Unit 1: Intermediate Ceramics, Wheel Throwing

The process of shaping plastic clay on the potter’s wheel.

• Pulling
• Throwing
• Pushing
• Flipping

The process for forming the walls of a vessel by pressing the clay from both sides in an upward motion.

• Forming
• Raising the wall
• Raise the roof
• Centering

The process of refining leatherhard forms with cutting tools and loop tools

• Trimming
• Cutting
• Candle Stick
• Tinkle

Making a hollow in centered clay on the wheel, then creating a base and shaping the clay into its intended basic form (cylinder, bowl, etc)

• Opening the dome
• Finding the missing piece
• Where's Waldo?
• Receiving the Heisman

Stroking plastic clay with the hand to shape handles for a pot

• Pulling
• Stroking
• Pineapple
• Handling

The result of successfully centering clay on the wheel. 

• Dome
• Pyramid
• Centered
• Persimmon

Squeezing the upper part of a thrown form as it rotates on the wheel, in order to decrease the size of its diameter

• Collaring
• Choking
• Squishing
• Ceramics

Part of the centering process; raising clay to form a cone as it spins on the wheel head.

• Coning
• Ice Cream
• Throwing
• Bicycle

A machine used in shaping round ceramic ware (known as throwing). May also be used during the process of trimming the excess body from dried ware, and for applying incised decoration or rings of color.

• Pottery Wheel
• Kick Wheel
• Throwing
• Trimming

The flat circular revolving plate of the potters wheel upon which the pot is formed.

• Wheelhead
• Wheelband
• Bat
• Rib