The Despicable Five - Five Infuriating Beginning Pottery Problems and Their Solutions

The Despicable Five - Five Infuriating Beginning Pottery Problems and Their Solutions

Pottery making is a fun and rewarding craft. However, beginning potters, new to throwing on the wheel, face a very steep learning curve. The steepness of this learning curve causes many would-be ceramic artists to quit just before they reach the top of the hill.<br /><br />The Despicable Five was designed to teach you how to overcome the five most infuriating and insidious problems that every beginning potter will face.<br /><br />These ceramic catastrophes can hit you on your first day working with clay, or after you have thrown pots a hundred times. Armed with the knowledge in this little guide, you'll be able to overcome these ceramic challenges in a fraction of the time. <br /><br />You can read this guide in an hour or two, but it is packed with tips and tricks to drastically improve your experience as a beginning potter. <br /><br />The Despicable Five are:<br /><br />- The Centering Death Wobble<br /><br />- An Ugly Bottom (too thin or a volcano forming in the center)<br /><br />- Pinching through the Walls (the most insidious)<br /><br />- Cracks in the Bottom of the Pot (you only notice AFTER the pot is finished)<br /><br />- Wobbly Walls (why won't my pot come up straight?)<br /><br />All of these problems are solved in the book, with additional tips and advice along the way. <br /><br />** New! Added June 24th, 2013** <br />Bonus link to 8 pottery videos that I created to help you see the correct techniques for the whole throwing process from start to finish.