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When can participants collect their bowls?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: In two weeks
Thanks for joining our pottery workshop. Today we will shape a small bowl by hand. Last week we used the wheel, but the new pieces need a different technique. Do not worry about making it perfectly round. We will leave the bowls here to dry and fire them next week. You can collect your finished work in two weeks.
What are participants making today?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: A small bowl
The tutor says they will shape a small bowl by hand.
How does today's technique differ from last week's?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: They will work by hand instead of using the wheel
The previous session used a wheel; this one uses hand shaping.
What happens to the bowls before firing?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: They are left to dry
The bowls stay at the workshop to dry before firing next week.
Why does the tutor mention imperfect shapes?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: To reassure participants
Saying not to worry about perfect roundness reduces pressure.
When can participants collect their bowls?
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Correct answer: In two weeks
Thanks for joining our pottery workshop. Today we will shape a small bowl by hand. Last week we used the wheel, but the new pieces need a different technique. Do not worry about making it perfectly round. We will leave the bowls here to dry and fire them next week. You can collect your finished work in two weeks.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: A small bowl
The tutor says they will shape a small bowl by hand.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: They will work by hand instead of using the wheel
The previous session used a wheel; this one uses hand shaping.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: They are left to dry
The bowls stay at the workshop to dry before firing next week.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: To reassure participants
Saying not to worry about perfect roundness reduces pressure.
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