Throwing and trimming a pasta bowl | MAE CERAMICS

Throwing and trimming a wide, flat pasta bowl on the pottery wheel. I hope this is helpful to anyone who is starting out or who needs a hand getting their bowls nice and wide.
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[@markstrehlow3579]

Couple things I love in your process. 1) You have the 'heavy lifting' done before you pull. You center, open, compress all before the first pull. You don't have to do more than 2 or 3 pulls because all is prepared. 2) You compress the bottom in setting the final inside shape. 3) You wait until leather hard to trim. So many people trim too early. 4) You get the inside 'pretty' while throwing, the outside while trimming. Great process!🙂

[@MaeCeramics]

Thank you! I struggled with pasta bowls for ages as I tried to lift too much up at once and doing too much to the outside. Glad you enjoyed!

[@lpthomp1956]

Beautiful bowl! I love your calm, specific instruction (i.e. reason for needing to use more clay for bowl) for your videos; it is so helpful for us beginners! I also love that you show your finished work (esp. in glazing video)! Thank you Lily!

[@annettebowen1540]

Your video is the first I have seen for “creating” a bat ! I am a beginner and don’t have a lot of tools yet; THANK-YOU!

[@thevelvetcottage4594]

Thank you for explaining this so well! It was really helpful to see the same piece you threw being trimmed.

[@lalineaableful]

Love this shape, gonna try it! And thank you for your effort in making this video for us, beginners 😇

[@kz9312]

You're just lovely! Keep up your videos!💕I'm falling in love with pottery, now I must try🌈

[@____Ann____]

Love it! Thank you for this video!

[@phoenixgate007]

My mom has MS and dexterity and processing issues, these have become our plates. Pasta bowls are now the default setting in our house. I love them! Thank you for showing me how they were made. I have always wondered.

[@barbarafike1855]

Love this best of all the pasta bowl videos I’ve watched! Very well explained complete with all my many questions answered in the video or in reading all the comments and answers. Beautiful bowl in the end and very simple procedure. Thank you so much!

[@suzanne7902]

Thank you, that was So helpful ! ❤️

[@lainie.w879]

it looks so good. i love simple shapes theyre so satisfying to watch. makes me want pasta HAH

[@vanillavinepottery]

Yes trimming a long spiral curl is so satisfying! Love your tutorials Mae. You've helped me to become a better potter. Thank you.

[@MaeCeramics]

Oh that's so nice to hear. Glad to be a little part of your journey xx

[@AnaCarla-se4md]

waw! I just loved this🤩

[@shonakayspencer-smith7084]

I am in love with that bowl

[@antheajohnson4234]

I just found this channel and this was soo satisfying to watch!

[@maryirvine4504]

Excellent demonstration thank you. I'm going to try this today. Mx

[@fernandaveiga3044]

I’ve been loving the videos! As a potter from Rio de Janeiro is very cool to see how other potter around the world do pottery. Sending my love, Fê

[@MaeCeramics]

I love watching other potters too! It's so interesting

[@jallenfernandez2823]

That's impressive ❤️

[@edstud1]

Nice video! Very instructive.

[@TheUltimateAcres]

So fun to watch.

[@aleisaduley4325]

Great video, thank you. I just came in from my little studio, was trying to make pasta bowls....flop, flop flop.... Will try again tomorrow using your techniques, and more clay! Thanks again for sharing your knowledge here, appreciated!👍👍

[@MaeCeramics]

Honestly bowls are such a pain in the ass, don't beat yourself up!

[@madisonhoward2524]

BRB watching you trim that bowl on repeat for the next ten hours.

[@Mustbehel]

I really really enjoyed this, thank you! I have my first throwing lesson on thursday and you explained everything so carefully that I feel even more excited! I'm looking forward to exploring all your other videos!

[@MaeCeramics]

How did it go??

[@Mustbehel]

@@MaeCeramics it was so fun! And so difficult! But I’m now the proud mother of two extremely lumpy bowls. Love my lumpy children

[@quintennobbe]

Thank you I reaally enjoyed your video! Also a pasta bowl is way more practical than making a vase hahaha

[@bananie67]

Thank you for such a thorough video. I’m going to try this with newly reclaimed clay tomorrow.

[@MaeCeramics]

I love using reclaim, so soft. Hope it helps!

[@dewoitine]

I don't ever plan to do any sort of clayworking myself but I find watching other people do it very interesting. Great video!

[@MaeCeramics]

Honestly I get home from work and watch them too, they’re so satisfying. Glad you enjoyed!

[@miyounglee6135]

Love your salad bowl . Love your work. I just started to make pottery. I'm very impressed on your work. Hope to see your another work soon.

[@MaeCeramics]

Thank you! I've just uploaded a ramen bowl video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH7QeYGiiKd-a8U

[@soulspaces]

So amazing 🎉

[@CharlieAFG]

Very talented🤩👌👌👌

[@marciagostisa9274]

Thanks for the excellent video!! ;)

[@tombones847]

Really useful video. I find shallow bowls the hardest things to make, but I’m going back to them tomorrow now I have watched this! Thanks

[@MaeCeramics]

How’d you go?

[@tombones847]

@@MaeCeramics Good. Done three batches since, I think. Each one gets closer to what I wanted!

[@beebogan622]

Some old kiwi potters in Oamaru showed me how just a wet chamois secured the bat underneath too!

[@ashmanik3250]

Kia Ora from Whangarei! I’m subscribing and putting the bell on because yay for a kiwi potter 😍

[@MaeCeramics]

Kia Ora e hoa!! Welcome!

[@fairylee9275]

예쁜그릇입니다. 영상을 잘봤습니다. 감사합니다.

[@suebooker1364]

Very good video.

[@hllomydarling]

Cool.

[@EthanAdeland]

This was such a great tutorial for a shallow bowl! I saw you answered a question about the width of the bowl once throw (so thank you!), but wondering about how wide you opened to at the 6:00 minute before you start with the walls?

[@MaeCeramics]

Hmmm it’s so hard to say, I don’t measure that. I think it’s prob around 15 cm but it’s hard to say - it is kind of a feeling! Some people find it easier to throw it wider to start with, have a play and see what works for you :)

[@thierrydemontblanc1619]

Very interesting video : Did not know the sound thrick to estimate the thickness :very cunning !

[@katejewell8970]

Thanks for an awesome video! I love it! I made some pasta bowls yesterday and struggled to get them off the bats today (I wired them before taking them off the wheel). Just wondering if this is likely due to them not being dry enough? Haven’t had this issue with plates- but thinking the reclaim I used was quite soft and possibly needed more drying time.

[@MaeCeramics]

I often wire through the next day as well. The clay on the bat just takes ages to dry compared to the clay on the rim. I wire when throwing, then next day wire again, put a bat on the rim, flip the whole thing over and gently twist the bat off the base. Then let the base dry for a while before trimming. Hope that helps!

[@HelmetVanga]

Well done. Questions for ya. Is there ivory color clay? And is there transparent glaze?

[@CookbooksonRepeat]

Great video!! I’m trying to make a set of these bowls that will stack and I’m having the hardest time!! Great tips in here. 🌈

[@MaeCeramics]

How’s it going??

[@CookbooksonRepeat]

@@MaeCeramics ugh, not great. Have messed up a couple of times. I think I’m pulling the walls too high and maybe not making the base wide enough. Practice, practice, practice…. 🤪 Replicating pieces is so hard! So much more appreciation for production potters like you. ❤

[@carolinep717]

Hi, thanks for this video. Where did you buy that little ruler?

[@therealbreer]

❤❤

[@irispottery6474]

Nice

[@juliakeahey6604]

This bowl is incredible. This is my goal to make a shape close to that in my pottery class (I'm still very much a beginner), if you had to estimate about how much clay would you say you used in terms of weight?

[@MaeCeramics]

It was 1kg of clay. It’s easier to use more than less for bowls I’ve learnt, you can trim it off later. Good luck!!

[@lynnenewell6812]

Hi Mae I was watching your hands and realized that you use both hands to trim with? I am left handed and was taught to throw right handed which works ok but when I trim I find it difficult to do the walls of the pot and saw that you trim the rim with your left hand then the walls with your right hand? I have tried having the wheel turn clockwise and trim with my left hand but invariably my brain gets confused… did you train your brain to use both hands? Any tips? Love your work and explanations are top! Thanks

[@julianahing5180]

hi love! thank you so much for this video; i'm a intermediate potter but i'm learning something new everyday by the wonderful people here on youtube! i just had to ask where you got youe stamp made, it's so lovely and i was looking to make a custom stamp just like that!

[@MaeCeramics]

I'm youtube taught too, such a good resource. I had it made by a 3d printer, I love it so much

[@elenoxia]

Nice shape and thanks for sharing. Is the end bowls size difference due to shrinkage? it look more the 10/12 %

[@MaeCeramics]

That’s exactly right, my clay is about 11% shrinkage. It feels massive as you make bigger and bigger pieces.

[@karri8998]

Beautifully thrown. You mentioned the freckles were in the clay? Can you explain that? I am a new potter and could use some glazing tips. Thanks for the great video!

[@MaeCeramics]

Sure! The clay has little bits of iron or magnesium in it and they turn into black flecks when fired. They bloom through the glazes, it’s so lovely. If you want a spotty glaze you could try adding iron spangles (you can buy them, literally called iron spangles. Different to iron oxide). You can also add them directly to your clay. Also can add sand if you’re near a black sanded beach.

[@karri8998]

@@MaeCeramics Thanks so much!

[@SincerelyMichelleLouise]

@@MaeCeramics wow great tips, thank you 🙏 🤗

[@shelleydoxtdator753]

I can buy speckled clay - has those “freckles”

[@juliewatts607]

What size would you disc be before you start pulling out?

[@lisapage8328]

I'm a lefty, too. When you are trimming, do you have the wheel going clockwise?

[@MaeCeramics]

No - I learnt with a wheel that would only go anticlockwise and I can't unlearn it! I just use both hands for trimming. You'll see I switch hands - I use the long loop tool with my left hand and the smaller one with my right. You could try switching the wheel direction of course, but if you're anything like me you'll be a little bit ambidextrous anyway!

[@rachelshantz]

Hi! Love the video and watching your technique. Where did you get your makers mark made?? Thanks!

[@MaeCeramics]

I got it 3D printed!

[@darbarrow1203]

This is great, thank you. You measured 6cm tall, how wide is the bowl when thrown?

[@MaeCeramics]

You’re welcome! It’s 23cm wide, shrinks down to about 20x5cm :)

[@Bringidon]

great.. thanks :)

[@carolemartin1771]

Love your video of throwing a pasta bowl. How much Clay would I need to make a large pasta bowl 26 cm diameter and 6 cm high? Thanks Carole

[@MaeCeramics]

Hi Carole, I used around 1.2kg for this if I remember correctly. For something that big I'd probably use around 2kg. I would start around there and add or remove clay depending on how it goes. Good luck!

[@maeve9677]

Hi Mae! Love your videos 🧡 Can I ask you which wheel have?

[@MaeCeramics]

Thanks! I use a Rohde HMT 500

[@Em-eg3jt]

What kind of bat do you use? I’m unsure what kinds to buy? Love this tutorial. Thankyou

[@MaeCeramics]

I really love my Hartley and Noble bats

[@rochyordosm]

Hi, Love the video! thank you, how many pounds of clay do you used for the pasta bowl? Thankss

[@MaeCeramics]

1kg which is 2.2lbs

[@kay107]

Hi Mae! I've been curious as to what kind/brand of throwing bat's you use? Thanks!

[@MaeCeramics]

They're Hartley and Nobel - highly recommend!

[@Get-Clay]

nice

[@nitishakaushik]

Love this! Also note the heart on the base of the bowl before trimming? 🤍😇 10:28

[@MaeCeramics]

Omg I didn't see that! I love!

[@Annabelle_A]

Can you share the kind of clay you are using? Starting to use more than just the studio provided clay and live the finished look of yours. Thank you!

[@MaeCeramics]

It’s a speckled stoneware :)

[@sinadrop6026]

😀👍🌸

[@kilimanjaroxyz6195]

hey could you explain why pottery is not dishwasher safe and u make a very sartisfying work i appreciate it.

[@MaeCeramics]

Sure, generally high fired pottery is actually dishwasher safe, my work is. In saying that though, a dishwasher is a really harsh environment for handmade pieces - it gets really hot really quickly which can cause thermal shock, as well as using harsh chemicals which can damage the glaze. Hand washing is generally safer for the longevity of pieces. Hope that helps!

[@jazblom8745]

Hi Mae :) can you tell me what the weight of the clay was for this bowl?

[@MaeCeramics]

From memory 1 or 1.2kg

[@jovonnepeynetsa6012]

Hi, I love your throws/pasta bowls, they're beautiful! Do you sell them? Do you sell them in the US 🇺🇸??

[@MaeCeramics]

Hi! Thanks so much! I'm a small batch maker and only sell on my website via drops - I ship to the US :) Follow me on instagram to get new for the next shop update!

[@laurabours6421]

Hey how much kg Clay do YOU use :)

[@user-kg7ig6bs9e]

HI, a beautiful bowl. Can you please tell me the width of the rim?

[@vanesaarrieta7108]

HII!! HOW MUCH CLAY DO YOU LEAVE USUALLY AT THE BOTTOM, 1.5 CM? OR MORE?

[@MaeCeramics]

Hey! Prob about 2cm.

[@cancer5895]

throwing bowls are easy, but throwing the who cabinet is the true test bit of arm work and gravity takes the rest really

[@Sstampertje]

How many cm wide do you make this bowl? :) Looks like the perfect size!

[@hayliehuynh530]

I noticed that you're left handed and you tend to work more close to your body at 5-6 o'clock, with the direction your wheel is spinning you wouldn't be able to work on the left, but if you change the direction it spins you might find it easier (if your wheel can, the wheels I've used before could), it might take a while to get used to but it's probably better.

[@MaeCeramics]

Hey! When I learnt the wheel couldn’t switch, so I got used to it that way, and now it’s been so long that when I switch it to go the other way I can’t do it 😂 it’s like potting with my feet, it feels crazy. Now that I’ve made this work for me it works fine, it just took a tiny bit longer to learn

[@mariacristinahalabimachado7243]

Olá! What's the diameter of plate?

[@ivonnemorhaim4443]

Nice!! Thanks!