Throwing a Faceted Vase

Start with a centered piece of clay, create a well and then compress by pushing clay back in towards the centre.

Create a 'volcano'.

Pull the clay up into a cylinder.

Do a second pull creating even walls and giving it height.

Collar the neck of the vase.

Push the clay from the bottom to top into a vase shape.

Cut strips of the pot, giving it its faceting.

Use a wire to cut the strips.

The entire pot has been cut.

And lastly trim the bottom, slightly angular and touch up any rough spots.

The finished product, in three stages, unfired, fired with glaze and its final reduction firing.