Throwing and Trimming a Bowl From Marbled Black and White Clay!

This video was a quick demo I did for my students showing how simple it is to create marbled clay and throw and trim a marbled bowl as an example for their Pick-A-Passion Final Project. For the Pick-A-Passion, they only have 2-3 classes to complete a project for which they are required to find a tutorial to show them how to learn something new! I am using Laguna B-mix without grog- cone 6, and PSH 540i Black, cone 6 which are of similar or the same moisture content. I use a 4:1 ratio of White:Black clay. I sandwich the black between layers of the white, and give it about 6 turns when wedging. I use the small mudtools stainless steel rib to rib off the slip while wet, then when trimming, I just use a trim tool to cut off any of the rest of the slip which might be obscuring the detail of the marbling. I do highly recommend checking out your local ceramic suppliers… mine is Cornell Studio Supply in Dayton (937) 454-0357 https://cornellstudiosupply.com/ They are super helpful if you call them directly- they ship all over! (if you call them, tell them I sent you!) Check out this link to a live searchable Google Doc I continually update with lots of my favorite tools on Amazon using my associate links! (also some non-amazon suggestions on here!) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XbYPQjjJnHrQG5xyWGMHZkEcZj5N8VnUAbFZdJRrRmU/edit?usp=sharing You can also check out my Amazon Influencer Store Here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/karanspotsandglass 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 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 30 years, the past 22 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!