Overview
Learn how to create tall pottery vases from beginning to end in this course. The course covers wedging and weighing out clay, throwing and trimming the bud vase, bisque and reduction firing, glazing techniques, and finishing touches. The teaching method involves a step-by-step demonstration of the entire process. This course is intended for pottery enthusiasts looking to enhance their skills in creating taller vase forms.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Wedging and weighing out clay
- Throwing the bud vase
- Trimming the bud vase
- Packing the electric kiln for a bisque firing to 1000ºc
- Glazing the bud vase
- Packing the gas kiln for a reduction firing to 1290ºc
- Firing the kiln
- Unpacking the kiln
- Grinding the bases of the pots
- Finished examples
Taught by
Florian Gadsby