This video is a newly remade version of my old pinch cup cleaning video. In this video, I show how we take the leatherhard cup with footring made in the previous video, and clean it. I show the use of Mudtool shredders, surforms, ribs, and scrapers. I always start with the hardest tool first- the shredders, working in a smooth long pull, often a diagonal pull, to even the form and eliminate divots and flat spots. After the surforms, we move to the metal scrapers, then once the surform marks are gone with the scraper, we move to the yellow ribs, and then eventually the red ribs for a super smooth surface. I show the attachment of the footring once the cup is cleaner. You can attach the footring earlier if you prefer, but I like to clean the cup first. The next video will show the formation of handles and their attachment.
We are using Standard 153 stoneware in our class for this project. The only reason we are using stoneware is because I like the glazes we have in the classroom better for this project.
The previous video in this series shows how students begin with a ball for this project, insert a thumb, and pinch between the thumb and fingers of the same hand. I emphasize to them that they should be doing the pinching while holding it in their hand as opposed to setting it on the table and pinching. The reason to avoid setting it on the table is that the pinch forms tend to flatten on the bottom and go really wide- more wide than they want them. I emphasize that they need to watch the thickness of the walls and the base- and they have to keep them the same thickness… to avoid a thick bottom which could potentially explode! I show how to roll and add a coil by slipping and scoring. Lastly, I show how to create a footring- although I won’t attach it until the following day after I clean the cup a bit.
That first day video is available directly at: • Creating a Pinch Cup w...
The video on making and attaching the handles is here: • Making and Attaching a...
For the great tools I used in the video (including the mudtools ribs and needle tools) check out this link to a live Googledoc I continually update with lots of my favorite tools on Amazon using my associate links! docs.google.co...
I made this video for my Ceramics II students at Mason High School. This is the first exercise (non-graded) that the kids do in clay for their Ceramics II class. They are building on skills they developed in level I, with the added complexity of added height, footring, and handle.
I am a public high school ceramics teacher at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. (Mason is currently the largest high school in Ohio!) As a potter, I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 28 years, the past 20 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site; www.etsy.com/s...
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15 окт 2024
