Made a few teapots about a month ago only one out of three turned out to be fit for purpose. This video definitely helped me figure out what I did wrong on the other two. I never felt so called out lol. My teapots ended up having a horizontal spout, the glaze blocked almost all of the holes in the spout, and when I fired the pots one of their lids fused to the pot. Teapots are no joke and are very difficult. Ultimate respect for you Floridian! Thank you for showing me the correct way I’ll try this in the studio next time!
Happy New Year! Great video - I never tire of seeing how people make teapots. Especially the truly functional ones. My favourites are 1, 4, and 14. All are the shorter, straighter-sided versions and I think this is because the squarer shape of the body visually fits with the lid and doesn't look weighted down by a relative thickness and overhang if the lid. Sometimes when looking at the taller teapots my eye is really interrupted by the "chunkier" lid and it seems like it is pressing downwards while the body of the pot is flowing upwards and my eye gets stuck at the juncture.
I absolutely love the detailed process of all your videos. I'm not a potter, but in following along-including all the minute details-I feel like I'm learning about craft itself. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Floriannnn, that photo at the end was precious! It was really nice to see your face more in this video. It is fascinating to see you work and seeing you react to the work in real time is so cool to watch! Merry Christmas!
Ooh agreed! Who needs a Christmas tree when you have a pyramid of pots?? ❤️ happy holidays! (Also, for Christmas, my partner has said he'll take me to a pot throwing class! I'm so so excited, as your videos have rekindled my love for ceramics!)
First! Jokes aside, I absolutely adore those videos, the calmness and the meditative quality to them. Thank you so much for making them Florian, its an absolute pleasure. Fav Pots: 1,4, 8 (I just love how it looks more like an Olive Oil Vase to me).
11 is my favorite! The angles and proportions just look pleasing to me, though I don't know why. It looks almost like a 50/50 ancient and modern design, almost like a continuity from ancient to modern in one pot. It's beautiful.
Thank you so so much for the time you put into your videos. They are incredivly informative. Ps. 15 was my favorite. It would be cool to see the body line continue into the spout!
Loved this video--thank you! I love your attention to detail and your "waste not want not" attitude toward potting in general, that is where I am coming from too. These teapots are all wonderful, but my favorites are 2, 7, 12 and 16 and I do miss seeing them glazed at the end of the video !
Out of all of them, 8 is my favorite. I know your glaze looks amazing when breaking on a sharp curve and when it pools. This has both and has a beautiful form.
All the designs are great, but #11 I think is my personal favourite. Something about the angles and the proportions, coupled with how tall the pot is, it's all so nice and satisfying to me. I love the stepped lid on #10 though!
You don't need to be scared of what people say about your pots, it's not a criticism of you personally! If you're just beginning in pottery, it's quite a long learning curve, and you'll find that there will be a vast difference in the the way people evaluate your work. On the one hand, those who have no idea about the process or the time it takes may be quite blunt in their criticism of what they see, but at the other end of the scale, those who have a greater appreciation of your craft will give a better appraisal of the work. The other thing that might be a difficult is that there's no learning unless you can accept the errors and dissect them thoroughly and see what can be learned, so next time a piece is made you'll know that you've improved by either doing something or not doing something you did before. It's all about incremental gains, and the most valuable thing I've learned is not to be too precious about the work, each piece made is a stepping stone towards the next piece which will be incrementally better. You'll get to where you're going, trust me!
16 is my favourite I like the larger looking handle and squat shape with a lower change of angle. The detail you go into here is awesome, all those teapots are going to be beautiful when glazed and fired.
You know that feeling where somebody shows you a simpler and obviously better way of doing things that you can't believe you didn't figure out on your own? Checking the lid fit with the lid still on the wheel is like that. I'm sure these detailed videos are an immense amount of work but sometimes it's the little, "obvious" detail things that can be a big help.
Oh wow Florian, fantastic video! As ever, thank YOU so much! Of course all are wonderful, but I'm going to discipline myself to one favorite. Hmmmm... It's no 8 for me. It seems there are three explorations going on here. One is the traditional "cafe" tea pot with its stout, sturdy proportions. Second is the tea pot as amphora, or vice versa. Thirdly, both themes are executed through you're aesthetic lens of crisply delineated primary and secondary volumes - sometimes playfully inverted on the vertical axis. With No. 8, all three are playing off one another in both purpose and harmony. I love how the stepped line at the top receives the top handle attachment, and how the mid-point of the spout attachment keys into it; the conical stepped volumes created have a monumental stupa/tumulus vibe. The eye is vectored down to what FEELS like the center of gravity there at the midline break, which not only captures the spout's lower aspect, but also dances with the handle's lower attachment. And the lid seems to to float magically above it all, it's proportions spot on. Nice work, Florian!
Hi Florian! We especially loved 5, 6, 7, and 11. The visual element where the bottom of the handle met just below a downward angled facet was really sharp. Thanks so much for your hard work on these entertaining and informative videos, much love!
Such an enjoyable and instructive video. Thank you. I couldn’t choose just one. So numbers 4, 10 and 13 were my favorites. Merry Christmas to you both!
Btw, I love when you're working in the morning and film with the morning natural blue lights. In this video, At about 11:09, you added a warm artificial light which makes a wonderful atmosphere. Makes me feel more in the room and it gives an idea of the rythm of the work.
Merry Christmas! Thank you for sharing this beautiful and thoughtful video. I think my absolute favourite is 5 but I seem to like that taller look because I also really liked 8,11,12,17,19. I found these had really clear personalities that I connected with and I feel like I would give them an elegant lady's name, if I were lucky enough to own one.
Happy new year! I really like no 13,14 and 15. They're very different from each other and I like them for very different reasons. But choosing is almost impossible, they're all gorgeous!
Happy Christmas to you Florian. Santa left your book under the tree! I can't wait to dive into it. 6,16,18 are my favourites, I tend to like the ones that look shorter more than the ones that look taller.
200-400£, that's a price I couldn't afford, but It's totally justified as you've shown in this Video. After all hand crafted with Quality has It's value. And the work isn't over jet, because glazing is to be done. I liked # 5,6,8 and 9 the most. But they're all great of course. Merry Xmas to You and Your Family and little Ciro. And a happy New Year.
Number 14 for me! Merry Christmas Florian, and a huge thanks for all the effort you put in to show how you make your pots. It's always a good watch. Have a good one!
Happy New Year, Florian. Excellent and thorough video. Now, I might start making some teapots. I couldn't pick just one, so here are my favorites at a glance: 1, 6, 9, 12, 18
Hello Florian! I’ve been following you on IG for a looong time and I just love your work so much. Thank you for these videos - they are such a joy to watch. ❤️
I love number 3, 5, 11 and 17 because they feel like a vase for decoration but made into a functional object. I also really like number 6 which reminds me of a italian coffee machine. I love how compact and sophisticated it looks like. Have you ever considered making a different type of handle?
I really love numbers 14 and 15 and very reasently I made a tea pot that was a little unconventional useing a bottle as the main container instead of makeing holes for the spout instead the hole was made for where the lid sits and I attached the foot by throwing and then attaching. Then for the handle I did one little loop on each side of the hole for the lid and for the main handle I made a really big blank so I could attach it to one of the loops with little work so the other loop is also pretty easy. Now the most important part is taking a indentation ball tool and making all the dots connect so they might not be perfectly circular. After that i got my ceramics teacher to spray a thin layer of black then a slightly thicker layer of sea foam green so that all the high points in the edges of the dimples slightly darker and the sea foam flowed nicely into the center of each dimple. Hopefully creating a art show winner.
Hey Florian! Is there a practical reason to make 7 small holes instead of just one bigger hole for the spout? Or is it just for aesthetics? Thanks for your detailed videos!! I've learned a lot from them
