4) Throwing (the process of centering the clay on the wheel, opening up the center, and then pulling up the walls to create the pot)

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   5) Partial Drying (the thrown pot is allowed to dry partially, so that it will maintain its shape while the excess clay is trimmed away).

 

   6) Trimming (the process of removing excess clay to finalize the shape of the pot).

 

   7) Complete Drying (once the pot's shape is complete, it's allowed to dry completely. This is called "bone dry". Before you fire a pot in the kiln, it should be bone dry.)

 

   8) Bisque firing (the dried pot is fired in a kiln until the clay is chemically converted into a vitrified body, called bisqueware (like a flowerpot)).

 

   9) Glazing (Glazing is common, but not always done. It just depends on the purpose of the pot, and the the effects you wish to accomplish. Glazes are applied to the exterior of the bisqueware to give it color and texture and to seal the clay with a glass-like coating). You can also get colors by adding underglazes (a commercial product available in many colors) or slips (usually wet clay with a colorant added).)

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   10) Glaze Firing (the glazed bisqueware is fired again (usually to a higher temperature) to create the final pot).