Throwing a Large Bowl with 25 lbs of Clay! 

I had to rewatch this because it makes me so happy. Matt throw another like this live to entertain us in n quarantine please!

That is just beautiful! Well done!

I'm impressed. Congratulations! That was a beautiful, functional work of art.

thanks for this! I would love to see the whole process in getting it off the bat and trimming. Well done Matthew! Lots of control and restraint.

Simply awesome!

Beautiful! Thank you for making your videos they are inspiring!

Love it, thanks for the video!

Wow! Phenomenal! I love watching you throw! ♥♥♥ You're the best!

Awesome. Seriously!

Thank you Matthew, very informative AND, for me, the best so far from you. [cliff from london]

Fascinating!!!

Very impressive - you made that look so easy - I'm intimidated by 5lb. Thanks a bunch for sharing! Enjoyed

Pretty amazing. Thanks

Great bowl, Matthew. I have started to use my elbow to open large pieces of clay. It’s surprising how stable it is and seems to give me way more control, although it’s a little messier. Thanks for sharing. Grahame Wales of Earth and Fire Pottery.

My most watched pottery video from my fav potter :) thanks Matt.

Thanks so much for the multiple clay ball tip.

love your joker...well done you!

love watching this video

So far this is my fav video.

Amazing job.

I'm retired from being a glassblower. One of the advantages of glass is that regardless of how much glass we end up using to make a piece, it's always built up from multiple gathers. So, each gather is centered and stable before the next layer is gathered from the furnace. I'd never seen a potter add multiple balls of clay to build up their final mass before, but it's definitely a smart thing to do, especially if you don't throw heavy work regularly. Anything that makes your job easier is smart to do. "Tricks of the trade".

Rock on Mat !!!! Canada

Just the exercise of centering multiple layers of clay is extremely helpful to see. I was struggling centering over 5 lbs it's good to see the method to adding weight gradually.

Thoroughly absorbing to watch! Wish I had a large enough kiln to give it a go.

Congratulations on your PB.

Awesome!

That was wonderful! I noticed you did not talk as much. I cannot talk at all as I throw. But I enjoy watching you either way.

You must be so proud. It is amazing one. To have such a large bowl and not look like it is spinning is very impressive.

I notice that your left leg helps you out quite a lot! I find that too when I throw :)

FIRST! also man keep up the work these videos are actually fun to watch

Impressive!!!

Your new photographer is doing a good job.

WOW!!!

Sweet. Can’t wait to see it finished. What cone you firing to?

my most watched pottery video to date.

Yet again I am watching this amazing video with tips :) I could never get fed up watching this Matthew :) How do you price something like this Matt? all the work that goes into bowl like this warrants £200 - £300, that's what I think I would charge, what do you think?

I like it

I have so far watched this amazing feat of throwing Matt several times and have picked up more little tips every time. I'm sure you are delighted with the result? I think I have not been leaving enough clay at the `bottom part` when throwing! thereby causing collapse as the bowl grows. I won't be doing that again thanks to you. Thanks.

Just commented on one of your more recent video's, which was stuttering and pixelated.. This video is so much better quality to view. As always good to see ( and hear) what you're doing. Keep it up!

Great bowl I am a want-a-be potter so I recognize the degree of difficulty

Hey man im 12 and been doing pottery for 1-2 months and my teacher says that im really good i made a vase with 15lbs of clay idk if thats good or not but i think it is and the reason ive been doing good was cause i watch you and it makes me better your my favorite pottery youtuber

now you have that amazing pugmill Matt, do you still wedge? does it de-air also?

Hope you don't mind Matthew but I am so thrilled with this bowl that I posted the link on facebook. [cliff from london].

Do you have any tips on cutting off large pieces with a wire? Or do you let them release on their own.

If you wanted to use something like this in the garden (as a water bowl) what would you have to do to make it outdoors-proof? Also - Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing.

Did I see you use a rib to clear off the slip before you add another ball?

how do you know if the bottom of the pot is the right thickness, and even?

do you clean the wheel every time you throw?

Do you keep the stuff at the bottom of the water bucket?

This one will be a great candidate for a big red peacock platter!

Hello Matthew, what wheel and bat system are you using in this video?

Where can I find the video of you glazing this beauty?!

Awesome! - I just did this yesterday for class and got 18" at 9.5" tall, pretty dam thick at the bottom, lol.

My arms are tired just watchin. Great looking form. I dunno if I woulda risked moving it so soon for fear of flexing it. Any secrets for slow drying a piece that large? Maybe you have an east coast advantage. Since I'm west coast, I'm always trying to slow down drying due to low humidity.

How do you trim that? Just smooth out the foot a bit??? You’ve inspired me to make a giant “party” bowl!!! Thank you..

how do you know what speed to turn the wheel?

So strange to see you without glasses, the laser treatment worked then? having your seat `level` with the wheel head, is that the ideal positioning?

Do you listen to music, while throwing? Or is the music added afterwards when editing?

Matthew, did you throw on plastic? How do you dry evenly?

What type of clay do you use? What is the difference between what you're using and red terracotta / clay?

What brand pottery wheel do you use

What is the benefit of throwing both `clay coming towards you` and `clay going away from you? I've never tried throwing on the left side as opposed to the right hand side. Re- counter-clockwise wheel.

I was wondering why ball no.4 was so much more difficult to center than all the others?

What clay do you use brand & grog or non ?

Are you sure your wheel is going to be big enough? 😳

Do you have a follow up photo? Do you think this would be strong enough to to use as a bird bath on base?

How the heck you trim this monster? :D

It’s my opinion that you have used far too much water for a vessel of this size. Also, although you subconsciously compress the rim, you don’t mention that specifically

that bowl is big but its not centered dude