LILLSTREET THROWDOWN : Challenge #6…
Pull the largest slab using 1.75-pounds of clay in 10 minutes… but using only one hand and no tools!!! Not as easy as it sounds!!!

LILLSTREET THROWDOWN : Challenge #5…
Wheel throw the tallest cylinder… with a bottom & straight sides in 10 minutes!!!

LILLSTREET THROWDOWN : Challenge #4…
Handbuild a perfect egg… hollow while using 1.75 pounds of clay in 10 minutes!!! Ellen versus Ruth… pinch pots but with two different approaches. One went equal half & half, while the other went fat end, skinny end!!!

LILLSTREET THROWDOWN : Challenge #3…
Pull the longest handle without breaking… for 10 minutes! Shannon versus Joanna…
and who woulda’ thought it would be such a shoulder workout...well, me…
but obviously not Shannon who figured it out soon enough!!!

LILLSTREET THROWDOWN : Challenge #2…
Handbuild a 5″tall free-standing pyramid in just 10 minutes… it was Claire versus Taylor… and GO!!!

After everyone paired up, we started the THROWDOWN challenges… which is also when they found out their “pairs” were actually going to be competitors!!! One winner, one loser for each challenge on the wheel. Spin the “Wheel Of Challenges” and find out what’s in store for you & your competitor!

LILLSTREET THROWDOWN : Challenge #1…
Wheelthrow a dinner plate with the wheel going in the”wrong” direction!

Last week in THE GREAT LILLSTREET THROWDOWN class, I challenged my students
to spin the “Wheel Of Challenges.” And then hilarity ensued… as we let the games begin!!!

After about ninety minutes, my LILLSTREET THROWDOWN‘ers had accomplished their task. The challenge was to make a trio of candlesticks… and they did! Some were more traditional in style, while others were a bit more creative. So much fun to se them ALL tackle the challenge & win!!! Can’t wait to see them all again after they’re glazed, fired & hosting some flickering candles!!!

The challenge this week for my LILLSTREET THROWDOWN‘ers… to make a trio of candlesticks! And just to challenge them a bit more… at least one of their candlesticks had to be 8-inches or taller! With just about 90 minutes to accomplish their task, it was a bit frantic!!! But so great to watch how they all had different approaches & techniques. Some went with wheelthrowing, some went with handbuilding, some combined techniques, and some went with assembled parts & pieces!

Sadly, not every attempt was successful… thus the final photo!

This week in our GREAT LILLSTREET THROWDOWN class, the “homework” challenge was to make their matching dinner plates from last week’s class more decorative with only SLIP TRAILING as their chosen surface decoration technique. They had the option of going all matchy-matchy… or a design theme that works well together for a tight cohesive set! As some of them had never really done slip trailing before, I think they totally knocked it out of the park!!!