Overview
Watch a detailed 15-minute video guide on trimming porcelain bud vases. Learn three methods for centering leather-hard pots, attaching them with slip, and refining their shape through trimming. Discover the importance of bevelled edges in elevating your pottery and see a step-by-step process including filling cavities and creating clean bases. Compare before and after results and gain insights into proper tool maintenance and workspace cleanup. Perfect for both beginner and intermediate potters looking to improve their trimming techniques.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Washing tools
- Discussing three ways of centring
- How I attach them down with slip
- The trimming begins
- Filling a cavity
- A visual guide to the bevelled edge on the base
- Trimming the second bud vase
- A before and after comparison
- Clean up
Taught by
Florian Gadsby