The beauty of this craft- in every aspect- is food for the soul. The sound, the visuals, the creativity and most of all your process. Thank you for sharing your wonderful work.
I think I love trimming just as much as you. I watch your videos time and time again. I even watch and listen to these ASMR videos as I go to bed, and dream of trimming and throwing. It’s such a calming activity and I’m really appreciative of what you share. I think it’s helping me become a much better pottery hobbyist even though I’ve just only just passed my half way mark in the beginning throwing class I took up at a local studio a few weeks ago. It seems like I’ve far passed most of my classmates in skill simply because I hang on to your every word and try to mimic the sounds I hear from your trimming. I just wanted to thank you because this is the most fun I’ve had in a long time, playing in mud. And it’s fun to watch your new videos and designs. I hope I can watch and learn from you for a long while to come!
Could you please make a video about the potters’ wheel? I’m intrigued about the concept which I imagine to be ancient. What are the technological developments and who are the main manufacturers? What are speeds for ideal throwing and does the direction of spin matter (as in, I would imagine it would make for a smoother finish if you spin in the reverse direction to trim a leather-hard pot to the direction it was first thrown)? Are there potters who consider kicked wheels to be only way to make artisanal work?
Actually pottery has become more of an art form thanks to mass production do people still throw on the wheel? Yes, but it's not very lucrative and one needs a name to make a living much like art. With that being said speed depends on experience and work flow it can differ depending on the day. What matters is how smooth that pull is if one pulls up too fast that clay is going to feel like it's fighting against you and some areas might be thinner than others giving you a wrinkle. As for reverse in some cultures people will throw the opposite direction nothing to do with trimming smoothness :)
