TMC | BlogChristine soaks the pine needles and strips of leaves in hot water before draining and placing in a wet tea towel.
The tool she uses are scissors, a large sewing needle, a tube for feeding the Pine needles and clothes pegs.
She threads a large needle with a strip of leaf and feeds her pine needles int… Read More “How we weave this pottery bowl”
The first step is to place the clay on your wheel head and cone, ensuring it’s well-centred. Black clay, like the one used here, is notably soft and can pose challenges in maintaining high walls for a bowl. To counteract potential collapsing, the key is to work swiftly while throwing the walls and a… Read More “Little run through creating one of the nicest looking bowls I’ve made”
In today’s instructional video, we’re delving into a unique pottery technique – throwing from the hump. This process involves creating a ceramic piece directly from a lump of clay mounted on a potter’s wheel. It’s a departure from the conventional method of working with smaller, pre-measured clay ba… Read More “Throwing From The Hump”
Quite happy with how this designed turned out actually!
My idea for the shape of this vase actually came from a similar one I did earlier, I wanted the same shape but with a slightly different design. This ended up being a swirl pattern that i settled on.
Indenting the clay should allow the glaze to p… Read More “Funky, Curvy, Swirly Vase”
As a quick side note, when you leave water in the base of your pots, you have a chance for it compromise the clays integrity, which will mean the base will fall out when you pick it up later on, water sitting in the base of your pots is never good and it can also lead to severe cracking in your piec… Read More “Walk through on how I make this vase”
For todays pot I’ll be using a clay extruder to add some decoration to the outside
This is one of the first techniques I used back when a majority of the pots I made were hand built, its a great way to add texture and design elements especially with wheel thrown vases, while you can wait until the le… Read More “Using A Pottery Clay Extruder ”
We have been doing a tremendous amount of glaze testing over the last few months and I wanted to create something that will suit our new glazes. Much like the Whacky Wombat Glaze
This involves a process of centring 1100 grams of clay and bringing up the wall to a height 30 cms, we then begin forming … Read More “Walkthrough on making this retro inspired vase”
Today’s video will be on a long necked vase, I’ve added the indentation around the base of the neck to see how the glaze will pool in that area, what glaze do you think we should use? 🤗🤗
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I use about 800 to 900 grams of clay for most vas… Read More “Making A Long Neck Vase”
Todays little video is on a very simple tumbler but i thought id run through what I’m doing as it may be of use to you, let me know if what you think anyway 🤗🤗
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Decide on the shape and style of your cup. You can create anything fro… Read More “Tumbler Wheel throwing walkthrough ”
I was inspired after seeing an arts and crafts vase on the internet that was decorated with some amazing flowers a lot like something you’d see from Van Gogh, It’s shape was what captivated me and inspired me to create this vase, have to say I was very happy with how it turned out!
What do you … Read More “Wheel throwing Walkthrough: Arts & Crafts Vase”