Throwing pots on a potters wheel is the classic pottery image; the clay is
placed in the centre of the wheel and using hands
as a tool, combined with the force created by the turning potters wheel a pot shape is manipulated from the clay into a recognisable shape and is a notoriously difficult skill to master; but this is only the
start, Penny Spooner explains what happens next,» Once I have thrown a pot I leave it to dry until it is leather hard (green ware) and turn off any excess clay, make adaptations and
scratch designs into the clay.