Making Wheel-Thrown Clay Pumpkins on the Potter's Wheel!

This video shows the process I show my students to make wheel thrown enclosed spheres, and transform them into pumpkins as they begin to firm. I have another video on making a wheel thrown sphere if you would like to review it here: https://youtu.be/U1hE4xctHCQ Also, if you would like to see how I show my kids to finish these pumpkins, check out this video: https://youtu.be/a7vZqPKzyVg If you are interested in the wooden tool I am using for making the “V groove” of the pumpkin ribs, I have these handy tools among others in my shop! Here is the tool link! https://www.etsy.com/KaransPotsAndGlass/listing/1091381855/hard-maple-or-cherry-shaping-tool-for?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1632656121652 Check out your local pottery suppliers- I love my favorite local supplier- Cornell Studio Supply in Dayton… give them a call, they’re super helpful! (And tell them I sent you!) https://cornellstudiosupply.com/ For the great tools, materials, and suppliers I recommend check out this link to a live searchable (control F) Googledoc I continually update with lots of my favorite tools on Amazon using my associate links! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XbYPQjjJnHrQG5xyWGMHZkEcZj5N8VnUAbFZdJRrRmU/edit?usp=sharing I am a public high school ceramics teacher at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. (Mason is currently the largest high school in Ohio!) As a potter, I have been working in clay for over 33+ years, and I have been teaching for over 30 years, the past 23 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site; https://www.etsy.com/shop/KaransPotsAndGlass I started my Youtube channel a few years ago, to make videos to help my students if they are absent and miss a demo, or if they would like to explore more advanced techniques independently. I have been amazed to reach such a wider audience than my own students! Please subscribe to my channel if you would like to receive channel updates, or would like to learn more about clay and studio processes! I am in a partnership with Skutt - as they sent me the new wheel to use for the videos! I am not receiving any compensation from them beyond the wheel.