what is the rose for? how do you glaze the bottom and not make it stick to the kiln shelf?

Hi welcome back ❤

I'm so happy I came across your channel, Tessa. I found your videos so therapeutic and cozy. I've just started my home studio journey. May I ask where you got your shelves from? It looks so good!

I'm trying to start creating content on KZbin and I also paint and love ceramics, so I was thinking about creating content about both of my passions but it was not very usual to find another channels that mixed them together. It felt like I shouldn't do it lol. It was really inspiring finding you. Wishing you the best on your journey! :)

Hi! I have been learning to throw pottery on the wheel for about 2 years. VERY inconsistently and only threw a few pieces at a time when I first started. I got tons of bubbles in my clay when pulling walls even though I cone on the wheel and wedge at least 30 times before throwing. I found that it was my clay hardness! When the clay was a little harder, trying to center and get all the bubbles out felt near impossible, but using softer clay made getting rid of bubbles and coning and pulling walls so much easier! It looks like your clay is pretty soft, but just thought i would put that out there if that helps with bubbles while pulling walls! Also, learning how to spiral wedge instead of rams head wedging helped me a ton with getting rid of bubbles as well. I love watching your videos and I've been thinking about trying to document my journey as well. Thank you for sharing yours!!

This gives me Uncomfy co vibes and its awesome keep up the work!

Yess, buy a Klettverschluss and sew it to the t shirt and hammer the other side onto the wooden board with tiny nails. Also I’d recommend not putting the tshirt into the washing machine until you’ve cleaned it outside, the clay in the fabric could clog your machine and the plumbing under the sink :). Love your videos! I’m also a young pottery baby from Germany ☺️

Hi Tessa, congratulations on your first commission and those roses are quite nice- I look forward to seeing how they turn out. And I'm glad to see you tried a few of my suggestions and, hopefully, found some useful. I'd have loved to have someone look at what I was doing when I first started and give me pointers, so I'm always very happy to be able to do that now that I have more experience. Once you learn how to spiral wedge, you'll find that the conical shape you end up with makes the placing, and slapping method of setting your clay on the wheel head (as opposed to slamming it down) even better. I know it's a bit daunting to see spiral wedging done and feel like it's difficult, but I promise you it really isn't. You already have very good hand control when you throw, you just need to see a really good demonstration and follow along. It's the conical shape at the end that I find as useful as it just being easier on the arms. A couple of things I noticed that I can suggest doing after this video: the top edges of your pots still seem very thin, and that makes collaring in, and just keeping stability tough; since you are already someone who trims her pots, try to bear that in mind that you can trim thin, and it's better to keep walls thicker for the moment. As you progress, you'll improve your skill and can throw thinner. I don't know if anyone ever suggested this to you before, but it helps if you lessen your pinch as you approach the top, so you don't squeeze the clay as much- you have to be gentle and slow though. Just sort of spread your hands apart as you get near the top, then go back and press down on the edge to compress and strengthen it. I also think I may see the usual issue for new potters: leaving too much clay at the base rather than moving it up for use in the walls. This one plagued me for months and months, and just took practice to stop doing. One thing that can help is opening rather wider than the final diameter you want- then each time you push in at the bottom to start a pull up, you more easily force the clay up. If you start with a thick wall at the base, it can be more difficult to move it up. If your wrists are hurting while throwing, you're absolutely right that there's some posture issue there. A mirror can be very helpful to see where you might be going a bit wrong. It could be as simple as just tensing up too much. People always talk about bracing your arms, and holding very tight, but I'm not so sure this is universally needed. I've seen some potters who don't brace at all, and I myself don't. Now I've done this for more than 5 years now and probably have the strength built up for it, but it really is often the case of proper position vs. brute strength. It could be as simple as your hand bending back too much and using the more middle part of your palm instead of the butt of your hand right in line with your forearm. OR it's just that you haven't built up the muscle strength yet and that will come in time. Try to keep your forearm directly in line with the centre of your pot that helps not inadvertently using your middle palm and bending your wrist too much. And yes, a rib isn't a good tool for removing clay from the base while you're throwing- as I think you found, you don't have the leverage and it's easy to chatter and mess things up. A wooden knife or trimming tool is much better. I use a wooden knife that's about 20cm long myself. Actually use the point to cut down into the clay to separate it rather than try to scrape some off. I hope some of this might help.

For balancing painting and throwing pots. I simply just make cups and use underglaze to paint on them. This for me is the best way to balance my eager to paint and to make pottery.

For balancing painting and throwing pots. I simply just make cups and use underglaze to paint on them. This for me is the best way to balance my eager to paint and to make pottery.

Hey Tessa, I subscribed to your channel when you first posted your pottery video coz I myself started learning pottery a few months back, I really like the vibe of your videos and I am soo happy watching your amazing progress. I recently started my KZbin journey after getting inspired by you because I am a painting student too and I too love pottery😄. Sadly, I am not able to balance my studies, youtube and learning pottery, so I decided that I will focus on youtube and college. I do try to keep up with pottery but, I want to give my all to pottery in future.🤍 I keep rewatching your videos whenever I feel low. Keep up the great work!!

I'm so glad you were able to prioritize your pottery. I am currently able to balance the two (painting and pottery), luckily, youtube is not in focus. As my wife explained to me, I'm not attractive sooo not likely am I to have a bunch of followers 😂.

Girl you have saved my ass so much time centering oml

Watching the bowl spinning on the wheel is genuinely so soothing

hello !! im not an experienced potter.. but i have been learning these past months to throw on the wheel. i wedge like you do, rams head, i used to do it like around 20 to 30 times but i was getting bubbles. i started to do it like around 50 times lol and i have been getting way less bubbles.. im not sure how many times you do it but maybe that could help. i dont cone up and down .. i just center it, maybe that works for me because i've been using little amounts of clay (around 700 to 800 grams). i think the coning may stress the clay a little. when you are throwing a bowl, is better to leave the walls thick because when you start stretching it out they get really thinner ! edit: btw, i really loved the tap center tutorial and that you tested it out and it worked! in my old studio i used to tap center really poorly, im now using a giffin grip so i dont need to anymore, but i feel bad that i dont know how to do it well. i'll definitely try it!

I really enjoyed this and I’m glad a found this :)) I started throwing back in January so it’s always nice watching people learn and grow. I’m a noob and it’s so exciting!! Glad I found this channel :))

Hi Tessa- I've been a potter for more than 5 years now and I never really bothered to learn tap centering so it was really rather nice to see an easy way to do it that I'll have to try, so thanks! And although I think you're doing amazingly well for someone who is new to throwing pottery, I can offer a few pieces of advice for your own issues: 1) You really don't have to cone up small quantities of clay so much- in fact, there are many potters who don't bother at all since centering does quite a lot to move the clay particles around, etc. And I see you do get a bit of a concavity at the top of your cones (like a volcano), and that can easily trap air inside when you collapse it pushing back down. Ideally you want the clay to always have a sort of pointed top to avoid this. So I'd recommend very minimal coning unless you're working with several kilograms of clay. 2) Thin walls- since you like to trim your pieces, I suggest you start with much more clay- it's a very common early pottery journey mistake to try to use too little clay. If you start with more than you think you'll need, you avoid thinning your walls too much to get the height you want, and you can always cut off excess while throwing, or trim walls thinner later. It makes things much easier. 3) Use as little water as you can while throwing- leaving a big puddle in the base of your pot can result in the clay absorbing too much and splitting- it also makes getting the height you want harder, etc. Using the slip from your hands is a great way to maintain the lubrication you need without adding much extra water. Instead of scraping your hands on the edge of your water bowl, scrape slip off with your fingers and put it back on the pot and re-use it. 4) compress the top edge of your cylinder each time you pull- lifting forces the water in your clay up, and makes the top edge more fluid and thus weaker; if you compress it at the end of a pull, you stiffen up the clay and strengthen the edge. 5) Everyone says slam the clay down on your wheel head, but this is actually not necessary- place it on the centre, and pat it down a few times, then slap the side as you spin the wheel slowly and it'll stick just fine and will be more centered. This helps avoid accidentally trapping air underneath, and you don't have to worry about aiming or fixing it when your ball of clay ends up off to the side some. Lastly, I strongly recommend you try spiral wedging- I find it far, far superior to ram's head wedging for being sure you get air out, and not trapping more on the sides. It takes a little more practice to get right but it's worth it- especially for larger amounts of clay; ram's head wedging can be tough with several kg of clay, but spiral wedging only works on a small section at a time, so is really easy. I've done 10kg at a time without completely exhausting myself before I even start throwing (ha). I hope some of this helps!

I thought hm I’d like to watch another pottery video and then I go onto my KZbin and the first video that was in my followed uploads is this ☺️

heyy tessa i've been watching your pottery journey for a while now, i myself started my pottery journey 4 months ago and i still struggle with centering my piece i will def try out the method you shared and i hope it works! also i have always wonder where you got your wheel from?. to answer your concern about ur piece having different thickness, always make sure your pulling is even and the pressure is even as well. the air bubbles are usually from wedging the clay it might needed some more wedging. lasly, your clay is breaking becuase you are putting too much pressure on one spot for a while and not moving, i hope this helps you! your an amazing artist <3

What brand/model is your pottery wheel? I’m just starting doing pottery and your channel gives me motivation 😊

Nice

I'm watching form india

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Great job Tessa! You’re improving so much. A couple of tips: When you open your centered ball of clay take either your finger or sponge and round out the rim before you start pulling up the walls. Having a rounded top adds more strength to the rim helping prevent it from collapsing or distorting. Also, don’t be afraid to use larger amounts of clay. Building up the muscles and technique with a larger amount (1-1.5 pounds or around 650 grams) will make throwing smaller amounts of clay immensely easier. Keep up the good work!!!

Love u dear Angel ❤❤

Congratulations and thx for this vid! Im in the process of planning my yt channel still, but its great to get yt tips from smaller creators who just recently got over the hurdle of the beginning and can give current advice that applies to those starting out! Also, loved ur vibe, just subscribed ❤

Just found this! Took my first pottery class (6-weeks) and it's nice to see someone who doesn't have 15 years of experience making content. Great job!

Great advice, thank you ❤. I do get camera shy and I suppose it doesn’t help that my workroom is right beside the kitchen, so I’m always half expecting someone to walk past and see me talking to myself! I love making my leathercraft videos and you’ve given me some great tips. I love the look of your studio in the background, it always makes me feel creative. Congratulations on 1000 subscribers ❤

I really want to get back to making videos, consistency is also my worst enemy :')

Here's to the next 1000 subscribers 👏🫶

no need for this . many better pottery channels. learn before you put up content

I can tell you are new at pottery because your studio is neat and empty. Mine is absolutely packed with stuff. But what a lovely studio and garden and thank you for sharing your learning process.

I've always wanted to do more pottery and lately KZbin has been recommending me lots of new creators, so I think it's time to start some at home handbuilding ✨love seeing your progress!

Congratulations on 1k. ❤ Proud of you. Keep going ❤

nice artblog, best wishes on your art journey!

hi! can i ask where you got your shelf and table from? 🥰

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hellllo, i just came across your channel. i started pottery earlier this year. i was working/volunteering at a studio and now i am enrolled in a school. it was such a lovely video to watch. i make YT videos too, but haven’t made in a while. this was really inspiring to get back to filming again. 🌻🌻🌻

O, m, g, how do you do that? You are so talented.

Just come back laundry.. home washing machine spoiled

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I started pottery in a corner, now I’m taking up two rooms 😅😅 it’s amazing art)) welcome in the most friendly and helpful group of artist ❤️❤️

I keep my art on the desk all the time 😂❤

New sub 💖

Ohhh that’s cute ❤