Thursday, March 5, 2009

You like quickies, right?

Well, I said I'd give the rather unusual batt a try. And here it is. I had to use little balls of clay to keep it on the wheel. Although, as I worked, it started to slide. When I made the mistake of straightening it my bowl got wonky.

It's all about trial and error.





Here is a pic of the motor wheel which turns the wheel. It's made of some kind of stone and in the course of throwing that one bowl, created a burning smell that kinda scared me. I guess as long as I don't see flames I'll be okay.

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  1. AnneWJune 8, 2009 at 3:19 AM

    Now you've been throwing on this wheel for a bit, how are you finding it? My neighbor down the road here has one of the old treadle wheels that they used at the Organic School in Fairhope AL. Yours looks a little more substantial though.

    I used to work in corporate banking and left my job 15 or so yrs ago to pursue clay. I feel a lot younger now. ;)

    Happy potting!
    Anne

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