making pottery is a lot like playing baseball ....... one is constantly making adjustments. there is no really good way to throw - sitting, standing ........ like most potters i learned to throw sitting hunched over at a wheel. after a ruptured disc caused by kicking a flywheel i started to throw standing. this was great for a long time but has it's drawbacks also. keeping your foot on the pedal causes one to keep most of one's weight on the left foot and cocking your hip so your spine is out of alingment. here is my latest adjustment. i got a stool and set it at an angle, padded the seat for my butt and now throw " sitting " with my legs in a more relaxed outstretched way. it's kinda like riding a motorcycle now. and i find i can keep my back straighter and get right over the wheel head. i'm liking the new setup, but if i drop anything it's a real bother to get off and pick it up. once i'm up there i want to stay awhile. we'll see how long this feels good.
here are some pieces i'm having fun with lately. a couple cruets that were thrown and then attacked with a pony roller.
the first of a series of square dishes. i had a couple drape molds made by a woodworker friend and have gotten the idea worked out. this is the only one that has been fired so far.
and a couple things drying - an oval baking dish and a squared, cut rim serving plate. i'm bisquing and have begun another glazing cycle in preparation for a couple firings later this month
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