Cutting the 'leaf' out of the base to make it an oval blew my mind

The level of this woman’s artistry, talent and skill is mind bending. Stunning work.

Whenever I go to a museum, I see normal items that were made in extraordinary ways. Videos like these help me see an old piece and imagine it when it was first made, and the beauty that it must have held before fading away.

This was the most satisfying thing I've watched all week. This definitely gave me a whole new appreciation for ceramic artwork!

Wow, you are a true artist. Absolutely gorgeous.

I'm so glad youtube recommended this! ❤

Eternal gratitude to Michelle Erickson for researching so thoroughly into clay in order to demonstrate it's fabrication into agateware. Truly astonishing to see so much dedication going into the reproduction of a single unique art item. Especially for us art lovers living so far away from the Victoria and Albert Museum. I am sending the artist and the finished agateware a virtual hug (I can't help it, I am weird like that!) 😍💖🙏🏻👌🏻😲✨

"I'm cutting my model in half to test...." True artist...able to create beautiful work, yet willing to destroy the same work to reach a higher standard. Reminds me of painting class where our teacher would walk by and mess up our paintings on purpose, to keep us from becoming overly committed to one direction.

Some just like to admire finished pieces, but I have always been interested in the process of how it got that way. Really interesting to see this.

I think I like yours better than the original.... How you worked out the process for this is beyond me. Great job!

I love how when she puts in the teapot, it's all white because of the glaze and then she opens the kiln lid and BOOM. This beautiful multicolored teapot is revealed. It's almost like magic.

That was sublime workmanship. The way she created the oval effect was so simple/genius. Many thanks for the upload.

Wow - what a beautiful job. Ms. Erickson is an artist and engineer rolled into one.

Gosh she made it look so effortless, but a lot of time and trial and error went into making this. I miss pottery so much. I loved making glazes, and throwing things on the wheel!

I'm stunned by this. Erickson's commentary is perfectly concise and intelligent. This video sets a standard that very few videos of any sort could equal.

such a beautiful thing to watch her work, not to mention the quality of the filming and the beauty of the tea pots and the wild awesome technique!

So many years experience in this woman. True talent.

beautiful!!! i feel like if i drink from this teapot, my tea will greatly increase in taste

I just love watching people who are extremely good at their job do what they are doing.

It's wonderful to see incredibly skilled people like her still exist in the world

I have a new appreciation for pottery! Scientific and artistic at the same time...

Great video and beautiful work but it would have been great to see them side by side without blurring out the other.

Astoundingly beautiful - you mastered an old, priceless art - in the end, couldn't tell which was more beautiful.

every so often i come back to this video and watch it again, for no reason.

Thank you for your video and explaining the process!

This was such a joy to watch.

..am I the only one who held their breath while watcing this as if it where a murder mysery about to unravel? The levels of pure genius and dedication here is stupefying and inspiring.

This series of videos are simply wonderful ! It helps us appreciate the true nature and extend of the work and craftsmanship behind all those little artefacts in front of which we maybe pass by to quickly while visiting museums. Thank you for this work !

Fascinating! A beautiful piece of work from an amazing artist. A pleasure to watch.

This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my entire life. Thank you.

So lovely to watch you revive this amazing process. A stunning result .

Wonderful video! Thank you. The teapots are exquisite! More please.

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen made, and I do watch a lot of videos here on KZfaq. This is a masterwork.

Just found this channel, I'm hooked.... Such a talented woman

Wow, the level of human creativity in a 16th century..I am amazed..Thank you for sharing

thank you so much Michelle for sharing your skill, expertise, and passion with us!

This is stunning. As someone with pottery experience, I know the incredible level of numerous skill sets shown here. Must be pricey as hell!

This is a gorgeous piece of art and the research and attention to detail is stunning. This video is so amazing and relaxing to watch. Thanks for the insight into your creative process with this piece!

The most stunning creation. Leaves you hungry for more and with a deep appreciation of the huge talent of the artists, both new and old. An extraordinary thing

This is the most beautiful work made with clay that I have ever seen; what a fabulous artist, I'm amazed! Michelle Erickson, you are a genius!

Wow, something completely random in my recommendations but what a beautiful video. I notice the new pot has a more vibrant blue - does the cobalt colour fade with time?

Not gonna lie, the different color clays layered together looked pretty delicious.

Wow!!! THAT WAS WONDERFULLY PRESENTED AND EXECUTED! Beautifully done!! Thank you Michelle Erickson.

Mesmerizing! She's incredibly skilled. I'm obsessed with teapots so this was such a treat to watch.

It's similar in some ways to how sweets were made and even how patterned swords were made. Beautiful teapot by the way and it would be lovely to spend an afternoon with the artist drinking tea out of the teapot and discussing art.

This is technically amazing and exquisitely beautiful!

Amazing analysis and recreation of technique. There's always something new to learn. Thanks for setting a new bar for me. That was a beautiful recreation.

How much work, fantasy, patience, knowledge and reliable proprietor in all this! Great!

Absolutely beautiful !! Very informative, thanks for sharing :)

You are one fair dinkum artist. What you created is nothing short of remarkable. I am truly impressed with your talent.

Taking this class in college i had forgotten the beauty and fun in creating. Thank you! Learned a new method.

Potters can "Read" clay. From beginning to end. Thanks for showing us how such a skilled woman achieved such a beautiful result!

Wow....just WOW! That's so beautiful! I'm a huge tea lover so this was truly enjoyable to watch. :-)

Imagine the anticipation as she waited for the firing to finish and then removing that incredible result.

Wonderful to watch an expert creating something so clever, interesting and beautiful! Thank you! X

Brilliant! Stunning artistry! You must be so proud.

The process of layering, rolling, re-billeting, cutting, and re-arranging of the clays is very reminiscent of the process of making complex weld patterns in steel.

I'm not gonna lie, this blew my mind. Probably because I knew nothing about pottery.

Man, watching the clay being slapped around, cut up, pressed together and slapped around again is seriously satisfying. So comfy right now.

That is one of the most beautiful objects I’ve ever seen....absolutely gorgeous!

Wow, that is beautiful, easy when an expert does it.

Great artist and great video!

This kind of stuff never ceases to amaze me.

Amazing recreation of the 18th century piece. Bravo Michelle Erickson

Man, how cool. I would love to be able to do this stuff.

you explain in a way i understand. Thank you

This was incredibly interesting to watch, and the final product was beautiful. I loved how the clay was patterned with cutting the rolls and rearranging the strips. Thanks for sharing, loved it.

How elegant and uplifting is the creative process. The best of humanity.

Idk about you but I feel like taking a pottery class now

The song is Talvihorros - The Blue Cathedral

Michelle Erickson you are a stunning artist with exquisite craftswomanship and eloquence of instruction. I love these VandA videos.

Absolutely amazing , stunning teapot 💕

song / music is Talvihorros - The Blue Cathedral

black belt!! :) thank you! inspirational

Amazing! Lovely teapot! Such a joy to see a master's process. Thank you.

The recreation has a stunning vibrancy that I simply was not expecting, beautiful work indeed.

Disliked by Pottery class dropouts The techniques shown here are pretty damn amazing. Always a relaxing getaway to watch these types of vids.

This is not my thing but I can appreciate this women's skill she is a master I wish I paid more attention to pottery at school.

That was astonishingly beautiful to watch !

I am so happy there are artisans in this world that create in the old way. Beautiful. Hopefully we revert back in many aspects of our life.

I, honestly, must say that of the thousands of KZfaq watches' I've seen this is "hands down" the very very best ever. I have total respect for what you have just re-created here from an 18th Century masterpiece.... instead of a cheap Asian modern and disposable item.

Amazing :)

Mesmerizing. So skillful, a true artist. Just wow!

Thank you thank you THANK YOU for these videos. There is beauty in this world if we seek it. Such artistry and skill!

Very nice work, only criticism is that the patterning is much more fluid and delicate on the original.

My only criticisms are that she could have smeared and stretched the surface pattern before pressing it into the mold in order to mimic the original better, since it was trying to look like concentric rings of agate.

Absolutely amazing to see this take shape! Thank you.

Watching a skilled artist turn clay in to something beautiful, useful and creative is really wonderful.

Great work. Still the older one is a lot more seamless.

Forgive the novice question but, why was the slip added at the last and how is it the colors show through the slip after the final firing?

Wow! What a wonderful creation!

Beautiful! It is such a joy to see an artisan at work.

It's not a dolphin, it's adragon...

The music was horribly annoying and distracting and drowning out the voice. Silence is golden. Just natural sounds and voice is soothing to watch. I wish the initial carving was crisper though, saw some lumps after glazing before final firing. This was a technically difficult process, to get the marbling to match. Nicely done! Finished product was superb! Brava!

My colleague and I have been inspired to have a go at making this. Great inspiration from this video, Stoke is my home town. I'm always impressed by what my local ancestors could make.

What a fine job you have done. Each of them are beautifully exquisite. Well done !!!

with all due respect i think the original technique is a bit different and more complicated than what you're making

if I wanted captions, I would turn them on

Incredible testament to human ingenuity and fierce dedication to her art. Well done, indeed!

This is amazing. Thank you for sharing and showing us your craft.