The scenario is a professional or very experienced person using a pottery wheel to mold your typical vase, maybe 6"x10"?
Also, is there a way to calculate how many vases (and maybe other cups, bowls, etc) can be made from an x lbs. bag of clay?
2007-05-11 16:55:17 · 3 answers · asked by Eric 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Sculpture
Not to be impolite, but potters working on a wheel are throwing, not molding. Molding is something else entirely.
Anyway, I have seen experienced potters throw a nice vase in about 10 minutes, including centering the clay. I am an intermediate hobbyist potter and it would take me at least half an hour.
There are some books that will give you an estimate of how many pounds of clay you would be likely to use for an average bowl, mug, etc. A good potter uses less clay because they don't lose much (if any) in the centering process. It takes me about four pounds to make a decent-sized bowl or mug.
2007-05-15 13:50:07 · answer #1 · answered by waia2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starting with a conditioned lump of clay, an experienced potter can pull a vase in about 10-15 minutes, without decoration. The vase then has to be removed from the wheel and set aside to dry, adding another 5 minutes to the operation. It takes a couple of days to dry, then it must be bisque fired, glazed and refired.
Because the thickness of the walls can vary considerably the only way to estimate production is to weigh a damp finished example.
2007-05-15 20:42:37 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About the same length of time as it takes to listen to "Unchained Melody"
2007-05-12 09:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by triviachik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋