Overview
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Experience the soothing process of creating porcelain lidded jars in this 22-minute ASMR video. Follow along as clay is wedged and weighed, bodies and lids are thrown on the wheel, and a makeshift drying setup is demonstrated. Observe the use of ultra-sharp trimming tools crafted by Jaejun Lee as the artist meticulously trims the underside of the lid, the body, and the base of the jar. Witness the unique technique of using a torch to check the thickness of translucent porcelain. Learn about the final steps of the process, including stamping the maker's mark and examining the finished bone-dry porcelain jars. For those interested in the narrated version or daily updates, links to additional resources are provided.
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