Ceramics: Basic Throwing Skills With Alleghany Meadows
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Ceramist Alleghany Meadows covers all the basics for making a cylinder and a bowl out of clay. Lists tools needed. Introduces how to throw on the wheel. Demonstrates spiral wedging to prepare the clay and how to avoid common problems. Shows how to center the clay on the wheel and how to throw both a cylinder and a bowl. Provides step-by-step demonstrations with cross-section examples for each step.
Media Details
Runtime: 33 minutes 56 seconds
- Topic: Arts
- Subtopic: Arts
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 2001
- Producer/Distributor: Crystal Productions
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