running a point under edge

cut it loose

dry hands adhere to clay if slip and water it first removed

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If pot is cut loose, if hands are dry, and if pot has NO slip or water on it, you can lift without any pressure. 

The pot just sticks to your hands and you lift it off. If it is stuborn, cut the wire or string through again. 

If it is still resistant, tip it a bit with your thumbs to break it loose.

EXCEPTIONS - Plates, wide bowls, very large work, and other flat pieces are cut loose, but they are left on the bat on which they are thrown until they have partially dried. Some potters choose to throw on a porous material to promote better drying of the base while it sets on the bat.