I agree with your discussion about throwing loose. I have been told in my Watercolor class to try and paint loose. I think we all try to hard to make things perfect, almost manufactured. There is a fine line between well made and being loose. It is almost like trying to find your voice or style. Easier said than done.

Excellent! Still practicing the spiral wedge but that close-up was the best I have seen. Love the treadle wheel and hope to build one myself by next year (thanks to your suggestion about books for the studio). Moments of peace are fleeting but they are always there for me when I am making pots. Thanks for your videos, always educational and inspiring!

So nice to see such a gorgeous piece of wedged clay and to see someone working on a wedging table that is the right height and working with the right posture. I so often see people that try doing this on tables that are chest high.

Greetings from Hamburg Germany. Thanks for your lessons! Btw: a chawan is not my cup of tea either 😊

so natural to see you back at the treadle wheel. I too have watched you from the beginning and have enjoyed and learned so much. Thanks.

thank you for your tips on wedging and kneeding, I found it very helpful. I really appreciate it. have a good day.

Thanks, Simon. I'm with you on the terminology. I always find "tea bowl", "chawan" etc. a bit awkward and pretentious. "Cup" is a nice, honest word that suits western pottery. That doesn't stop them being individual and attractive. Besides, I doubt that any non-Japanese chawans ever see a drop of tea.

When I am bored with what Ihave been doing, I will try and push what I am doing to the limit - throw extremely thin for example. At some point the clay will almost but not quite fail. I will stop and there will be a feeling of flow or movement. I only do this for pieces for myself and I am very fond of them.

In answer to your comment about a wheel being calming.I find that no matter what mood I'm in when I start throwing I am always calmer and in a better mood than when I started. I agree with you about wobbly rims I need them to be accurate and true even even if the pot itself is "wobbly sided"

its all rainy here i sometime do my throwing out in the rain keeps the clay wet when im throwing works quite well :)

I tried my best to knead my clay like that and I realize now the reason I was sweating so badly was because I was trying to do the whole thing all at once, instead of staying at the top. Thanks for this awesome video. I think I can do this now.

The wheel is so quiet that I forgot you were using it. The kickwheel, being so quiet and passive, seems to permit a better relationship between the potter and the clay. Using an electric wheel is like having a third partner in a dance,.

by the way, there is a lot of personal philosophy and reflections in this video, I like it a lot!

This guy calling out cultural appropriation nearly 10 years ago. 10/10

having watched your video's from the beginning. seeing you back on the leach wheel with that camera angle you seem to have come full circle. that's nice.

@sleachpots of course, its just nice to hear your thoughts.

Oh my goodness lol. Now I have to get me some clipper combs lol.

Simon, do you get anything out of me giving your videos a thumbs up? I watch em all, but never really click the like button, does it mean anything to you?

thanks, thanks, thanks X 100. Well, I've seen at list 20 clips, and didn't thank you up to now... And now comes the questions: I've notice a fine angle up on top... would you elaborate on the right angle? is there a do/don't do about it? I wounder how the T-bowl floor looks - it will be great if you can just cut on up :-) and - thanks in advance for any answer Gil

Simon, your studio is as big as my house now. Nice to enjoy your input at the "Leach wheel" after a long break from KZfaq. Though your clips are getting longer than I can excuse with a coffee break. 11 pounds = 4.98 kilograms

Simon, when trying to wedge some clay that is a little dry, is there a trick? What do you do when it keeps cracking a bit? Thanks!

Handle-less mug = tumbler! No? I think that a potter attempting to introduce a personality (say, for want of a better word) into a pot (that is, not the potter's personality, but the pot's own personality) is never a bad thing, regardless of how contrived it seems; it may be that, with practice, one becomes more adept at such things, though it seems invariably clumsy or heavy handed at first.

Simone hello... how often do you work in your studio?

You made those WAY too quickly. Not fair!

Coffee ☕ cups

Texas... it's the same here lol. HOT and STICKY lol.

@sleachpots LOL...true brotha!

I was told if you are talking to yourself that you are crazee😅

Didnt you say you want to be in control of your pot and even consistent? if the potter purposely makes it wobbely isnt he then being in control of his pot and even consistant? I do agree there is some sort of aura or atmosphere that comes with a pot that is by accident wavy and a little warped as is one that is expertly thrown and smoothed atleast thats my view on the topic