Before winter break I began to work on the wheel. I mainly focused on making plates because I didn’t enjoy throwing bowls as much. Once I became familiar with the steps of throwing plates I began to perfect. Trying to bring the edges of the plate was the hardest because they kept breaking off. I reflected and realized that I should keep the edges thicker so they wouldn’t break anymore. After a lot of trial and errors I finally threw a plate that I was proud of. The base was the right thickness and the sides weren’t too uneven. It dried slowly over break so it wouldn’t crack and I under glazed it and sent it off to the kiln.
For my next project on the wheel I am going to be working on vases. I began without looking at any videos to try and get the idea of it but that didn’t work out too well. The sides were way to thick and they were also uneven. The next day I went on youtube and researched how to properly make a vase. This video down below shows four different shaped vases and how to make them.