I don’t usually leave comments on UA-cam videos, but this is hands down one of the best I’ve seen! It’s packed with so many valuable tips that I had to pause, rewind, and rewatch. I’ve never hit ‘Subscribe’ so fast! Thank you! ❤
Gahhhh!!! What a wonderful comment to receive! I love hearing this so much, thank you for commenting and subscribing! Your words meant to world to me 🙏 it’s funny because I was never one to comment either and now as a creator I know how much it means and I’m trying to comment more 😊 thank you again so so much!!
I've never seen the prayer method of pulling. I have been struggling with throwing, and I think you just helped me to realize that my clay is too hard. I could never understand why everyone looks so at ease while coning up and centering, while I'm having to squeeze the clay like it owes me money. Fingers crossed, your tips will help me. Thank you.
Oh I’m so happy! I hope my tips help, definitely sounds like loosening up your clay may do the trick. I have my fingers crossed next time you throw you find more ease and success 🤞
I loved this video. You are so very right. It is all about the process and enjoying each step. You are so good with teaching! You make everything so much fun to watch!
Oh my goodness thank you for such a sweet compliment! You are so welcome and I’m so happy to know you enjoyed the video. South Africa is such a wonderful place I went to Durban once for work but didn’t get to spend a lot of time there, I wish I had stayed longer!
Just started throwing and I’ve been watching lots of centring videos. Yours is one of the best I’ve watched for tips and advice as you include the detail a newbie really needs. Keep making these please, so helpful! I’m going to give the ‘pray at 6’ a go 😊 x
Oh my word thank you so much for the kind words! I’m so excited for you getting started in pottery it is such a great craft! Hang in there it’s hard going at the beginning but you got this!
@Cre8tiveLifeJournal Sounds like you have been bitten by the clay bug for sure! It becomes a life style really, just the best way to spend your free time!
I watched this a couple of days ago and I could not wait to get into my studio. I have had my hands in clay for over 10 years, just a hobby potter. I have watch many, many videos and no one has ever opened a piece like you. Today was my turn to give it a try and I am so happy to report, success! It was really easy. I have struggled with opening and having the piece become off center. And the 6:00 prayer, worked terrific. Thank you for your great instructions and please continue. I live in Twisp, WA, Methow Valley, foothills of the North Cascades.
I have tears in my eyes! This is such a wonderful comment, I’m so thrilled my video helped you ❤️ The prayer at 6:00 is all credit to my HS teacher, I never realized that’s not how everyone learned to throw! Thank you so so much for sharing your success, my heart is so happy. I think there is a pottery in Twisp that I’ve always admired, Foxtail Pottery, from her instagram it looks like such a lovely place! Thank you again and congrats on the success!!
Best tip you have taught me is the praying at 6. I can't wait to use that before pulling. I so enjoy watching you and can't wait to see what is coming next! Thanks Lisa!!🥰
Excellent! I've watched a gazillion how to do it videos. I'm about to do it! Your engaging manner and delightful personality made this one my favorite!
Oh that is such a compliment, I am not a teacher but I have had some of the best so maybe their skills just rubbed off on me 😊 so happy my videos have been helpful, Thank you so much for the kind words!
Lisa! Where have you been! You are amazing! I just started on the wheel about 6 months ago! This is such a wonderful video! Thank you! You are an amazing teacher! Thank you so much!
Awe you are so very welcome and thank you so so much for the kind words! I’m so excited for you getting started on the wheel I hope some of the tips help!
Hi, I commented on your storage cupboard build vid, you said you’d have a great video coming next and it was! I’m just learning throwing, the pulling up is so hard for me, I’m in the throwing room Tuesday and I’m going to put this video on whilst I’m at the wheel. Thank you so much. I’m so glad I found your channel. I’m in the UK, Wales ❤
Yay! Thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed it, I’m so excited for you. Pulling walls is so so challenging, give yourself a lot of grace because it does take a while, but you will get it I promise! Thank you so much for the comment, keep me posted on how it goes for you!
Learning that a piece you have just thrown is not precious and that you can cut it open to see how well you did is hard to accept but can be really helpful. After all, if you did it once you can do it again.
Ooooh I’m so excited to try the pray at 6 move! I’m new and struggling big time with cylinders, I can make bowls like no one’s business but can’t get the volcano shape going, the move looks like a game changer. I’ve watched a TON of videos and yours is the first one I’ve seen do that. Subscribed!
@@Lisa.RilandI tried it today and it worked! I threw my first cylinder and then was able to make a cute little bellied vase. Your tip was a total game changer for me!
What a great video, where were you when i started adult ed ceramic classes?, the one of many great tips i am definitely going to try is the 'pray at 6', it levels the thickness of the wall and moves it up as well, Brilliant, why have i never see this before? did your teacher make you take a vow of silence lol i like your teaching style. Im still attending the classes, once a week and i love it
Thank you!! It’s funny because I’ve been alone in my basement throwing for so long I just assumed everyone prayed at 6 o’clock. It is such a great way to get clay up off the wheel which is tricky for beginners. As I’ve thrown more I basically do something similar but not always as formal with my hands. Sounds like you have found some great classes, that’s awesome 👏
You are an excellent teacher and person! I am a retired psychology teacher who has always loved Clay! Weirdly, I love the smell of clay and glaze,not underglaze though. I just started back with Clay a couple years ago and you taught me a few things. Love your channel. Thanks, Liana PS do you make your own plaster bats? If so, I would love to see how you do that.
Oh thank you so so much for your comment! I’m so flattered, I’m so happy my content has been helpful. My daughter commented to me recently about the smell of my pottery studio and how locked in her memory it is. I love it too, I’m not a gardener but I think it must be the same as they feel when you smell fresh soil. And yes, underglaze is just not the same :). I do make my own plaster bats and I’ve been wanting to make a video on how to do that, it just requires getting to the ceramic supply store which for me is a little over an hour away, but once I do I’ll make a video on it for sure! Thanks Laina!
This xideo tutoral is just perfect. I'm just teaching gricving to my students and i'm sharing this with them. One thing is just different in my teaching. Banning rings. I assume you're spinni ng åorclain clay. Thank you very very much❤❤❤😊
Thank you! I have to give credit to all my teachers, but I think I’ve compiled all the best tips I got from them. I would also ban rings, I usually don’t have one on, and if I so its just my silicone wedding band. I usually notice right away and it bugs me anyway. The other thing that is hard for students (girls mostly) is cutting their nails! Gah, so tragic. I do use a porcelain, it’s from Laguna here in the US. So glad you enjoyed the video and hope it helps your students too!
What is that green thingy that is holding your tools. Not quite a beginner, but do have a problem picking up tools with 'goopy' hands. Have used a small ball of clay but like your thingy better. Thanks.
I love the color of your clay. Does it fire white? Is it a commercial brand? I throw with a mid fire (cone 7) speckled clay that's a tan-ish color with black speckles when fired.
Thanks! It does fire white, I wouldn’t say a stark white but a lovely off white. I love it, it’s a mid rage clay body too. It’s called #16 Porcelain from Laguna if you have access to their clay bodies I would definitely give it a try. I really love the look of speckled bodies too, I’ve just been on a porcelain kick for a while and tested all my glazes on it so hard to change now. Thanks for the comment!
I haven't thrown with porcelain yet. I've been wanting to give it go. I don't know if I can get Laguna locally. I do get my regular clay locally. I'll have to see what it cost to have some shipped. Thanks for the info.
I’d bet your regular clay supplier has something comparable so I’d check there first! At least get a bag of some kind of porcelain just to see if you like throwing with it. Some folks don’t but I really do!
Really enjoyed the video. When I watch potters online, it seems like the clay flows with their hands without a lot of effort. When I get on the wheel it feels like I'm having to force the clay to move. Any thoughts on why that might be?
First, if you are just getting started know that potters that have been on the wheel for a long time can certainly make it look easy, and their movements are very smooth… but also there is usually a lot of editing in videos to keep them to a certain length 😁 so they may be very sped up. But aside from that I would think about how stiff your clay is when you start, it sounds like your clay might be pretty hard. Maybe even try another clay body if you have the ability. Give it time and I’m sure you’ll start moving that clay around with ease too!
I don’t usually leave comments on UA-cam videos, but this is hands down one of the best I’ve seen! It’s packed with so many valuable tips that I had to pause, rewind, and rewatch. I’ve never hit ‘Subscribe’ so fast! Thank you! ❤
Gahhhh!!! What a wonderful comment to receive! I love hearing this so much, thank you for commenting and subscribing! Your words meant to world to me 🙏 it’s funny because I was never one to comment either and now as a creator I know how much it means and I’m trying to comment more 😊 thank you again so so much!!
I've never seen the prayer method of pulling. I have been struggling with throwing, and I think you just helped me to realize that my clay is too hard. I could never understand why everyone looks so at ease while coning up and centering, while I'm having to squeeze the clay like it owes me money. Fingers crossed, your tips will help me. Thank you.
Oh I’m so happy! I hope my tips help, definitely sounds like loosening up your clay may do the trick. I have my fingers crossed next time you throw you find more ease and success 🤞
I loved this video. You are so very right. It is all about the process and enjoying each step. You are so good with teaching! You make everything so much fun to watch!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Best video of wheel throwing I've ever watched ! such a big thank you for sharing your expertise !! Sending love from South Africa x
Oh my goodness thank you for such a sweet compliment! You are so welcome and I’m so happy to know you enjoyed the video. South Africa is such a wonderful place I went to Durban once for work but didn’t get to spend a lot of time there, I wish I had stayed longer!
Just started throwing and I’ve been watching lots of centring videos. Yours is one of the best I’ve watched for tips and advice as you include the detail a newbie really needs. Keep making these please, so helpful! I’m going to give the ‘pray at 6’ a go 😊 x
Oh my word thank you so much for the kind words! I’m so excited for you getting started in pottery it is such a great craft! Hang in there it’s hard going at the beginning but you got this!
Hello, 60 year old beginner here! And new subscriber.
Fantastic!! So happy you found my channel, and I’m so excited for you, pottery is such a wonderful craft. I hope you love it as much as I do 😊
@Lisa.Riland I absolutely do love it!! I'm a crafter, and I enjoy a lot of things, but pottery has nearly become an obsession !!!
@Cre8tiveLifeJournal Sounds like you have been bitten by the clay bug for sure! It becomes a life style really, just the best way to spend your free time!
@@Lisa.Riland it's very therapeutic!
Thank you so much! I learned new tips ❤
I watched this a couple of days ago and I could not wait to get into my studio. I have had my hands in clay for over 10 years, just a hobby potter. I have watch many, many videos and no one has ever opened a piece like you. Today was my turn to give it a try and I am so happy to report, success! It was really easy. I have struggled with opening and having the piece become off center. And the 6:00 prayer, worked terrific. Thank you for your great instructions and please continue. I live in Twisp, WA, Methow Valley, foothills of the North Cascades.
I have tears in my eyes! This is such a wonderful comment, I’m so thrilled my video helped you ❤️ The prayer at 6:00 is all credit to my HS teacher, I never realized that’s not how everyone learned to throw! Thank you so so much for sharing your success, my heart is so happy. I think there is a pottery in Twisp that I’ve always admired, Foxtail Pottery, from her instagram it looks like such a lovely place! Thank you again and congrats on the success!!
Best tip you have taught me is the praying at 6. I can't wait to use that before pulling. I so enjoy watching you and can't wait to see what is coming next! Thanks Lisa!!🥰
You are so kind!! Thank you so very much, it makes me so happy that you are enjoying my content 😊
Great teaching - “pray” and “work” hands position 👍😊 Thank you 🙏💫
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed ☺️
Excellent! I've watched a gazillion how to do it videos. I'm about to do it! Your engaging manner and delightful personality made this one my favorite!
Ahhh thank you so so much!! I’m so excited for you and so happy to help, best of luck to you! You got this!
Are you a teacher? Because you remind me of my ceramics teacher through highschool and you're so helpful, thank you!
Oh that is such a compliment, I am not a teacher but I have had some of the best so maybe their skills just rubbed off on me 😊 so happy my videos have been helpful, Thank you so much for the kind words!
Lisa! Where have you been! You are amazing! I just started on the wheel about 6 months ago! This is such a wonderful video! Thank you! You are an amazing teacher! Thank you so much!
Awe you are so very welcome and thank you so so much for the kind words! I’m so excited for you getting started on the wheel I hope some of the tips help!
Hi, I commented on your storage cupboard build vid, you said you’d have a great video coming next and it was! I’m just learning throwing, the pulling up is so hard for me, I’m in the throwing room Tuesday and I’m going to put this video on whilst I’m at the wheel. Thank you so much. I’m so glad I found your channel. I’m in the UK, Wales ❤
Yay! Thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed it, I’m so excited for you. Pulling walls is so so challenging, give yourself a lot of grace because it does take a while, but you will get it I promise! Thank you so much for the comment, keep me posted on how it goes for you!
Learning that a piece you have just thrown is not precious and that you can cut it open to see how well you did is hard to accept but can be really helpful.
After all, if you did it once you can do it again.
It is so hard but you are 100% right, you did it once you’ll do it again and likely better. Enjoy the process more than the outcome if you can :)
Great tutorial with clear tips and instructions. Thanks for sharing.
You're very welcome! Thank you so much for watching and commenting! ❤️
Your videos are excellent, even for more experienced potters! Am going to start “praying” today!!
Thank you so much!! It is great just seeing how others do things, you never know when you might pick up a tip or two. We can all “pray” together now 🤣
I gotta say “praying at 6 o’clock” has been a game changer for me! It has eliminated the wonk that vs would often occur
@WhiteStoneCottagePottery whooo hoooo!!!! So happy to hear that 😊
I’m really enjoying your videos. I’ve been doing pottery for 4 years, and this was a great review with some new tips to try. Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome! I’m so glad to hear you enjoy the content and getting some new things to try too! Thanks for watching!
Fab tips from such a lovely soul, thanks so much cant wait to try some of them, especially the prayer one x
You are so welcome! Thank you for the kind words! ❤️
Ooooh I’m so excited to try the pray at 6 move! I’m new and struggling big time with cylinders, I can make bowls like no one’s business but can’t get the volcano shape going, the move looks like a game changer. I’ve watched a TON of videos and yours is the first one I’ve seen do that. Subscribed!
Excellent! I bet it will work fabulously for you, glad you found my channel, thanks for watching!!
@@Lisa.RilandI tried it today and it worked! I threw my first cylinder and then was able to make a cute little bellied vase. Your tip was a total game changer for me!
Way to go!!! What a great feeling it is right?!? Congrats I’m so happy to have been of assistance 😂
@ it was a great feeling, I shared your UA-cam channel with members of the group because I told them you made all the difference. 😃
@aoefeable awe thank you so much!!!
Thank you , it does help. I'm just starting out and I can use all the tips you have! :)
That is so fantastic! I am so glad I can be of help, it’s such a great craft, glad to hear you are getting started. Thanks for watching 😊
What a great video, where were you when i started adult ed ceramic classes?, the one of many great tips i am definitely going to try is the 'pray at 6', it levels the thickness of the wall and moves it up as well, Brilliant, why have i never see this before? did your teacher make you take a vow of silence lol i like your teaching style. Im still attending the classes, once a week and i love it
Thank you!! It’s funny because I’ve been alone in my basement throwing for so long I just assumed everyone prayed at 6 o’clock. It is such a great way to get clay up off the wheel which is tricky for beginners. As I’ve thrown more I basically do something similar but not always as formal with my hands. Sounds like you have found some great classes, that’s awesome 👏
You are an excellent teacher and person! I am a retired psychology teacher who has always loved Clay! Weirdly, I love the smell of clay and glaze,not underglaze though. I just started back with Clay a couple years ago and you taught me a few things. Love your channel.
Thanks,
Liana
PS do you make your own plaster bats? If so, I would love to see how you do that.
Oh thank you so so much for your comment! I’m so flattered, I’m so happy my content has been helpful. My daughter commented to me recently about the smell of my pottery studio and how locked in her memory it is. I love it too, I’m not a gardener but I think it must be the same as they feel when you smell fresh soil. And yes, underglaze is just not the same :). I do make my own plaster bats and I’ve been wanting to make a video on how to do that, it just requires getting to the ceramic supply store which for me is a little over an hour away, but once I do I’ll make a video on it for sure! Thanks Laina!
This xideo tutoral is just perfect. I'm just teaching gricving to my students and i'm sharing this with them. One thing is just different in my teaching. Banning rings. I assume you're spinni ng åorclain clay. Thank you very very much❤❤❤😊
Thank you! I have to give credit to all my teachers, but I think I’ve compiled all the best tips I got from them. I would also ban rings, I usually don’t have one on, and if I so its just my silicone wedding band. I usually notice right away and it bugs me anyway. The other thing that is hard for students (girls mostly) is cutting their nails! Gah, so tragic. I do use a porcelain, it’s from Laguna here in the US. So glad you enjoyed the video and hope it helps your students too!
What is that green thingy that is holding your tools. Not quite a beginner, but do have a problem picking up tools with 'goopy' hands. Have used a small ball of clay but like your thingy better. Thanks.
I actually have it linked below in the video description! I call it my tool “grass” 😊
I love the color of your clay. Does it fire white? Is it a commercial brand? I throw with a mid fire (cone 7) speckled clay that's a tan-ish color with black speckles when fired.
Thanks! It does fire white, I wouldn’t say a stark white but a lovely off white. I love it, it’s a mid rage clay body too. It’s called #16 Porcelain from Laguna if you have access to their clay bodies I would definitely give it a try. I really love the look of speckled bodies too, I’ve just been on a porcelain kick for a while and tested all my glazes on it so hard to change now. Thanks for the comment!
I haven't thrown with porcelain yet. I've been wanting to give it go. I don't know if I can get Laguna locally. I do get my regular clay locally. I'll have to see what it cost to have some shipped. Thanks for the info.
I’d bet your regular clay supplier has something comparable so I’d check there first! At least get a bag of some kind of porcelain just to see if you like throwing with it. Some folks don’t but I really do!
Really enjoyed the video.
When I watch potters online, it seems like the clay flows with their hands without a lot of effort. When I get on the wheel it feels like I'm having to force the clay to move.
Any thoughts on why that might be?
First, if you are just getting started know that potters that have been on the wheel for a long time can certainly make it look easy, and their movements are very smooth… but also there is usually a lot of editing in videos to keep them to a certain length 😁 so they may be very sped up. But aside from that I would think about how stiff your clay is when you start, it sounds like your clay might be pretty hard. Maybe even try another clay body if you have the ability. Give it time and I’m sure you’ll start moving that clay around with ease too!
@Lisa.Riland Thanks. I shall give that a try. 😀
WHat pottry wheel model do you have there?
It’s a Pacifica gt400 which I painted blue 😊
Awesome teaching video! I love the sponge prayer tip! Just subscribed! Thank you! 🏺
Thanks for subbing and you are so very welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video 😊