1. My favorite tool to use in class was most definitely the wheel. Its a messy fun with so many qualities. I don't think I could have made such perfect bowls and glass without the wheel so clean. I find wet clay is the easiest to throw because it is easiest to manipulate. The speed of the wheel is definitely intimidating at first but once you know how beneficial it is you grow to love it. I can say that boy does it make a mess and take up tons of water. For me I am good at keeping in centered doesn't matter how wet (yes yes I have attempted to throw slip and yes I did sum what succeed.) but the second it starts to have friction I can't seem to do anything. I can defiantly make a mean ramen bowl because of it.
2. Every little kid has watched a tv show where someone is on the wheel and there is clay all over them nothing is centered and their clay is just flopping around. As a kid you play with clay and you know how easy it is too shape and sculpt with so how hard can throwing be. The first time I tried it was with Megan when she couldn't even get it down on the wheel. I was like let me give you a hand. Boy looking back at that and seeing how dumb I sounded and looked. The amount of muscle and steadiness you need is ridiculous. You have to know has to adjust the speed of the wheel and your hand as you make ur object and know when you need water and when you have so much clay stuck to the wheel base that you need to scrape it off because it uncentering you.
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