Overview
Watch a detailed pottery demonstration on trimming two angular porcelain vases using a new Rohde HMT 600 potter's wheel. Learn about essential tools, proper arm and hand positioning, and techniques for attaching, trimming, and turning vases. Observe the process of perfecting irregular pots and preparing them for drying. Gain insights into professional pottery techniques and equipment through this comprehensive 15-minute tutorial by ceramicist Florian Gadsby.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Talking tools
- Attaching the vase in place and discussing proper arm/hand positioning
- Trimming the vase
- Turning the foot
- Trimming a more irregular pot to be perfect
- The finished vase, now to be dried out to bone dry
Taught by
Florian Gadsby