February 5, 2010
Wheel Throwing Video: How to Throw a Large Vase in Two Parts on the Pottery Wheel
 We’ve featured a few videos on throwing large pots in sections here on Ceramic Arts Daily (you can see these here in the video archives). But I’m a firm believer that, with clay, it is never redundant to see a process you think you know very well done by another potter. So I decided to feature another large pot video today. In this video, an excerpt from Stephen Jepson’s DVD How to Throw Large Pots, potter Bill Gossman shows us his method for making a large vase in two wheel-thrown sections. Bill has a couple of tricks up his sleeves that I hadn’t thought of previously, such as a great technique for centering large amounts of clay. Now I can add Bill’s strategies to my current arsenal and make better, bigger pots. In pottery, there is always more to learn! - Jennifer Harnetty, editor. |
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To see images of Bill Gossman’s finished work, please visit www.gossmanpottery.com.
This video was excerpted from How to Throw Large Pots with Stephen Jepson,
which is available in the Ceramic Arts Daily Bookstore.
Tags: Bill Gossman, Stephen Jepson, Throwing Large Pots, Wheel Throwing Techniques, Wheel Throwing Videos
Kay | February 5th, 2010 at 11:31 am
I always look forward to your videos. Thank you for all your hard work and keeping this site up to date!
julie | February 5th, 2010 at 11:51 am
Good video, Thanks. I have always wanted to make bigger pots, while I knew of the 2-piece process, it was helpful to see exactly how it’s done!
Marisa | February 5th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
what I would give to be able to master a big piece like that…..
will try it out tomorrow….perhaps half that size……to start with
ThANKS !!!!!
rosalie | February 5th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
wow! that was beautiful
rosalie | February 5th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
wow!that was beautiful
diane | February 5th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
just have to go into the studio to try it! Thanks for putting on the video, it acts as another incentive to get ‘bigger’.
hilary anne | February 6th, 2010 at 10:09 am
I went to adobe and followed the installation directiuns but still could not access the 2 part pot video. What should I do next please/
Joe | February 6th, 2010 at 10:22 am
The nail cut is the best; one of my favorites. Most powerful tool a potter has is his or her hands.
Dawn | February 8th, 2010 at 9:38 am
The work is remarkable, no question. But what I found wonderful was the dialogue, the partnering of the two. So often, the working potter is so concentrated on what’s being done that the verbal information is……what, perhaps stilted, can’t find a kinder word.
I learned much more with these explanations coming from two sources. Thank you for keeping us potters inspired by coming up with these videos.
Bart | February 9th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Coolio, I use the strip method, but this method is faster.
Lisa | February 10th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
New to throwing, and loving it. Thank you for this video…
linda | February 16th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Remember it has to fit in the kiln! Thank you for this video it is very clean, precise, and clear. I once in a while make a bigger pot then I can manage to move! I slice them up!
A great lesson.
Liz | February 21st, 2010 at 11:40 pm
I have tried this twice both failed..here are a few things I learned.
1.Make sure your top piece has thick even walls. Thin walls at the top of the 2nd thrown piece will result in the pot collapsing due to the weight of the top, which used to be the bottom (make sense? It will if it happens to you)
2. The top piece needs to be shorter than the bottom piece
3. leaving the first piece outside to dry in the wind and sun works great and the drying is very even.
4. Watch how when he joins the 2 pieces, he does not first pull up, he smooths the seam by pushing the clay downwards. There is more clay on the top piece than bottom
I am going to try again tomorrow…go big or go home :)
Kathleen | March 6th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
What an inspiration to what I want to try next! Thank you for the video and dialogue! Nice to hear you say this method can be used on smaller vessels as well.
rinat | May 30th, 2010 at 2:09 am
WOW!