April 10, 2009
Tony Clennell demonstrates how to make a super cool and super big salad bowl, or "Roman bowl" as he calls it, by throwing it in sections on the pottery wheel.Already Registered? Please sign in.
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March 25, 2009
Making Multiples: Using Templates to Throw Uniform Shapes on the Pottery Wheel
Today potter Bill Schran explains how he makes and uses templates to throw multiples on the pottery wheel.December 19, 2008
Wheel Throwing Video: A Tall Order - Throwing a Massive Vase on the Pottery Wheel
Since we were already thinking big this week (see Wednesday's post on Morten Løbner Espersen's largescale ceramic art installation), I thought today's video would be a fitting one. It comes to us all the way from Gaya Ceramic Designs in Bali, Indonesia. Potter Marcello Massoni demonstrates how he produces huuuuuuuuge vases on the pottery wheel by throwing them in sections (and he makes it look so easy!). And since there is no narration on this video, below we've posted further explanation of the process in the form of step-by-step instruction. Check out the video and the step-by-step, then try a tall order of your own! - Jennifer Harnetty, editor.October 24, 2008
If you trim your pottery using a bisque-fired chuck—or even if you don’t—you’ll love the superchuck. Watch the video to check out what Tim See has come up with, and then make your own. We've included a materials list and instructions below; don't worry, it's short and the process is easy.—Sherman Hall, Ceramic Arts DailyAugust 11, 2008
Easy Bat Removal: A Quick and Simple Tip for Getting Grippy Bats off the Potter’s Wheel
If you are a potter who uses bats when throwing on the potter’s wheel, chances are you have had to wrestle with a bat or two to remove it from the wheelhead. Sometimes the suction-cup effect is so strong (especially with thin plastic or masonite bats) that when you finally break the bat free using a knife or pin tool, you have also distorted a perfectly thrown pot. Ceramic Arts Daily reader Michelle Kaisersatt came up with this simple solution for removing those extra grippy bats without hurting your freshly thrown ware.May 19, 2008
Multi-Purpose Chucks: Using Household Items When Trimming Difficult-to-Trim Pottery
At some point or another many potters are faced with a conundrum: their creativity goes unchecked and they artfully fashion a beautiful and delicate rim on a pot that they would like to flip over and trim on the potter’s wheel. But flipping the piece to trim will ruin the artfully created piece. A common solution to this conundrum is to use a bisque-fired chuck to prop up the piece so the rim doesn’t come in contact with the wheelhead. Then the challenge becomes finding the correctly sized chuck for the job. And often, in community studio settings especially, there isn’t a chuck that is just right. A couple of months back we published a feature by Sam Hoffman on an ...February 29, 2008
This week’s Tip of the Week comes to us from James Rozzi of Stone Mountain, Georgia. Last week we saw a technique for trimming large platters with delicate rims. This week, we tackle trimming delicate narrow-necked bottle forms. Not only is Rozzi’s tip a time and energy saver, it may also bring back fond childhood memories!
