I did get in the studio and make some plates this week. I think that pretty much satisfied my need to be productive and I can move on now and enjoy Christmas.
I generally just slip the fronts of my plates. I do that by pouring the slip on the pot while rotating it over the bucket of slip.
Pouring slip onto a leather hard plate. The slips I use are formulated to take advantage of the soda glazing process that I employ. I typically only slip the frontside of the plates. The backsides are left bare clay.
This next video shows how I am using the foot of the plate to hold and spin the plate. It takes a bit of practice. The excess slip is wiped away with a very damp sponge.
This shows how I use the foot of the plate as I rotate the plate and slip it. Click the link below to see me slipping the plate from the front angle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPoL08DdC70&feature=youtu.be