<Ul> <Li> Hand - building . This is the earliest forming method . Wares can be constructed by hand from coils of clay, combining flat slabs of clay, or pinching solid balls of clay or some combination of these . Parts of hand - built vessels are often joined together with the aid of slip, an aqueous suspension of clay body and water . A clay body can be decorated before or after firing . Prior to some shaping processes, clay must be prepared such as tablewares although some studio potters find hand - building more conducive to create one - of - a-kind works of art . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Hand - building . This is the earliest forming method . Wares can be constructed by hand from coils of clay, combining flat slabs of clay, or pinching solid balls of clay or some combination of these . Parts of hand - built vessels are often joined together with the aid of slip, an aqueous suspension of clay body and water . A clay body can be decorated before or after firing . Prior to some shaping processes, clay must be prepared such as tablewares although some studio potters find hand - building more conducive to create one - of - a-kind works of art . </Li> <Ul> <Li> The potter's wheel . In a process called "throwing" (coming from the Old English word thrawan which means to twist or turn,) a ball of clay is placed in the centre of a turntable, called the wheel - head, which the potter rotates with a stick, with foot power or with a variable - speed electric motor . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The potter's wheel . In a process called "throwing" (coming from the Old English word thrawan which means to twist or turn,) a ball of clay is placed in the centre of a turntable, called the wheel - head, which the potter rotates with a stick, with foot power or with a variable - speed electric motor . </Li>

Which process of pottery uses a thrown process