Overview
Explore the intricate process of throwing and trimming porcelain jars in this detailed pottery video. Learn techniques for wedging and weighing clay, throwing jar bodies and lids, and creating makeshift drying setups. Discover the use of ultra-sharp trimming tools and observe the meticulous trimming process for lids, bodies, and bases. Gain insights into using a torch to check the thickness of translucent porcelain and see the final result of bone-dry porcelain jars. Follow along as the potter revisits working with porcelain after a six-year hiatus, sharing both the challenges and joys of the material.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Wedging and weighing out clay
- Throwing the bodies of the jars
- Throwing the lids
- Makeshift drying setup when the studios full
- Showing the sharp trimming tools made by Jaejun Lee
- Trimming the underside of the lid
- Trimming the body
- Using a torch to see the thickness of the translucent porcelain
- Trimming the tops of the lids
- Trimming the base of the jar and stamping in my maker's mark.
- Bone dry porcelain jars
Taught by
Florian Gadsby