In this episode
Every potter struggles here
Elbows, not hands
Your one thing to try
Centring, and why it humbles everyone
The first thing the wheel teaches you, and the small change in your elbows that makes it click.
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Transcript
Welcome to Slow Clay. I'm Mara Quinn, and this is a podcast from my small studio. Today, Centering. Every potter you admire spent weeks fighting a lump of clay that wobbled. Here is the change that helped me most. Stop pushing with your hands and brace your elbows on your thighs. Your body becomes the anchor, and your hands just guide. Wet the clay, go slowly, and let the wheel do the turning. Your one thing to try. Center the same ball five times today, and stop before it feels easy.