Spontaneity or Intention?

[@osten_petersson]

The creator dilema :). Introducing chaos to battle conformity, then trying to harness the chaos to ensure it doesn’t break the mold too much.

[@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken]

I do wood carving, and which adds a third player- what do I have to change about my design to make it work with what the piece throws at me. More than once my fishing lure has had to become a dragon because the wood didn't want to be a fishing lure, it wanted to be a dragon. Also because if there's a gigantic knot right where I need to do fiddly little fine work- the knot is going to win and I need to readjust things

[@Lennhart_DeroW]

Its really cool to see how your videos evolved. From an emotionless (or quite annoyed) speech to a warming "happy holidays". There is a feeling that we don't quite get enough of your videos, but that's what draws me in every time. I'm glad you take your time with the videos, and don't force them. It keeps the high quality, the enjoyment and authenticity. Happy holiday to you as well.

[@floriangadsby]

I was never quite annoyed! Just finding my feet and feeling anxious about putting my voice/self out there - I feel much more confident about my narrations these days and the videos too, hopefully that comes across! The older stuff feels rather monotonous and I've been actively trying to change that. Thanks for watching! Enjoy your time off.

[@iain.sm.c]

I think it's easy and understandable to just stick with what works, but you're constantly innovating on your work while keeping true to your design philosophy. It's amazing to watch, and I'm so glad that you document this process. Great job, Florian.

[@wartris1]

I think this conversation is near-exactly the same as "art vs craft." Personally, you cannot have art without craftsmanship-nor craft without artistry. I mean this in a literally and figurative sense. Artistry is involuntary with humans; whether we want to instill a creation with it or not. However, artistry without intention or craft is just living. NOW, with that said, I think great Art & Craft is when the human behind it harnesses both intentionally while riding the wave of that which they CANNOT control. What's that old proverb? "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity" You can curate and set parameters to "budget" spontaneity into a process. I think Florian Gadsby does this WONDERFULLY. :)

[@juanQuedo]

Although in some way when this spots occur by chance kinda makes them a bit more special I love that you saw that and found a way to add interest to your pieces without deviating from your original minimalist view. They are beautiful with or without a stroke of luck

[@danarennick7003]

I love hearing about your process. Pottery for me is almost all about process and not the end work. I love that it seems impossible to master pottery because there are infinite possibilities; this keeps me going back again and again.

[@TheDuolingoEnthusiast]

I don’t work with clay, I never really have and I never really plan to, but I love watching your videos and for some reason I find myself taking note of all the techniques and tips you have 😂 beautiful pieces by the way, I’m curious to see how they turn out

[@birdietoon]

Happy holidays, Florian! Your videos are a joy to watch.

[@jessicarowley9631]

I love your work. This is a very beautiful way of using these tiny offcuts. This intention works as the spots are random sizes.

[@larunaaxthemischievous9762]

Sunspot bowls. That little accentuating dot of warmth on the crisp cool bowl is elegant, simple, unique. It fits into your style of work and like you mentioned, it doesn’t take away from the simplicity and adds a nice feature

[@celloafterdark4173]

Im excited to see how it comes out! It's a cool idea, I could see myself always using the bowl in a particular orientation because of the dots

[@matthieulavayssiere1002]

Hello @floriangadsby I'm a chemist from France and part time potter, the idea of noble metal in aluminosilicate made me wonder a bit and I tried with some gold. Also tried with borosilicate glazes, would be happy to share the results with you if interested. Also thank you for you videos 😊

[@floriangadsby]

Oh yeah? I'd love to see the results! There's a contact page on my website, or you can DM images on Instagram!

[@pippokommenda960]

would love to see your results as well as I’m a hobby goldsmith and was wondering about adding more precious metals!

[@mikeysmall88]

Thanks Florian. I had a feeling we weren’t going to see the end product tonight you tease ! Merry Christmas and happy new year…

[@floriangadsby]

Ah, well, there's been a lot of those videos recently, going from beginning to end, they tend to come in cycles after I've fired the kiln a few times and I've now entered the 'beginning' of a making cycle, so there'll be a lot of experimental videos like this coming your way I imagine, or more tutorial based films. Thanks for watching and happy holidays!

[@nicolasdigard3878]

As always, can't wait to see the result !

[@floriangadsby]

Me too! Thanks for watching!

[@reeneee38]

This is exciting, thanks for sharing your process for testing this new idea. As a beginner potter, I am learning a great deal from your content, combining it with my other teachers to find my own style and processes.

[@gordonprice695]

That random example at 1:30 has me wondering about intentionally putting in bronze, controlling location and size (and color?), to create a little Pleiades or other constellation. Orion with a really red Betelgeuse could be really interesting. Especially if it's subtle enough not to be obvious, but more a delightful discovery.

[@ragnkja]

A celestial dinner plate, perhaps?

[@cpm9747]

Looking forward to seeing the final result.

[@kalanphelps9498]

something that could be interesting is using copper carbonate in a wash put onto pots once bisque fired, and being able to add linear marks of red, similar to the ridges you add to your pots

[@HenryBurlingameIII]

From reading the title I’m not sure Florian is the one to be having this conversation with, but I’ll still watch the video lol.

[@CoinWasher]

thanks man, hope you have a good christmas too

[@jhenmhor9558]

One other idea you could try is using very fine metal wires and wrap them in the sharp angles of your pot might be overwhelming in term of contrast but I think it might be worth a try

[@annaheya2109]

Chaos always looks more authentic ❤❤❤

[@mikepetersen7319]

Hope they'll turn out well. Merry Xmas to you and your loved ones 🎄

[@bradenspringer]

You’re good at pot. 👍🏽

[@z99ywiec]

I cut Manganese Bronze at work last week. I really thought about keeping some of the shavings but decided not to. Maybe next time

[@QuargCooper]

Maybe a fun idea would be to find a way to insert the copper below your maker's mark? It might fire to look like a wax seal or similar. Plus give interest/asymmetry to the base.

[@Eric-dg6oq]

Fantastic video and idea 🤩

[@subcatboy]

I really love this idea

[@guglp]

What is lime popping, florian?

[@floriangadsby]

Lime popping is when there's a plaster contaminate in the clay, if you don't catch it, as the clay is bisque fired and then glaze fired, it expands and creates a small crater in the surface, popping away any glaze that's over it. Dreadfully annoying!

[@ignus16]

i wonder if you could use a thin bronze wire pushed all the way through and trimmed on the inside and outside with flush cutters? might be cool if you end up with one of those red blobs which matches exactly on the inside and outside of the same spot?

[@GreenDayFanMT]

Happy to see you still approve your process. You rest, you rust or more likely dry out to bone dry :D

[@Tom_Gray]

I wonder if it would be possible to use the bronze in the line on one of your lined vessels? I'd be very interested to see how that would look!

[@erdos73]

I wonder if some thin copper wire would look nice? i was just messing with the coils on some rusted pickups that were gonna be trashed anyways. just on the rim or something like that to make a thin strip of red. but maybe it would be difficult to position straight enough to get something that looks clean and intentional.

[@katekramer7679]

9:00 Ooh, tell us more! 😂😂

[@sharonpeek7728]

What would bronze filings look like in cone 6 firing electric kiln?

[@GreenDayFanMT]

Merry Christmas / Happy Holiday :D

[@levisbean9621]

Why aren’t you on Glazy? I’ve looked everywhere for a hint on your glaze recipes

[@katekramer7679]

I think this is a cool idea! It's a bit disappointing the the shape doesn't hold - that squiggly curl looked fun.

[@Tiny_Island_Designs]

Long ago the definition of art was brought to the attention of the US supreme court (over a Brancusi sculpture )and it was decided that INTENTION was the definition. For example a plumber might make a very artistic combination of twists and turns of pipes but if it was not done with intention to created art then it was not art.

[@unblairable]

9:00 oh my 😅

[@suzannerouleau6127]

Merci.

[@darkmann12]

"if you are taking time off over the holidays" Aren't you?

[@samahmad8698]

Uhm... They're brass.

[@RodrigoR-he9of]

Good

[@bunnybro5977]

"I'm a *_sucker_* for tall feet" -Florian Gadsby, 2024

[@marcybeasley3766]

Maybe spontaneous intention, like you intended to do it but was spontaneous about where.

[@geolod]

10:38 Debian!

[@AX_-]

is that Debian?

[@darumweilsohalt]

Oh no.. I get the idea behind.. but it's to intentional 😒