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foot, leaving his hands free at alltimes to mould the clay, while the wheel was kept at a regular speed.What is technically known as “throwing” or moulding pottery on thewheel is a process that is no

ze andprevent it from rubbing off. Quite a little of it may be prepared at atime and kept in a covered glass jar until needed. The gum tragacanthis bought in small quantities—five cents’ worth at a ti

brush, and make thelines as uniform as possible in width and thickness. There should befour or more coats of this material applied in order to build up thedesign sufficiently, but only the first one i

a third firing, for often the most beautiful results are obtained byre-firing. Quality—that combination of richness, and depth of colourand texture—rarely comes with the first firing.

ières one sees![Illustration: INDIAN POTTERY On the right is a piece of pottery in terra-cotta and black, made by a Pima Indian. Beside it is a dish with a handle, moulded by a Zia Indian of New Mexic

ill be wise to smoothit with sandpaper instead of with the sponge, as in this state even alittle water may cause it to crack. One cannot learn too soon, or havetoo often impressed upon one’s mind, the

f it, and their ends pressed firmly but lightly in, while thewheel revolves once or twice. This is to mark the centre. The nextstep is to hollow out the piece. This is also done with the thumbs.The ha

of the hands (near the base of the thumb)lightly, yet with sufficient push to make the clay revolve wholly eachtime. If the roll flattens from too hard pressure, pat it into circularform, and continu

pletes the bowl. The Making of a Tile CHAPTER VIII THE MAKING OF A TILEThe ancient Egyptians were probably the first tile-ma

Pretty athletic and seems like a tight knit brotherhood, respectful and overall seems like a good time - think classic American fratty vibes