This channel is a diamond in the rough on youtube. Never give up Andy! you inspire me every time you post. Not only to be a better person, but to know more about our ancestors. I cannot thank you enough!
You said things that I've been saying to my students for so long. You validated my work here in Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Thank you so very much. A fan already. Eugenio Alvim
"Hand building" generates an aesthetic that is attractive because of consistency of form which tends to be the "target in the sky" of humans. But, also, if consistency is achieved too well (in either build or finish/painting) it produces a sterile, "machine-like" quality that actually has a lower value for many people. I would submit that the amazing variety in design and form coupled with "slight inaccuracies" is exactly why we value prehistoric native American pottery and their accurate reproductions. Your works hit that elusive happy sweet spot of "wow that is well made" without having a "mass produced by molds and machines" look, and it is those slight inconsistencies in an overall "consistent on average" appearance that draw my eye to this endeavor. Of course, only a few people (often using technology that is modern) can get to a technical level that goes too far to the "machine look," and most of us are still struggling to try to get to the sweet spot of "consistent enough," which is why your videos are so appreciated. Keep up the good work!
So true, I talked about this when I filmed this video but cut it out so the video didn’t get too long. I could probably make a whole video on that subject. Thanks.
I want to begin pottery and coiling seems to me a great start, as it doesn't require a lot of tools. I watched numerous videos, and yours is the most complete I could find. You have a new subscriber and, pretty please, keep teaching !
I love this video, so informative and is going to make a big difference. I’m about to make my first coffee mug with your instruction. I’m so happy I found this channel. I knew there was a way to make pottery without an expensive kiln and wheel. The Natives did it so I knew it was possible. Thank you for all of these awesome videos.
Спасибо! Прекрасные видео и отличная работа. Это именно то, что я искал. Теперь придется отбросить лень и выучить английский язык, чтобы в точности понять то, о чем Вы рассказываете.
I agree that learning to get a feel for how thick/thin the walls are just through touch makes a big difference on making good looking pots. The other video you referenced, the 4 tips one, helped me and my co-potters improve quality and speed more than anything else I’ve seen on UA-cam so far. Thanks Andy for the great videos.
when working on a rim the only way I trim off material is by pulling my thumbnail over the surface, collecting the small amounts of clay there, which I can then quickly and easily apply back into low spots just by wiping off my nail into those areas. in this way you don't really need any tools, and you're not constantly fidgeting around with removing and adding clay from a scrap pile. this works well w/ high and low spots on the body of the pot, too. if you have a bit of a lump in one spot and a little depression in another spot, just scrape down the lump with your thumbnail and then wipe that off into the low spot. then run a moist fingertip over both spots to smooth them over and get a sense of how well it worked. your fingernails are naturally good scrapers, and the motion you use for scraping with your thumbnail is identical to what you'd use for a scraper tool anyway, so it's a good thing to keep in mind.
I agree! Kudos and thank you! Your channel is a gem and super informative. Glad to have found you on my ceramic journey! In addition to your instructional vids, I especially enjoyed your "Ideas From the Ancient Southwest" video - meaningful inspiration and opened a path of inquiry for me.
Thank you for this very informative and hands-on video!!! Could you tell us what your pot is resting in while you work on it? It looks like a clever alternative to a banding wheel. Thanks again!
Sometimes the clay is too soft and floppy, waiting for it to dry a little will allow the clay to firm up. This is especially useful when building large pots.
When adding a new coil by pinching it from outside, you don't pinch them from inside same way? Doesn't it create a weakspot (or area) by same way as if not pinching outside?
I know this is not related to your question, i am new to pottery,, but I'm wondering what Clay you use. My clay always seems too wet to maintain the correct shape. Thanks in advance for any advice
Lovely video! I found it very helpful. You inspired me to start pottery again. I binge watched many of your videos the last days and today i went to the art store and bought 10 kilos of clay. I also talked to my father about sourcing some wild clay locally in the near the future. wohoo! and now i gonna search some germanic anciet pottery finds for inspiration and then attempt something my ancestors might have used. thank you very much! ( i try not to get too attached to the piece, before it is fired... :´D) greetings from Austria
It's above the merch, where it says "40,270 views Sep 16, 2020 Improve your coil pottery techniques, this video covers four critical..." Click the "show more" link there
This channel is a diamond in the rough on youtube. Never give up Andy! you inspire me every time you post. Not only to be a better person, but to know more about our ancestors. I cannot thank you enough!
I appreciate that very much. Thanks!
Very Good class!! Thank you!!@
You are welcome!
The video quality on this deserves recognition
Thanks a lot, I try.
The quality of teaching on this guy deserves recognition
Great lesson!
Thanks! 😃
You said things that I've been saying to my students for so long. You validated my work here in Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Thank you so very much. A fan already. Eugenio Alvim
Thank you, I approach you watching.
Thanks for being good at explaining things
You're welcome
"It's what works for you" - such helpful advice for beginners like me! Thank you Andy!
You're very welcome!
So glad I subscribed to your newsletter and YT channel - your videos are great!
Thanks so much
"Hand building" generates an aesthetic that is attractive because of consistency of form which tends to be the "target in the sky" of humans. But, also, if consistency is achieved too well (in either build or finish/painting) it produces a sterile, "machine-like" quality that actually has a lower value for many people. I would submit that the amazing variety in design and form coupled with "slight inaccuracies" is exactly why we value prehistoric native American pottery and their accurate reproductions. Your works hit that elusive happy sweet spot of "wow that is well made" without having a "mass produced by molds and machines" look, and it is those slight inconsistencies in an overall "consistent on average" appearance that draw my eye to this endeavor. Of course, only a few people (often using technology that is modern) can get to a technical level that goes too far to the "machine look," and most of us are still struggling to try to get to the sweet spot of "consistent enough," which is why your videos are so appreciated. Keep up the good work!
So true, I talked about this when I filmed this video but cut it out so the video didn’t get too long. I could probably make a whole video on that subject. Thanks.
Thank you! I was struggling in ceramics for a while but I'm doing better thanks to you! Your videos are great, persevere! :D
Glad I could help!
I want to begin pottery and coiling seems to me a great start, as it doesn't require a lot of tools. I watched numerous videos, and yours is the most complete I could find. You have a new subscriber and, pretty please, keep teaching !
Thank you, I appreciate that. My goal is to make coil pottery easily accessible to all.
I love this video, so informative and is going to make a big difference. I’m about to make my first coffee mug with your instruction. I’m so happy I found this channel. I knew there was a way to make pottery without an expensive kiln and wheel. The Natives did it so I knew it was possible. Thank you for all of these awesome videos.
So glad you are enjoying my content, I am glad I could help you. Keep watching!
Love your work From Nepal ❤️
Thank you so much 😀
Спасибо! Прекрасные видео и отличная работа. Это именно то, что я искал.
Теперь придется отбросить лень и выучить английский язык, чтобы в точности понять то, о чем Вы рассказываете.
Thank you for watching. Where do you live?
I agree that learning to get a feel for how thick/thin the walls are just through touch makes a big difference on making good looking pots. The other video you referenced, the 4 tips one, helped me and my co-potters improve quality and speed more than anything else I’ve seen on UA-cam so far. Thanks Andy for the great videos.
You are welcome I’m glad it helped.
when working on a rim the only way I trim off material is by pulling my thumbnail over the surface, collecting the small amounts of clay there, which I can then quickly and easily apply back into low spots just by wiping off my nail into those areas.
in this way you don't really need any tools, and you're not constantly fidgeting around with removing and adding clay from a scrap pile.
this works well w/ high and low spots on the body of the pot, too. if you have a bit of a lump in one spot and a little depression in another spot, just scrape down the lump with your thumbnail and then wipe that off into the low spot. then run a moist fingertip over both spots to smooth them over and get a sense of how well it worked.
your fingernails are naturally good scrapers, and the motion you use for scraping with your thumbnail is identical to what you'd use for a scraper tool anyway, so it's a good thing to keep in mind.
Great tip, thanks for sharing! I sometimes use the edge of a serrated blade in a similar manner to smooth rims.
I love this I wanted to improve my coiling since it kept crumbling. Thank you
Glad I could help!
Thanks for the great tips! I’ve been away from my pottery for a couple of years, this was excellent review.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for another very helpful video. I would be interested to see the base of the pot and how you finish it. Thanks.
I show the base and further refinements in my latest video, check it out.
Love watching your videos because you explain why it should be done this way
Thanks glad to hear it.
Thank you. Love your class here.
You’re welcome
Wonderful teacher🌹love your mastery and modesty🙏🏻✨🕊
Thank you so much!
I agree! Kudos and thank you! Your channel is a gem and super informative. Glad to have found you on my ceramic journey! In addition to your instructional vids, I especially enjoyed your "Ideas From the Ancient Southwest" video - meaningful inspiration and opened a path of inquiry for me.
Thank you for sharing your skills.
My pleasure!
Thank you so much for sharing the skills and knowledge. The explanations are really clear and brilliant.
Glad it was helpful!
Great teaching. Thank you
Awesome video and this was helpful to our teacher and our other students.
Great to hear!
Thanks! Your videos are just amazing! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
My pleasure!
Thank you so much
You're welcome
Thank you 😊
Thank you for this very informative and hands-on video!!! Could you tell us what your pot is resting in while you work on it? It looks like a clever alternative to a banding wheel. Thanks again!
It is a "puki" which is traditional here in the American Southwest. Here is a video made all about pukis ua-cam.com/video/HjxBd-EZ54s/v-deo.html
THANKS ALL GREAT INFORMATION, YOU ARE A NICE GUY TO GIVE THIS INFORMATION UP AT NO FEE, LOOKING FOR THE BOOK ...THANKS ANDY
You're welcome, I need to get cracking on the book for sure.
Trying my first big seed pot yesterday ...oh boy .Clay is fun. ROB
Can you talk some more about the drying of the base before adding a coil
Sometimes the clay is too soft and floppy, waiting for it to dry a little will allow the clay to firm up. This is especially useful when building large pots.
Great vídeo!!!!!
Thanks
i love how you say doobily doo
WheezyWaiter
Very helpful, many thanks sir.
You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
When adding a new coil by pinching it from outside, you don't pinch them from inside same way? Doesn't it create a weakspot (or area) by same way as if not pinching outside?
Andy, a bit off the topic - do you warm up the shards as well with the pots before you put them in the fire?
No I don't but it probably isn't a bad idea to get the most life out of my cover sherds.
how difficult you say a canteen would be for a beginner to do?
A canteen is a very completed shape, definitely for more of an advanced student. I should do a video on making canteens.
Nice!
Thanks!
Great vid, I am subcribing !!
Thanks for the sub!
You are a suburb teacher!
Thank you! 😃
Let me know if you have any coil techniques you want to share by commenting below.
I have one maybe turning the pot more moveable when you are turning.
I know this is not related to your question, i am new to pottery,, but I'm wondering what Clay you use. My clay always seems too wet to maintain the correct shape. Thanks in advance for any advice
Incrível gostei demais
obrigada
Just hit subscribe, thank you sir👍
Awesome, thank you!
Lovely video! I found it very helpful. You inspired me to start pottery again. I binge watched many of your videos the last days and today i went to the art store and bought 10 kilos of clay. I also talked to my father about sourcing some wild clay locally in the near the future. wohoo! and now i gonna search some germanic anciet pottery finds for inspiration and then attempt something my ancestors might have used.
thank you very much! ( i try not to get too attached to the piece, before it is fired... :´D) greetings from Austria
I am glad I could inspire you, have fun with the mud!
Nice 👍
Thanks ✌
What is a doubly do all I can find is coffee mugs and tee shirts
It's above the merch, where it says "40,270 views Sep 16, 2020 Improve your coil pottery techniques, this video covers four critical..." Click the "show more" link there
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doobly doo
I believe Wheezy Waiter invented that one.