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This document provides instructions for learning the motor skill of wheel throwing ceramics. It explains that wheel throwing involves centering and shaping clay on a spinning wheel. The first lesson is on centering the clay by evenly distributing weight and pressure using one's entire body. Subsequent steps include forming the walls by pushing in and pulling out the clay, bringing the walls up into a cylinder shape, and finishing touches before removing the piece from the wheel. Practice is emphasized for mastering wheel throwing as a motor skill through muscle memory.

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This document provides instructions for learning the motor skill of wheel throwing ceramics. It explains that wheel throwing involves centering and shaping clay on a spinning wheel. The first lesson is on centering the clay by evenly distributing weight and pressure using one's entire body. Subsequent steps include forming the walls by pushing in and pulling out the clay, bringing the walls up into a cylinder shape, and finishing touches before removing the piece from the wheel. Practice is emphasized for mastering wheel throwing as a motor skill through muscle memory.

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Wheel Throwing:

A motor skill
Who doesn’t like playing with
mud?
• Get dirty and have fun!
Go small, go big.
• Starting small will be easier for the beginner but
eventually the idea of making something larger than
you can be quite a draw.
Motor skill as muscle memory
• Many people believe that you have to be a talented
artist to participate in art unfortunately.
• Wheel throwing is simply a motor skill that can be
mastered through practice creating muscle memory! I
promise!
Practice makes perfect.
The first lesson: Centering
• Equal distribution of weight and pressure.
• Use your entire body to brace yourself, move the clay,
don’t allow the clay to move you. You’re the boss!
• The clay is in a ball on the middle of the wheel head.
Put one hand on the side and one hand on the top.
• Use cold water to decrease friction and start the wheel
moving.
• Starting with a centered
piece of clay will greatly
help to produce a proportional
piece of work.
Formation of the walls:
• Once its centered put your thumb or finger in the
middle and push down into the ball, stopping about a
1/2” from the wheel head.
• Slowly pull outwards,stretching the hole until the
walls are about an inch thick.
Bringing up the walls:
• Pinch the outside rim you’ve now created and with a
steady hand, brace yourself with your body, begin to
pull the walls up into a cylinder.
Shaping your cylinder:
• Lightly brace the rim while you use a wooden rib to
apply even pressure to the inside, pushing the walls out
slowly.
Finishing touches:
• Create the thickness of the walls to your satisfaction, remove
any extra clay around the bottom that may add unnecessary
weight.
• Smooth out your rim and remove from
wheel to dry or trim, you are now a
bad ass potter!
Key terms:
• Throwing: working with clay that moves in circular
motion.
• Green ware: Piece that has not been fired yet.
• Bisque ware: Piece that has gone through first firing
process but not the second.
• Trimming: Shaping the foot of a pot on the wheel
after sufficient amount of drying time.

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