Thank you for your kind comments. I first learned this technique from Tom Coleman, an amazing porcelain artist. I simplified it and have used it successfully for many years now.
I stumbled on your videos. All have been great so far and I have learned a lot of tips. I am going to try your wet on wet throwing technique in a few minutes. Thanks
I tried this on two 8# pieces and was surprised how well it worked versus joining two leather hard sections. Thanks for taking the time to make this video! Much easier than trying to envision a big piece in two parts.
The seam can reappear if the two lips where you attach the clay are too thin. Make sure that you thicken the top edge of each piece when you throw them so there is clay to blend together. Also make sure you work the seam with ribs, and try to make sure the wall is an even thickness, before shaping. The use of ribs also give you more time to work the piece by removing water and compressing the wall. If the join shows when shaping just go back over it with a rib before finishing the piece. This is a great technique to produce larger pieces out of small easily centered amounts of clay instead of muscling a massive amount. I learned this from Tom Coleman, a master porcelain artist.
Hey Richard. I’ll be doing a workshop soon on sectional throwing and I love the title of your video. I’m not sure if it’s original to you but I might borrow the name if that’s ok? I’ll be teaching another technique of throwing the bottom one day and the top the next and joining them bc i think that may be a little less difficult than wet sections. I do throw wet sections together quite often to make larger forms but I believe that takes quite a bit of skill and practice.
Hi Matthew, I have admired your skill, videos and creative approach to both! You are very welcome to use the title which as far as I know is original. I use the technique in my own work and shared it with my most advanced throwing classes. I learned it from Tom Coleman and made my own changes over time. Thanks for reaching out, maybe someday we can meet. Take care and good luck in the workshop, Richard
@@richardmccoll9297 Thank you so much! I’ll let you know if I use that title or not. I have to decide very soon but I love the simplicity of it! If you’re ever in Seagrove don’t hesitate to call and come by.
