If you are just moving into modifying the thrown form, pitchers are excellent pots to begin with. They allow exploration of shaping the form on the wheel, practicing creating and applying handles, and matching the surface decoration to the form.
Our example pitcher is made using a very smooth and elastic cone 4 to 6 white clay body and three glazes: Amaco's Potters Choice Chun Plum and Blue Rutile (which is brown where applied thinly), and Spectrum's Nova Stoneware Clear. This pitcher was glaze fired to cone 5.
Begin by wedging two to four pounds of clay, depending on the size of the pitcher you wish to make. Be certain to use clay that is in the same maturation range as the glazes you will be using later.
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