Ceramic Arts Daily – Pottery Video of the Week: A Sweet Handbuilt and Wheel Thrown Dessert Bowl

It’s back to the grind after a few days off for thanksgiving. To help ease the transition back into the work week, here’s a little Monday video for you. In this video, an excerpt from the utterly inspiring DVD Pieces and Patterns: Complex Forms from Handbuilt and Wheel-Thrown Parts, Deborah Schwartzkopf, a master at designing beautiful non-round functional pottery, shows us how she makes her dessert bowls. – Jennifer Harnetty, editor.

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This clip was excerpted from Pieces and Patterns: Complex Forms from Handbuilt and Wheel-Thrown Parts, with Deborah Schwartzkopf,
which is available the Ceramic Arts Daily Bookstore.

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To learn more about Deb Schwartzkopf or see more images of her work, please visit http://debspottery.com.

For more fabulous forming techniques, be sure to download your free copy of Five Great Handbuilding Techniques: Variations on Classic Techniques for Making Contemporary Handbuilt Pottery.

Alexi Bordbar February 20, 2013 at 8:52 pm -

it;s amazing job i love it
Kim November 26, 2012 at 10:03 am -

That was a sweet little demonstration thanks.
Kay November 26, 2012 at 9:47 am -

Great video! Thanks for showing the end result!
Mary Jo November 26, 2012 at 9:06 am -

Loved the innovative alterations. Just wonder about delicate attachments for the grandchildren stage. I used to say with my 4 kiddies, “cant i have anything nice?!” Now the grand children have muliplied the breakage. But still we keep making and hiding the goodies’. They are truly lovely and alterations are the wave of the future…since nothing else is new. MJ
Marie November 26, 2012 at 9:03 am -

Thanks for sharing that technique. It’s a great idea and so versatile! SEEing the end result is always a bonus.
Kathleen November 26, 2012 at 8:41 am -

Very nicely done… love your way of explaining the process!
Yvon November 26, 2012 at 8:37 am -

Always nice to see the final work! Thank you for this inspiring clip.
cindy November 26, 2012 at 8:30 am -

Excellent description of the work. One of those you just want to run out to the studio and make. Thanks!
Neal November 26, 2012 at 8:20 am -

Thanks for posting this great video. I just purchased a banding wheel. It was very useful for glaze trailing pots for my most recent firing. And now this video gives me another idea of something that it will be useful for.
Dana November 26, 2012 at 8:13 am -

Wonderful demo! I definitely want to buy the video!
Susan November 26, 2012 at 8:03 am -

Deb does a great job of demonstrating either on video or in person; enjoyed the clip. Susan