Ah! Pleased you think so - there's a lot of jargon pottery terms that for a beginner/someone who doesn't make ceramics, might be confusing, so I might start doing this more regularly, same with the arrows! Thanks for watching!
you have def. improved your throwing skills over the last 2-3 years. congrats, well done! also i see your followers have trippled since i last visited. also your explanation is on point and very accurate. nice job
always impressed by your skill sets-ceramics, video editing, and speaking. There are few videos that maintain my attention, especially ceramics content. Thank you for your dedication
Absolutely gorgeous work! Your videos pushed me to start taking pottery classes at the beginning of 2023, and I've finally started to throw "large" vases of about 5 lbs. It's a wonderful experience, and I look forward to my classes (and your videos!!) every week :)
Your dedication to your craft is so inspiring! I’m going to practice throwing big and throwing lids today. Thanks for literally making free online pottery classes 👍✨
I had a very tough day at work and was delighted to see this video was up, could feel my stress melting with each up and down during the coning until it vanished by the time it was done. I appreciate so much your videos not often for the educational purposes but the steadiness and progression that gives your videos a unique tranquil aura, a lot like your own pots actually, thanks a lot for continuing to share your journey with us! 😊❤
Thank you so much for the weekly videos. I got inspired and just took my first pottery class yesterday. I threw 3 very imperfect bowls, but had such a fun time. These videos are such a treat.
What good news! It's fun at the start and when new things click and you can see yourself getting better, week in, week out, it gets highly addictive! Thanks so much for watching, means a lot.
Having very novice experience from high school, I understand the process and the difficulty in each step. I was in absolute awe Florian! Great work, you’re so great!
Hi Leo, To add on to your Florian Fanboying, His voice, hand movements, and the way the water slaps against the hardened clay just hits me the right way. I also absolutely love his delicate fisting and fingering of the clay.
Oh wow, the jar is looking wonderful already even without any trimming Also, if I'm seeing correctly, it looks like you're trying out a slightly different editing style... I'm excited to see where it goes!
I want to start incorporating more drawings, studio shots, arrows and some text tags to explain a few of the more pottery specific words I say. Glad you noticed!
I have a question for you, what do you think of Primitive Technology's rudimentary pottery making? Do you think you would be able to do better or do you think you would be worse when making pottery in the same environment?
Hey! This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. One question keeps coming up in my mind: If you know you'll be lifting the piece with your hands (both for the large body, and the lid in this case), why not throw directly on the bat to avoid any waviness later on, and avoid the nerve-wracking part where the whole thing moves? knowing that it is maybe a "one-of" and that you won't need 30 bats for a series of pots (unless you do...)?
Might be helpful in the future... with centering large amounts of clay, try first rhythmically slapping the clay with both hands as it spins slowly. That usually gets it in good shape to properly center getting out the worst of the undulations.
Nice new touch to include on-screen descriptions for pottery terms. Must be a lot of work. One question, does clay become easier to wedge when it is warm, say 30°C or more?
Glad you think so! Well, it's not necessarily easier... but wedging freezing cold clay is horrible, and if it's actually frozen then it's really difficult! Otherwise it doesn't make a wild difference.
I'm curious about something. Why create a galley at the top of the jar when the lid slots into the jar itself? You could have left the side of the jar as is, without a galley (which you're not using for the lid) and it would have been thicker and stronger.
It’s an aesthetic choice really, it creates a band of shadow underneath the lid and groove from which you can lift the lid off from. It doesn’t make it any weaker really.
I just changed my account sk i might not look familiar. Buy Ive been watching you videos for a while now, and im makeing art show peices almost all with lids (it gets you extra points) and i dident even think of makeing the lid like that. So will use in the future.
I mean, what is an expert! I'm still learning and constantly feel like I've got a LONG way to go in terms of practical ability, it's all relative, I guess.
I enjoy hearing Ciro bark while you're throwing the lid. He always seems like a happy dog.
The white text tips you added are quite nice and helpful
Ah! Pleased you think so - there's a lot of jargon pottery terms that for a beginner/someone who doesn't make ceramics, might be confusing, so I might start doing this more regularly, same with the arrows! Thanks for watching!
you have def. improved your throwing skills over the last 2-3 years. congrats, well done! also i see your followers have trippled since i last visited. also your explanation is on point and very accurate. nice job
always impressed by your skill sets-ceramics, video editing, and speaking. There are few videos that maintain my attention, especially ceramics content. Thank you for your dedication
Absolutely gorgeous work! Your videos pushed me to start taking pottery classes at the beginning of 2023, and I've finally started to throw "large" vases of about 5 lbs. It's a wonderful experience, and I look forward to my classes (and your videos!!) every week :)
I can’t believe I counted the times you wedged the clay and they were exactly 100 times. Only perfection from you as always Florian. 👏🏼😊
Your dedication to your craft is so inspiring! I’m going to practice throwing big and throwing lids today. Thanks for literally making free online pottery classes 👍✨
Good luck! And you're very welcome, thanks for watching them!
I had a very tough day at work and was delighted to see this video was up, could feel my stress melting with each up and down during the coning until it vanished by the time it was done.
I appreciate so much your videos not often for the educational purposes but the steadiness and progression that gives your videos a unique tranquil aura, a lot like your own pots actually, thanks a lot for continuing to share your journey with us! 😊❤
Thank you so much for the weekly videos. I got inspired and just took my first pottery class yesterday. I threw 3 very imperfect bowls, but had such a fun time. These videos are such a treat.
What good news! It's fun at the start and when new things click and you can see yourself getting better, week in, week out, it gets highly addictive! Thanks so much for watching, means a lot.
Having very novice experience from high school, I understand the process and the difficulty in each step. I was in absolute awe Florian! Great work, you’re so great!
Hi Leo,
To add on to your Florian Fanboying,
His voice, hand movements, and the way the water slaps against the hardened clay just hits me the right way. I also absolutely love his delicate fisting and fingering of the clay.
Wow Elias you make some great points!@@elimenchetti5595
I think you are considered a Florian fanboy now too!
Welcome to the club :)
I've just started to learn how to make vases in my pottery class so this video has been very helpful in learning to throw bigger forms! Thank you :D
You’re very welcome! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch-it means a lot! Best of luck learning to throw, I miss those early stages 🙌🏻
Nice comprehensive tutorial. I learn something from each video. From the lid explication, for sure, this time.
this is exactly what i needed!! throwing lids is so hard
Looking forward for the sequel.
Beautiful shape. This one is going to be gorgeous.
Thanks for making the video. I got couple of small tips that will help in the future.
“At this point, I’m throwing up”
Constant, steady pressure does that to me too.
excited to see the trimming
Intro has very strong "le Studio" vibes. Love it :D
Oh wow, the jar is looking wonderful already even without any trimming
Also, if I'm seeing correctly, it looks like you're trying out a slightly different editing style... I'm excited to see where it goes!
I want to start incorporating more drawings, studio shots, arrows and some text tags to explain a few of the more pottery specific words I say. Glad you noticed!
Wonderful video!
Stunning.
Amazing
Thank you!
I have a question for you, what do you think of Primitive Technology's rudimentary pottery making? Do you think you would be able to do better or do you think you would be worse when making pottery in the same environment?
Hey! This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. One question keeps coming up in my mind:
If you know you'll be lifting the piece with your hands (both for the large body, and the lid in this case), why not throw directly on the bat to avoid any waviness later on, and avoid the nerve-wracking part where the whole thing moves? knowing that it is maybe a "one-of" and that you won't need 30 bats for a series of pots (unless you do...)?
Might be helpful in the future... with centering large amounts of clay, try first rhythmically slapping the clay with both hands as it spins slowly. That usually gets it in good shape to properly center getting out the worst of the undulations.
Nice new touch to include on-screen descriptions for pottery terms. Must be a lot of work. One question, does clay become easier to wedge when it is warm, say 30°C or more?
Glad you think so! Well, it's not necessarily easier... but wedging freezing cold clay is horrible, and if it's actually frozen then it's really difficult! Otherwise it doesn't make a wild difference.
2:21 ... The Sorting Hat ... 😊
I'm curious about something. Why create a galley at the top of the jar when the lid slots into the jar itself? You could have left the side of the jar as is, without a galley (which you're not using for the lid) and it would have been thicker and stronger.
It’s an aesthetic choice really, it creates a band of shadow underneath the lid and groove from which you can lift the lid off from. It doesn’t make it any weaker really.
@@floriangadsbyThanks for that explanation.
Florian, would you mind telling the hight of the jar, freshly thrown? Metric or imperial, I'm used to both... 😅
never heard of “dry centering” for larger works i’ll have to try it i’ve found i use a lotttttt of water with larger pots
I've never heard it called dry centring either but it makes a lot of sense and is VERY helpful. Good luck with the technique!
I just changed my account sk i might not look familiar. Buy Ive been watching you videos for a while now, and im makeing art show peices almost all with lids (it gets you extra points) and i dident even think of makeing the lid like that. So will use in the future.
I laughed out loud when you said you were no expert. Yeah okay 😂
I mean, what is an expert! I'm still learning and constantly feel like I've got a LONG way to go in terms of practical ability, it's all relative, I guess.
Yeah right 😅 "it takes 12 to 20 minutes to throw a bigger pot" come on, i sometimes spend more time to center a piece of clay as big as my wrist....
With your very bendy thumbs! What if someone doesn't have very bendy thumbs?
You can use tools to do the same job, or your fingers, doesn't have to be thumbs by any means.
I use the short end of my wooden rib to flatten bottoms. Works pretty well and removes slip at the same time.
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