How To Make Turtles on the Wheel

Working from the "hump", that means centering a large ball of clay and just using a little off the top

Centering a hump of clay

When the clay is centerd, the actual forming of the shape can begin

Throwing a little cup

Narrowing the form at the top (collaring)

Making a turtleneck

Shaping the form

Using a metal rib to remove slip

Cutting them   loose

Pulling a tail

Like pulling a handle, but different

Lets give them a minute

They must dry a little before I can work on them further

We are waiting... 

Giving them a shell

..and a mouth and eyes...

Waiting for legs...

Pulling some legs

(honestly not pulling yours)

Attaching legs

And they're finished!

Well not really... They must be fired, glazed and fired again

but that's an other story...