Being able to make the same shape over and over again is an important skill, because you can only do that, if you can actually make the shape you want. If you try to make a lot mugs with the same shape and every mug comes out different, you are just not able to get the shape you want. Many hobby potters lie to themselfs and keep telling that it´s creative and not every mug has to look the same, but it´s just an excuse because they can´t get the shape they want. If you can make the shape you want, you can make the same mug over and over again. That´s why this is important. Thank you for this video.
Thank you for sharing with us how to make these, I wasn't sure quite how to do it. As always I enjoy watching you work. Have a wonderful day. Your a good teacher.
Simon you make it all seem so simple! I have been struggling to make simple shapes on the wheel for a while but am slowly getting things that are recognizable. Think I am probably overworking things which leads to the inevitable collapse. These tankards are so stylish!
Tu trabajo, amigo mio, al igual que el vino, mejora con los años. El ángulo de la cámara es perfecto, y quizá sea mejor el segundo lado como has dicho. He seguido tus videos desde que vivias en España, disfruté luego el ruido contínuo de aquel arroyo y un horno catenario hambriento de combustible, y hoy esos altos bosques vecinos que te miran, aunque con mas distancia que los anteriores, dándote mas espacio para la reflexión. Siempre con el placer de ver tu contínua práctica, siempre aprendiendo :) Your work, my friend, like wine, improves with the years. The angle of the camera is perfect, and maybe the second side is better as you said. I have followed your videos since you lived in Spain, then enjoyed the continuous noise of that stream and a catenary kiln hungry for fuel, and today those tall neighboring forests that look at you, although with more distance than the previous ones, giving you more space for reflection . Always with the pleasure to see your continuous practice, always learning :)
Very well demonstrated. Always useful. I agree with your comments about criticism. Nothing of value is ever achieved without setting benchmarks and aspiring to them.
Good morning Simon, watching your clip while having breakfast and drinking my tea out of a Simon Leach Mug. I preferred the second camera angle where it was very clear what your hands were doing. Thanks for repeating a repeat clip!
11:43 "These days we live in a world where nobody can be critical of anybody else, because poor diddums get their feelings hurt or something stupid" Words of great wisdom. Many people are offended by the slightest hint of criticism.
True Friends will try to talk to us and help. It is our response to the insights / criticism that determines our life's direction and success / failure.
Hello Mr Leach! Thank you for all your teaching! I wonder if you are willing to cut open a tankard on the wheel, next time you’re making them, and show the cross section? It would be helpful for comparison of my mugs thickness. Thank you!
First angle was a great look at the pot after it was lifted, but second camera angle was much better to see what you were doing with your hands. Just a touch lower would have been better, but hey, you're a potter, not a cinematographer, so we smile at the slight imperfections and are glad for your videos.
I AM HANDICAPPED AND NEED AN EASY WAY TO FIRE A KILN. You posted a sawdust and small concrete blocks. But you never show what happed when it cooled and you went into it. You but wire in it and lots of saw dust. Please show how it came out. You were in NY I think cause a river in the back ground.
