omg not me watching this video for about the 10th time and only just catching you say that you hold your fingers directly across from each other when pulling, as opposed to the commonly taught inside fingers above s shaped situation. Thank you for this video, I'm keen to keep practicing!
Thank you for showing us how to bring up the clay. I took a class at my college and paid 1800 for the class (because it’s a university they charge way too much) the teacher never taught me how to do that. Even when she saw me struggling to raise the wall. I asked her how to do it, her response was”you just lift up the wall, 😒. I wasn’t sure how to hold my fingers. So thank you, I’ve learned more from you than I have in a university class
College takes a human being with tons of potential, confuses it, breaks it down, inverts reality, and produces a libtard cult zombie incapable of functioning in productive society. What a mess.
Nice one Tim, I can see your clay is smoother than mine and softer but seems to go up just fine so it must be me. I will go have another go and try your volcano method
Woh, woh, woh, Tim, I need to see that first pull with that cool hand position in slow mo! You are so fast. Amazing. You are like a superhero wheel guy with a cape.
Tim, Thank you. This video make so much sense!!! I've been out of the studio for a while (renovation) and this was an excellent coaching vid to prepare me to get back in there.
Tim I watched your videos so many times when I first started throwing. Even though the studio I go to has teachers and they give good pointers, I really learned from your videos how to center and how to pull. After three years my progress is slow and am only recently getting some consistent forms (barely). Anyhow, of all the videos, this one has become my pottery philosophy. To throw with creativity rather than taking each piece so precious. It's such a joy to be so "bad" at something yet still enjoy it so much and strive and experiment with real dedication and freedom.
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This is such a very helpful video, excellent teaching, and important information! I’ve seen potters throw using these skills, but this gives me so much more insight into what’s happening between the the hands and the clay!
Do you have your hands joined, touching so that your thumb is tucked into the palm of one of your hands? It's hard to tell and if so which thumb is tucked?
My instructor saw me pulling "directly cross from another" and said this was my problem with raising. Inside fingers should be higher than outside. Is this true? Many lessons with little good instruction
I was taught I have the clay make an s shape as I pulled but that’s not good for the clay. The proof is always the result I I saw someone eating what I want out of a pull and did it better than me I would switch. So far this is the most effective way I’ve seen to pull a wall.
Throwing a pot in less pulls means it will be quicker, less wet and this way leaves it smoother inside and out which means shaping is has less unevenness to have to deal with.
