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i came across these images about throwing thin.

updated sat 10 mar 07

 

Antoinette Badenhorst on fri 9 mar 07


Regarding our discussion earlier about throwing, I came across these =
images
on this website; http://www.parkwestceramics.com/=20

I think these are perfect images to explain a mix between my and =
Marcia's
explanation. Note how the fingers of the potter curl inside the pot in =
the
first image to lift the clay. Then see how he/she pushes the clay =
upward.
Some of you questioned my saying "pushing" This is what I meant. =
Remember to
keep your arm/hand vertical when throwing cylinders, or else it will =
flair
open and you will have to struggle with coloring (sp?)

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Antoinette Badenhorst

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