Making a Pottery Wheel Thrown Jar

Making a Pottery Wheel Thrown Jar - Lid & Body (Part 1)

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This is part one of a three part series that demonstrates the throwing, trimming, glazing and firing of a large, stoneware lidded jar. I discuss centering large lumps of clay, how to pull up the walls and refine a thrown vessel on the potter's wheel. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch! And if you have any questions please do ask in the comments below.
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⏱ • Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:34 - Weighing and wedging the clay (approximately 3.5kg)
2:23 - Centring the mass of clay
6:05 - Pulling up the walls
11:22 - Refining the thrown shape
12:20 - Creating the gallery for the lid
13:35 - Throwing the lid
*It's worth noting! That you won't get the same results as I do if you're firing in oxidation. The reduction firing really helps with this process.
*I throw using both a Rohde HMT 500 & 600 potter's wheel and fire using Rohde kilns too, the electric is a TE-200 and the gas kiln is a KG-340.
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@galacticmechanic1 9 ай бұрын

The white text tips you added are quite nice and helpful

@floriangadsby 9 ай бұрын

Ah! Pleased you think so - there's a lot of jargon pottery terms that for a beginner/someone who doesn't make ceramics, might be confusing, so I might start doing this more regularly, same with the arrows! Thanks for watching!

@TeresaBaileypolymath 9 ай бұрын

I enjoy hearing Ciro bark while you're throwing the lid. He always seems like a happy dog.

@stardust-kyun 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous work! Your videos pushed me to start taking pottery classes at the beginning of 2023, and I've finally started to throw "large" vases of about 5 lbs. It's a wonderful experience, and I look forward to my classes (and your videos!!) every week :)

@xenaauer6 8 ай бұрын

you have def. improved your throwing skills over the last 2-3 years. congrats, well done! also i see your followers have trippled since i last visited. also your explanation is on point and very accurate. nice job

@ColonelJellybean 9 ай бұрын

always impressed by your skill sets-ceramics, video editing, and speaking. There are few videos that maintain my attention, especially ceramics content. Thank you for your dedication

@mileswhiting8212 9 ай бұрын

Your dedication to your craft is so inspiring! I’m going to practice throwing big and throwing lids today. Thanks for literally making free online pottery classes 👍✨

@floriangadsby 9 ай бұрын

Good luck! And you're very welcome, thanks for watching them!

@JoseOcandoVideos 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the weekly videos. I got inspired and just took my first pottery class yesterday. I threw 3 very imperfect bowls, but had such a fun time. These videos are such a treat.

@floriangadsby 9 ай бұрын

What good news! It's fun at the start and when new things click and you can see yourself getting better, week in, week out, it gets highly addictive! Thanks so much for watching, means a lot.

@sou8063 9 ай бұрын

I had a very tough day at work and was delighted to see this video was up, could feel my stress melting with each up and down during the coning until it vanished by the time it was done. I appreciate so much your videos not often for the educational purposes but the steadiness and progression that gives your videos a unique tranquil aura, a lot like your own pots actually, thanks a lot for continuing to share your journey with us! 😊❤

@flaviacohen5129 8 ай бұрын

I can’t believe I counted the times you wedged the clay and they were exactly 100 times. Only perfection from you as always Florian. 👏🏼😊

@skelebuni 9 ай бұрын

I've just started to learn how to make vases in my pottery class so this video has been very helpful in learning to throw bigger forms! Thank you :D

@floriangadsby 9 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch-it means a lot! Best of luck learning to throw, I miss those early stages 🙌🏻

@WellWoopdidoo 9 ай бұрын

“At this point, I’m throwing up” Constant, steady pressure does that to me too.

@xbaczewska4197 8 ай бұрын

Nice comprehensive tutorial. I learn something from each video. From the lid explication, for sure, this time.

@boatman9181 9 ай бұрын

this is exactly what i needed!! throwing lids is so hard

@mikepetersen7319 9 ай бұрын

Looking forward for the sequel.

@TheRealBobHickman 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful shape. This one is going to be gorgeous.

@TheBency 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for making the video. I got couple of small tips that will help in the future.

@clarabisson7299 9 ай бұрын

excited to see the trimming

@Smallathe 9 ай бұрын

Wonderful video!

@flamethrowex 9 ай бұрын

Oh wow, the jar is looking wonderful already even without any trimming Also, if I'm seeing correctly, it looks like you're trying out a slightly different editing style... I'm excited to see where it goes!

@floriangadsby 9 ай бұрын

I want to start incorporating more drawings, studio shots, arrows and some text tags to explain a few of the more pottery specific words I say. Glad you noticed!

@hardwareful 9 ай бұрын

Intro has very strong "le Studio" vibes. Love it :D

@Leokipo 8 ай бұрын

Having very novice experience from high school, I understand the process and the difficulty in each step. I was in absolute awe Florian! Great work, you’re so great!

@elimenchetti5595 8 ай бұрын

Hi Leo, To add on to your Florian Fanboying, His voice, hand movements, and the way the water slaps against the hardened clay just hits me the right way. I also absolutely love his delicate fisting and fingering of the clay.

@amandarivera7837 8 ай бұрын

Wow Elias you make some great points!@@elimenchetti5595 I think you are considered a Florian fanboy now too! Welcome to the club :)

@zaibcom 9 ай бұрын

Amazing

@floriangadsby 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@SmithCaro 9 ай бұрын

2:21 ... The Sorting Hat ... 😊

@kirkadams1380 9 ай бұрын

Might be helpful in the future... with centering large amounts of clay, try first rhythmically slapping the clay with both hands as it spins slowly. That usually gets it in good shape to properly center getting out the worst of the undulations.

@kinlyki 9 ай бұрын

I have a question for you, what do you think of Primitive Technology's rudimentary pottery making? Do you think you would be able to do better or do you think you would be worse when making pottery in the same environment?

@joejr1214 9 ай бұрын

Hey! This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. One question keeps coming up in my mind: If you know you'll be lifting the piece with your hands (both for the large body, and the lid in this case), why not throw directly on the bat to avoid any waviness later on, and avoid the nerve-wracking part where the whole thing moves? knowing that it is maybe a "one-of" and that you won't need 30 bats for a series of pots (unless you do...)?

@GreenDayFanMT 9 ай бұрын

Nice new touch to include on-screen descriptions for pottery terms. Must be a lot of work. One question, does clay become easier to wedge when it is warm, say 30°C or more?

@floriangadsby 9 ай бұрын

Glad you think so! Well, it's not necessarily easier... but wedging freezing cold clay is horrible, and if it's actually frozen then it's really difficult! Otherwise it doesn't make a wild difference.

@r.duroucher225 9 ай бұрын

I'm curious about something. Why create a galley at the top of the jar when the lid slots into the jar itself? You could have left the side of the jar as is, without a galley (which you're not using for the lid) and it would have been thicker and stronger.

@floriangadsby 9 ай бұрын

It’s an aesthetic choice really, it creates a band of shadow underneath the lid and groove from which you can lift the lid off from. It doesn’t make it any weaker really.

@r.duroucher225 9 ай бұрын

@@floriangadsbyThanks for that explanation.

@rosen-garten629 9 ай бұрын

Florian, would you mind telling the hight of the jar, freshly thrown? Metric or imperial, I'm used to both... 😅

@Alex_0Z 9 ай бұрын

never heard of “dry centering” for larger works i’ll have to try it i’ve found i use a lotttttt of water with larger pots

@floriangadsby 9 ай бұрын

I've never heard it called dry centring either but it makes a lot of sense and is VERY helpful. Good luck with the technique!

@mikeysmall88 9 ай бұрын

I laughed out loud when you said you were no expert. Yeah okay 😂

@floriangadsby 9 ай бұрын

I mean, what is an expert! I'm still learning and constantly feel like I've got a LONG way to go in terms of practical ability, it's all relative, I guess.

@rekwa3860 9 ай бұрын

Yeah right 😅 "it takes 12 to 20 minutes to throw a bigger pot" come on, i sometimes spend more time to center a piece of clay as big as my wrist....

@user-rw1fu1bu8w 9 ай бұрын

I just changed my account sk i might not look familiar. Buy Ive been watching you videos for a while now, and im makeing art show peices almost all with lids (it gets you extra points) and i dident even think of makeing the lid like that. So will use in the future.