least an hour at a time
is to practice making 'screw bones' or tracing the pattern of a steadily
inclined plane all the way up a cylinder, the line(s) of your pull should
look like the threads (or 'bone') of a screw, which are all at the same
slight angle ,none of them cross over each other and there is an equal
space between them(they can be touching or overlapping as long as the
rate of the spacial relationship is pretty much constant) all the way
from the base to the top ,it is more important to develop the steadiness
of hand than to make a strong pull so the emphasis should be on tracing a
clean steady single line from the bottom to the top, even if the clay
dosent move, when you develop good steady lines you can alwa1ys apply
more pressure later ,for starters you can have the students do this on a
centered unopened peice of clay with the index finger of the right hand
(trace a steady line from the bottom to the top) and then as they get
better at it have them apply a little pressure and see how it affects the
hump, those that are a little more advanced can go ahead and open the
hump, pull the floor, and put the left hand inside and slightly press the
left index finger (through the wall of the pot)against the right index
finger,both tracing the same steady single line from the bottom to the
top,and as they get better, increase the speed of the wheel. I hope that
helps, later
Dayton
Maggie Furtak on tue 6 apr 10
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