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| 2. Press the rim firmly |
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| 1. Put a large clay and make a hole |
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| 3. Use both hand to lift the clay |
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| 4. Wider the edge |
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| 5. Getting wider |
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| 6. To steady wider press firmly from the inside |
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| 8. Final result |
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| 7. Use the hand to make steady |
The pictures of above to demonstrate the making of large bowl by hand wheel. Many technique for making a large bowl, depends on habit and practical of the maker. For this technique the clay must soft enough and doesn't need much water to make the pot. In Indonesia, the ceramic craftsmen usually use soft cloth to help lifting the clay in throwing, not sponge or bare hands.
The pictures was taken in traditional ceramic center at Jatiwangi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. From Bandung it takes 2,5 hours by bus. Jatiwangi is well known of roof tile in Indonesia. The quality of strength is especially liked by most people. Recently the prestige of the roof tile loosed by artificial roof, because more practical and cheaper. I think Jatiwangi needs revolution or drastic orientation changes in paradigm. The clay not just for roof tile but they can be more valuable economically as well esthetic of form.
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