Overview
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Watch an ASMR-style pottery tutorial demonstrating the creation of a small stoneware teapot. Follow along as the potter throws miniature components, trims parts, and assembles the vessel, including attaching the spout and pulling a fine handle. Observe the carving and finishing process over several days. Learn techniques such as inverting calipers for one-off pots, throwing spouts off the hump, and carefully drying pieces overnight. Gain insights into quality control and clean-up procedures for creating beautiful, functional teapots.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Throwing the teapot's body
- How I 'invert' my callipers for one off pots like this
- Throwing the teapot's lid
- Throwing the teapot's spout 'off the hump'
- How I carefully dry the pieces overnight
- Trimming the body & lid
- Attaching the spout
- Handling the teapot
- Carving the handles & quality control
- Clean up
Taught by
Florian Gadsby