Why Repetition Making is SO Important

There are so many small tricks that you develop when making pottery, some are always useful, others are more situational, a few you only whip out when you really mess up throwing a pot. I plan on making a much longer YouTube video that discusses many of these subtle techniques, for instance, spinning the wheel as the vessel is lifted away, or how you can compress the rim in the same moment that you lift it, nullifying an undulation in the rim you can feel developing. Many of these you only out through intense repetition, as it takes encountering them hundreds of times before they become second nature, or for you to simply be able to react to the clay in a certain way, recognising what the issue is and how to fix it. The joy is that this is a never-ending task, as each specific shape will lead to a whole trove of methodologies appearing, what’s even better is that every thrower or hand-builder or slip-caster, will find fixes to these tiny problems in their own way, adding to their unique language of pot making. #mug #pottery #ceramic #crafts #wheelthrownpottery #clay