My mission is to make the world a more beautiful place, by using my creative passion and helping others to discover and use their own. I will share tutorials on creating pottery; demonstrations of all sorts, especially wheel thrown and slip decorated. I'll share my philosophies on living a creative, healthy, fulfilled life.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've been throwing for about 3 years and have never been satisfied with my height results. This video has explained to me where I need to improve. I knew about collaring, but thought it was just for shaping. Whole new ballgame! Thanks again. Fritzi, Orange County CA
I am a potter sculptor and now people can't draw or being creative. They cant just draw a simple bird silhouette...same in painting drawing, they trace. Real Art doesn't exist anymor
You did an excellent job with this instructional video, Beth! I much appreciate you sharing your detailed method for throwing a high quality cylinder! :)
Hi Suzy, I see your concern, i certainly do not allow dust production in my studio either!The clay here is leatherhard, so it's not dusty or dangerous.
The smell is because of the mold. Clay molds just like leftover food left in the refrigerator too long. Pouring a little bleach in the bucket prevents the mold.
I'm trying to get my clay to this stage. My bucket has minimal water but my slurry seems wet and really slippery ? I'm working on high humidity outside in 40f degree temps. I heard something about using bleach in your last video helping with the oil.
Thanks ! I haven't seen this technique for getting taller cylinders so I'm going to try it!! I'm fairly new to pottery making but still can't throw a 6" cylinder for a mug. I'm excited!!
I've got a dozen bags of 40 lb sausages of bone dry clay I was given by a retired potter. It is the right cone clay for me. Is it worth recycling. i guess so. Do I have to bash up the mega sausages before I soak them?
Hey there. They will slake down faster if you smash them up before submerging them. Is it worth recycling? Well depends how much time you have on your hands - if you work a bit of recycling into your studio practice each day it becomes more manageable. Good luck!
The "needs to be bone dry" is interesting. Yesterday I placed a years old sculpted head (life-size, solid clay) half submerged in bucket. In no time, cracks started to form on the half that was above the waterline. In an hour or so, the thing stated crumbling like a glacier suffering from climate change. So, I guess "bone dry" means that the clay is porous allowing the clay to behave like a sponge. And just like a sponge, the clay wants to expand, but since it's not flexible, it cracks all over the place allowing more water to enter. Contrary, wet clay is already expanded and 'holds' the water in place. As a result, new water cannot penetrate the wet clay anymore.
Great vid......I'm a newbie thrower (10th week typically once a week ) and have just started venturing into cylinders I find that when I try to throw for height, by the time I get towards the top the clay drys out and gets to gritty to fininsh the pull any suggestions? Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all <3
Exactly the way I do the process and it works well. I see all the videos that claim one has to keep all the cuts aligned and yet to figure out why that makes a difference.
