This is a little different from previous videos I’ve shown you purely because of the use of a potters bump, It’s a very useful tool for this type of shape and gives a very uniform look when you get it right! 👌
Few things I’ll mention that I could not include in the video:
1: Keep The Potters Bump Wet:
The Potters bump is a very useful tool for creating these type of shapes, but it does put a lot of pressure on the clay. It can dry out quite quickly. Make sure you keep the bump wet enough minimise the risk of it catching on the inside of the walls, which will result in deformation, it is quite easy to tell as you will feel the bump pulling away from you quite forcefully.
2: Keep The Top Part Of The Vase Thick:
When you initially throw the walls up, you do want to keep the thickness slightly thicker than you normally would when throwing a pot, the bump will push and thin out the clay from the base towards the top of the vase, so do keep a little bit of clay at the top so that you can form the “lip” by hand.
3: Trim The Base Slowly:
When trimming the base do so at a slow speed, the nature of a vase like this, has a small base and a large top, depending on how small you make the base determines how much grip the vase has to the wheel head. The smaller you make the base the less grip it will have. Increasing the risk of it coming off. So take this part very slowly.
Hope you enjoyed this post (and the video) and as always, Happy Potting! 🥳
We will be back tomorrow with some more tips and ideas ❤️
