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<p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BUWyTfalBnm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">First video! Throwing a simple vase form,looking forward to a few modifications and maybe even some handles... #studiopottery #ceramics #vase #wheelthrowing #stoneware #inthestudio #moretocome</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">In this video,Dane Hodges from Dane.Hodges.Ceramics shows us how he throws a shapely vase.</p>

<h2>Throwing a Simple Shapely Vase Form</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dane starts with a large ball of clay and proceeds to center and compresses it on the <a href="https://staging.ceramic.school/pottery-wheels/">pottery wheel</a>. He then opens up the piece and quickly,but efficiently brings the clay upwards without expanding it outwards. This is important for a vase since you should focus on bringing up the clay first through a tall cylinder before expanding outwards for any of the shapes. Once Dane pulls up enough clay to have a good thickness he presses outwards to create the plump shape at the bottom. He uses both his hands and his metal rib to shape the inside and outside to the curvature he is desiring. Dane achieves the final form by collaring in the smaller section with his hands and then going back to shape the form with his hand and rib until it is complete. To achieve shapely curves having the proper tools is important and a metal or a <a id="amznPsBmLink_9931794" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherrill-Mudtools-Polymer-Pottery-Artists/dp/B0052F6MFK/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=ceramicschool-20&amp;linkId=856cefd0d7de1b7985ca3cabad9115de&amp;linkCode=ktl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="rubber rib" data-amzn-link-id="856cefd0d7de1b7985ca3cabad9115de">rubber rib</a><img id="amznPsBmPixel_9931794" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; height: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&amp;t=ceramicschool-20&amp;bm-id=default&amp;l=ktl&amp;linkId=856cefd0d7de1b7985ca3cabad9115de&amp;_cb=1507824626353" alt="" width="0" height="0" border="0" /> can be vital to getting the curves that you desire. So,if you’re wanting to achieve a similar look to this we recommend adding these tools to your arsenal.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dane alters his forms after throwing by carving and cutting pieces away. To see the altered version of this piece check out the image below.</p>
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUXxVMkF_DY/

Want to see more of Dane’s work? Find him on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dane.hodges.ceramics/">@dane.hodges.ceramics</a>

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