Altering is a technique where potters reshape a wheel-thrown form by pushing, cutting, stretching, or faceting the clay after it’s been thrown. This method transforms symmetrical pottery into expressive, organic, or geometric shapes. Altering adds character and movement to wheel-thrown pieces and is popular in both contemporary ceramics and functional pottery design.
Altering (wheel-thrown forms)
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