How To Throw Taller Pottery

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3 жыл бұрын

We've had a number of requests to produce a video with Ann throwing in the studio - NO funny stuff, NO music...just Ann doing her thing. In this video, Ann demonstrates how to throw a 10.5" porcelain piece - much taller than a mug or bowl. Ann shows you how to deal with the tricky aspects of throwing taller such as Pesky Bulges and Stiff Clay. OK, that sounded like a joke but its not - this is a SERIOUS video for SERIOUS potters so no laughing.
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@lynnhoffmann3273 3 жыл бұрын

Clay Companies use a plasticizing ingredient and that if you take your bag of clay and drop it on the floor about six times from about shoulder height it softens the clay. I’ve tried it and it definitely works well to soften a whole bag of clay

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip Lynn! Thanks so much. I will give that a try!

@ginaiannucci Жыл бұрын

I do this and I also stick my bag of clay in water in a bucket of water overnight with the bag closed and that works l too.

@tricialee5 3 жыл бұрын

Now THAT was a great demo!! All business, attention to detail and straight to the point. We don't need music and jocularity while trying to learn a technique. Thank you, Ann, for your kindness and for sharing your knowledge.

@marciasilviajohnson6461 2 жыл бұрын

A tip for you, if the clay is hard , put it in the plastic bag or use the bag it came, and with the bag open thrown few times on the floor changing directions, it will soft the clay for you to wedge and is very nice to thrown after🤗

@LittleStreetPottery 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice! Thanks for watching!

@Moharani21 2 жыл бұрын

I make 2-3 holes in the clay. I squeeze a watery sponge to fill the holes in with water. I wait two days for the clay to be manageably soft to work with.

@laurawanzel3839 2 жыл бұрын

like you videos . i have been a potter for 30 years . you show the right techniques for throwing a good size pot.

@LittleStreetPottery 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Laura - High praise from a pro like yourself. Glad you enjoy the channel!

@breadlytoasted Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for describing how to get the walls to cone, and how to press on the thicker clay at the bottom. I've been struggling because I almost "scoop" it. You are the first person out of dozens of tutorials to actually explain that part.

@134679jen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the multiple camera angles! This is the best video for making something taller!

@emilyhabel6295 11 ай бұрын

Ann, I have to say, your videos have helped this rookie SSOO much!! Love how you explain and demo. THANK YOU!

@lazylaurablue Ай бұрын

This is great thank you. I have recently started to try to throw larger pots, but I always come unstack when I start to pull them up. Now I see that you are pulling up the top first and gradually working down to pulling up the bottom all the way. That actually makes a lot of sense for the stability of the base. I was going to ask my tutor tomorrow, but I am actually going to try this once first and see if it works for me. Nice one!

@jodimayer9608 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video…as a beginner potter I am struggling with taller forms and this clear explanation is invaluable and inspiring!

@freddiemoretti8456 3 жыл бұрын

Always working to get more height and I think this may help. On second thought it may be a losing battle at the age of seventy as I think if I remember that I will start shrinking as I age. Then again if I don't remember hearing that somewhere I won't worry about it. Thanks for sharing with us this downright serious video on pulling up and in ............the clay today.

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

I could give it a try to make you taller Freddie, but I dont know if I can get you on my wheel, hahaha. .....but you are right about the pulling up and in. As long as the base stays wider then tapers to the top, it cant collapse and you have a better chance of gettiing the height. Thanks Freddie!!

@kathybrandt6060 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully done, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@darlink57 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You again, Ann. I love your videos!

@alexanderhalloran 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Excellent editing for showing more detail on the technique

@thatoldbiddy2 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful Demo. Thanks for sharing!

@triciac1019 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! Beautiful job!

@user-mq9dn2hn2v 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for demonstrating . You make it look easy

@BostonBaby1000 2 жыл бұрын

Good teaching. Thank you.

@gaspazha7045 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and instruction. Can’t wait to test your new tips. I especially appreciated the part where you initiated the lift from the top portion of the cylinder. It makes so much sense. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching!! I do think there is a difference with "making sure the walls are nice and even and not too thick" from an actual "pull from the bottom" . i have heard other potters refer to both as a "pull", but I think that is confusing so I separated that out from actually "making a pull". ....if that makes sense.

@janhuisking1170 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh this is so great! I only used 4 lbs today but by focusing in even walls and starting middle up and then bringing the bottom portion up the middle really helped. I’ve consistently had issues with my bottom half getting too thin and collapsing. Great technique. Thank you for sharing.

@bandwilkalviwilk8437 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation thanks

@XCrystalXMoonX 11 ай бұрын

This was so so helpful!

@eildonn 7 ай бұрын

This is a great teaching video!

@Moharani21 2 жыл бұрын

A great video Thanks 🙏

@jeffreyrobinson2155 10 ай бұрын

Think i might have to watch a few more times but that's ok i find your voice soothing thank you

@jossycaro354 2 жыл бұрын

I’m binge watching all your videos ☺️ They do super helpful, thank you!

@LittleStreetPottery 2 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thanks Jossy, let us know if there are other topics you would like to see covered! Enjoy!

@denisenoble4010 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for that Ann. i want to throw big but its scary. your video was good, moving up slowly in sections is something i'd not thought of, till now. just need class to start in September and wire off more than 2 or 3 lb of clay

@LittleStreetPottery 9 ай бұрын

Good luck!

@juliestrater439 3 жыл бұрын

Great video; I loved watching you throw six pounds! Love the tip about pulling from the middle, rather than trying to pull all the clay from the bottom on the first pull. Question; Is your finger position on the inside directly where the sponge is on the outside? Thanks for your videos Ann. They are so helpful!!

@LittleStreetPottery 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@davidcudlip6587 3 жыл бұрын

14:08. I don't see a rib on the inside. I see a rib on the outside and fingers on the inside. Are you pushing the top of the vase with the outside hand/rib and bracing with the inside hand?

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Hi David. That was the part of the video where I was shaping the vase. by pushing the clay at the top inward to create a neck and pushing the clay under the neck outward with the inside hand to create a voluminous profile. I am not the most elegant thrower, but I can get the job done, haha.

@davidcudlip6587 3 жыл бұрын

@@annruel1982 Thanks. I just started making long neck vases and bottles. I have a problem with sinking shoulders and necks.

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidcudlip6587 Gotcha David. It may be that your clay is a bit too thin when you try and stretch out the shoulders too. Perhaps, pulling more from the bottom to achieve the height instead of thinning out the clay at the top...then try the throwing stick to achieve the volume at the shoulder area to avoid the tired clay that is at the top of the vase. Have you tried a throwing stick. If the neck is too thin to get your hands into without stretching the clay out in tight neck area, a throwing stick will be able to get in there easier and help when the clay starts to sink.

@davidcudlip6587 3 жыл бұрын

@@annruel1982 I was thinking of ordering one or making one. That might help forming a good shoulder after the neck is collared in. Tonight I threw a replica of an 18th century rum bottle that surprisingly turned out okay. Those were actually hand blown glass but I like that shape. I just got into this last month and never worked with clay in my life. It can get addicting.

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidcudlip6587 Wow, you are doing great then David. Congratulations. You are so right. it is very addictive :-)

@Usasangkhalok 4 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤l love your work very much 😂😂😂 thank you very much.

@vzeimen 2 жыл бұрын

It seems like your inside hand is below the outside hand, this is opposite of what I've learned and strive for. I'm hoping to find another of your videos where you address the placement of your fingers as you pull.

@carmenmiller6622 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great tutorial, the music triggers anxiety though. I almost turned it off before even watching and had to mute the end.

@ludouglas1 Жыл бұрын

this didn't feel a confident tutorial. it went off centre early, it was uneven on the top, it had a terrible wobble and you pushed out at one point long before you were meant to and it had a bulge just below midway. then it started to collapse. you often didn't apply water to the walls after pulling up and with the rib, it started to get a corrugate dlook on the outside. This wasn't fluid as a process for beginners that's for sure. With the wooden rib, the whole pot was so out of whack, I felt anxious watching and didn't feel I learned a clear lucid way of creating a large pot.

@lynnhoffmann3273 3 жыл бұрын

I heard that clay c

@bentejensen1545 2 жыл бұрын

@cookieoriginals8319 3 жыл бұрын

You are so sweet , did you do this just for me ;) ;) LOL

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!!! I did think about that because you are right, the clay is very stiff, so I left in the tips about what to do when the clay you start with will hurt your wrists. Good catch, Cookie!!!