Squiggles & spirals & slip… oh my!!! Plus I’m old enough to remember a good Spirograph design!!! So why not put it all together? The final event in our THROWDOWN Decathlon!

THROWDOWN Decathlon Event #10 : A groovy slip squiggle design with one pound of clay!

Pinch pots for the win!!! A quickie espresso cup with handle!!!

THROWDOWN Decathlon Event #9 : a pinch pot espresso cup with handle with one pound of clay!

As the good old Dunkin’ Donuts slogan goes… “Time to make the doughnuts!” The next THROWDOWN decathlon challenge was to throw a hollow & puffy doughnut on the wheel in the allotted ten minutes!

THROWDOWN Decathlon Event #8 : Largest doughnut with one pound of clay!

No slab rollers here in my THROWDOWN class!!! We’re pulling slabs by hand… my favorite way to make slabs!!!

THROWDOWN Decathlon Event #7 : Largest rectangular “area” on a slab with one pound of clay!

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet… even when it’s clay?

THROWDOWN Decathlon Event #6 : Handbuild a realistic rose with stem with one pound of clay!

You know I love pulling handles!!! But does anyone else?… lets find out!!!

THROWDOWN Decathlon Event #5 : Longest pulled handle with one pound of clay!

And since we were going “geometric”… the next THROWDOWN event?… pyramids!

THROWDOWN Decathlon Event #4 : Tallest pyramid with one pound of clay!

When is a simple sphere not so simple?… well, when you only have ten minutes!!!

THROWDOWN Decathlon Event #3 : Largest “perfect” sphere with one pound of clay!

Next up in our THROWDOWN Olympic challenge…

THROWDOWN Decathlon Event #2 : Longest coil with one pound of clay!

Last week in my LILLSTREET THROWDOWN class, we celebrated a little Olympic spirit with our own “Pottery Decathlon!” Ten “events” using 10-pounds of clay… one pound for each event!!! And only ten minutes per challenge!!! Kinda tough… but so much fun as winning points were accumulated through all ten events!!!

THROWDOWN Decathlon Event #1 : Tallest cylinder with one pound of clay!