this week has really been testing my throwing ability. Last friday I threw about 45 cups in about 2 hours and just today i threw somewhere between 38-48 cups at empty bowls. (given that i was throwing from 11am-4pm). Throwing this much is teaching me that its not enough to just say "oh guess how much i threw today", because im pretty sure anyone could whip out a crappy pot in a few seconds. The trick is to make something your proud of. Just because you can throw an extreme amount of pots in a day doesnt mean that your a good potter. The trick is to appreciate almost every single pot that you can make instead of just going for quantity. Out of the 45 cups that i threw on friday i will probably end up keeping about 35, which means that i still have alot of work to do. Today i slowly started to grasp the method of throwing off the hump (with the help of matty). It deffinately helps with speed but I'm not particularily proud of alot of the bowls i made but oh well im learning! I didnt get any pictures of the bowls i threw because there wouldnt really be a point at all. But heres a picture of the cups that i threw last friday!
there are some cups that im especially proud of and excited to fire and others not so much. but anyways here they are!
I thought that i would share another video as usual so heres one of my favorites! For those of you that are interested in the method of throwing multiple pieces and putting them all together here is a fun video! This might be how some of the larger pieces were made in the last post that i made but anyways enjoy and let me know what you think!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZULaIw5Cw
it amazes me how you can throw so many pots so fast. i really really love how you say its better to appreciate every single pot you throw then just concentrating on how many you can make so fast. I'm really interested in throwing and im not that good, sometimes i try to throw fast but they always turn out bad except for when i take my time and appreciate what im making.
ReplyDeletethats the trick! you gotta appreciate your pots and if you can throw one good pot in a class period and appreciate it then youve accomplished something! theres no point in firing and glazing something if you dont care about it.
ReplyDeleteI love the video, thats what I have been trying to work on lately. I like using multiple parts to make something big, maybe not that big. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteyou should try throwing a piece thats about 1.5 the thickness you want and then throw a piece thats 2 times the thickness you want and then you can put more pieces on top of each other instead of just throwing two thin pieces you know? just an idea! because like in the video you can raise once youve attached the other piece and then leave it a little thicker than you want and just keep putting more pieces on!
ReplyDeleteYeah im working on one atm, and it has 3 pieces right now and is about halfway done. Should have 5 or 6 when i'm done. Just have to work within the restrictions of the electric kiln.
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