Throwing a Perfectly Shaped Sphere Pottery Vase on the Wheel

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This is one of my favorite shapes to throw on the wheel. It feels so satisfying using a rib to smooth the shape and contour of the pot to make it perfectly round. I hope you enjoy seeing how this is made and if your a potter maybe something you can try.
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@thiccie-chan447 Год назад

no clue how i even got here but that IS a very nice sphere

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

I think we call that phenomenon "the end of the internet" glad you found your way to us and enjoyed watching.

@carolinemaynard8283 Год назад

One of my first projects was to make one just like this from slab. Nowhere near as smooth and well shaped but I love it. This video is amazing to give me the courage to one day try throwing and making a pot just like this on the wheel. One day. Thank you for such a beautiful mindful video which for me doesn’t need narration or captions. 😊

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thanks for the kind words and good luck in your throwing!

@angelakinane4441 Месяц назад

Beautifully done

@lauradavenport1645 22 дня назад

Do you have any tips on keeping your wall thickness the same throughout so when you close it will be the same thickness at the top?

@bauerjanet7887 Год назад

Beautiful vase.

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thank you so much 😊

@kjane920 Год назад

Wow! Wanna try itt!!😍😍😍

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

You should! You'll be really proud of yourself when you do.

@vanajavuppala1981 2 дня назад

When to use sponge and when to use the steel rib..any particular reason of using them?

@lewisingram3290 Год назад

Hi Andrew, A great video, I enjoy your relaxed manner and your patience with the clay. Thanks for sharing your skills... I can't wait to see how many attempts it will taken me to create a sphere...lol

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thanks, Im sure you will figure it out and have a great sphere!

@sofilove...20 Год назад

I'm fall in love with it broh thanks!!!:)(:my favourite shape too...Looks so fluffy raund...I want to make one & colouring also...

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thanks, I hope you get to try something like this soon.

@rsa4510 Месяц назад

Very interesting. I like how you throw against the flexed metal kidney. One difference I notice in the way you work is that you keep your clay much wetter than I do. I feel like my pots would collapse if I did that. What type of clay do you use, and are you near the threshold of the walls collapsing, or do you feel they have plenty of margin? Wonderful shape, I will work on learning how to do that. Thanks!

@RedCirclePottery Месяц назад

I typically throw stoneware or porcelain. This here was porcelain. You mostly need to learn how your clay reacts. Stoneware has must more strength and less prone to collapse. One thing you can do is let it dry on the wheel for a few hours and come back to throw. This is almost a requirement when you start throwing pieces over 10 lbs.

@Venice805 2 месяца назад

PERFECT

@veralee7004 Год назад

I like your video and position of the camera. I like the speed as well. It would be nice to hear what you are doing with your hands as you are doing it. Thank you!

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thanks for the feedback, im thinking of either throwing another video of this but in porcelain or doing a centering/hand placement video soon since that what most people seem to be interested in. Cheers!

@sherristigler8134 4 месяца назад

Yes! Hearing you talk your way through the process would be super helpful! It’s beautiful though!!

@OldSargePottery-Music Год назад

Nice job man!

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@JudeBlunden Месяц назад

Hi! I was wondering how you can get the base to also be round, i'm trying to make a spherical lid for a container and was just wondering how (or if) it's possible. Thank you!

@Worlds_truth_1 Год назад

Nice. Well done bro It's very hard throwing a sphere

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thanks, its gotten easier over the years with some practice.

@Worlds_truth_1 Год назад

@@RedCirclePottery I pray to god that you'll get more and more success in life 👍👍👍👍👍

@camillekille4072 9 месяцев назад

I was hoping for some commentary as you demonstrated - being specific as to the steps taken to round it out

@RedCirclePottery 7 месяцев назад

Watching what my hands are doing will probably be more useful than anything i could say explaining the process.

@naominandn6509 Год назад

Gorgeous! This is a form i'd like to try as well. Thank you for sharing your process! I have a few questions 😌How much clay are you throwing with here? and also how do you go about trimming this sort of vessel? do you use a chuck?

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thanks for the questions. I do trim a small foot on this piece. This was 3lbs which is typically what I use for my teapots though this one stayed as a vase. The trimming is done using a giffin grip which i find really useful for things that have a high center of gravity. I also have a bisque chuck that would work as an alternative. Given the awkward shape you have to have some sort of chuck to trim in.

@Ian_grancorbitz69 9 месяцев назад

He is jacked and looks like the hulk when he reaches towards the camera

@victoriapaine370 4 месяца назад

That was a great bit of throwing Could u advise me a little On pulling up the clay mine loses centre as it goes up, I'm struggling around 5" wonder if u might have advise

@hlingteo Год назад

Lovely form! Any tips for getting it so evenly round? With mine, sometimes it is lop-sided. One side bulges out a bit more. Also, what wheel do you use and why do you like it? Thank you!

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thanks, the roundness mostly comes from using a rib and pushing just a little bit from the inside to get the right contour on the outside. I would also make sure that your starting from a perfect cylinder and go tall. The clay will get shorter as you start to put a belly on it. As for wheels I used a Brent in this video which has a lot of power for larger pieces. I also use a Speedball Artista for things that mostly weight under 3 lbs. Both wheels are great.

@triciac1019 6 месяцев назад

It does take practice. You'll get there.

@christineweber709 9 месяцев назад

very nice, i cannot pull up so often....

@RedCirclePottery 7 месяцев назад

Just keep practicing and you will get there.

@clifforddalton3067 Год назад

Great throwing, not easy to make a closed form is it? Well done

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thanks, it does take some thoughtful back and forth of collaring and bellying out at the right times.

@dhatchellsd Год назад

What is that handle that you are using? Is it to adjust the wheel speed?

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Yeah that might be hard to see but it's a metal rod that you can use to adjust the foot pedal for speed.

@Keramikkoppen Год назад

Lovely to see! How much clay did you use fpr this pot?

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

This is a 3lb vase, which is the typical amount that I use for this shape when making teapots. Hope that helps!

@Keramikkoppen Год назад

@@RedCirclePottery Thankyou, that helps!😊🙏

@beestone 10 месяцев назад

It's so satisfying to watch you throwing in real time, without quick cuts, annoying voiceover or sped up timing. Like, THIS is how long it actually takes to make this difficult (for beginners) form after you've mastered it. 👍

@RedCirclePottery 7 месяцев назад

Thanks, its a tough form but with practice I think just about anyone can get there.

@bauerjanet7887 Год назад

I saw your comment that the clay is a cone 10 buff stoneware, but what company makes it? Does it have a name. I have found some clays are quite different in what you can throw.

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

This happens to be Continental Clay's out of Minneapolis.

@monsieurberes Год назад

Great video! Have you thrown this form in porcelain?

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Yes I switch back and forth to porcelain and stoneware. My new years resolution is to throw more porcelain and white stoneware. This shape is how I typically make my teapots with maybe slightly more tapering towards the bottom. Porcelain can be a bit more difficult to work with, but manageable with some good compression and either letting the clay rest for an hour or two or hit it with the torch.

@triciac1019 6 месяцев назад

@@RedCirclePotteryso good to know!

@edstud1 Год назад

How much clay is that?

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

This is 3lb. Thinking about doing a 4 or 5lb video soon.

@johnonorgan Год назад

what kind of clay and hi or lo

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

This is a cone 10, buff stoneware.

@Alexander-rq9he Год назад

Beautiful! My pieces are always so bottom heavy..not sure what I’m doing wrong. There doesn’t seem to be any clay left to pull..bottom is square..yet when it dries and I can tell right away that it’s heavy..any thoughts?

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Mostly I would suggest trying to push the clay along the wheelhead into your piece. So basically your pushing all the clay on the bottom in towards the center. Also test to see how thick your bottom is. That will help get more of that clay into the walls of your pot. Also if you have a thick bottom sometimes that is okay and can just be trimmed away when in your trimming phase.

@everhartwendy Год назад

How many lbs?

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

This was 3lbs, which is what I typically use for my sphere and teapot shapes.

@dickedwards2987 Год назад

Show AND Tell...please offer instructional narrative

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thanks for the feedback, ill be adding more narration to future videos.

@t.pisani8239 3 месяца назад

Some narration on what you're doing at each point would have been helpful. Still a good video though.

@chitownmomo Месяц назад

yeah...throw with sponge sponge are a big girl

@RedCirclePottery Месяц назад

Are you suggesting I'm a girl because I use a sponge?

@tnorget Год назад

It's not helpful to newer potters that there is zero commentary. We need to know how you are doing what you're doing and why; what pitfalls to watch out for and how to avoid them etc. Unless you tell us these things, only advanced potters will find this video useful.

@RedCirclePottery Год назад

Thanks for the feedback, I have been narrating my newer videos for that reason. I'm still working on figuring out what people want to watch on youtube and it's becoming clear my best videos are the ones that are narrated and me making forms.

@clairechantrelabbati4544 Год назад

Thank you for showing us your techniques, I really appreciate. No need for comments, according to me, beginners should start with other videos

@hollygauthier5691 Год назад

Narrating would be great. Another way is to put written captions on the video after you have filmed it. Not that I know how to do that.

@elainehenderson842 6 месяцев назад

I disagree. Words get in the way - and who says everyone speaks English anyway. Pottery is a kinaesthetic art, no matter how hard it is, you've just got to feel yourself into it. This is a lovely demo, thank you.