I think the curved bottom Is a startling contrast to the stepped version which is why I’m so excited you did one. I think it would be so interesting to see that smooth round exterior deepened like the convex design you use for your pots.
@eliiiza6761Ай бұрын
love the curved underside, it contrasts beautifully the design reminds me of greek open air theatres, really drives home the artistic, decorative aspect
@ragnkjaАй бұрын
Yeah, it definitely looks like an amphitheatre.
@graefxАй бұрын
Echoing the amphitheater impression.
@hasturthekinginyellow5003Ай бұрын
I kinda love how every artist has a moment where they ask themselves "what if i do a piece that is INCREDIBLY difficult/time consuming?" and then they do it
Ай бұрын
I really like the contrast between the curve on one side and the steps on the other. You rarely make non-functional items, and it’s very nice to see purely artistic experiments! Thank you for the time you spend making all those videos!
@HavreflanАй бұрын
I like the one with a hole. Makes it clear it's not an ashtray or candle holder like you said. It's also not something I'd expect from a turned piece of pottery. I also prefer the unstepped version. Makes it clear there's an up and a down.
@DuappeАй бұрын
Can see these being lotus flower pots! Would be pretty! I think the curved one on the backside has a really nice contrast too, very well done!
@LadyalyssaesqАй бұрын
I enjoy seeing something created that’s not a bowl or mug! Well done!
@nikkiewhite476Ай бұрын
I think the curved bottom one is much more startling and striking. The contrast is very aesthetic. It is good to see you making more shapes, functional or not. It is good to have the basic pieces you can make in your sleep but you risk burning out of that is all you make. I could see this style being used as just an art piece or it could be used as a trinket bowl, a key holder or even a display place for jewelry. 😊
@jacobbrown5659Ай бұрын
Love the jazzy edition, I’ll say as a flower enthusiast, I’d love to see these as ikebana vessels
@subcatboyАй бұрын
I liked the idea of a stepped underside, but after seeing how you did the curved one I think I prefer it. I also really like the one with the hole.
@jocewaitwhatАй бұрын
I saw your post on instagram about this and was SHOCKED. Amazing design and execution as always.
@astralaxАй бұрын
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@dougbaker2120Ай бұрын
Stepped bottom, please. ;). And definitely don't glaze the bottoms. That being said, if you did glaze them, they could be dual-form shapes, with either side being the one people choose to display. That's why I like the stepped bottom. I find it just as pleasing as the intended top.
@roetedАй бұрын
Very cool looking new forms. I think the curved bottom is my favorite. The juxtaposition of the curve to the steps on the top is lovely. The stepped bottom is very lovely too though. Inspiring as always!
@hannahstraining7476Ай бұрын
It's great that you are branching out into sculptural work. I love the rounded foot. It does provide a sharp contrast, and it's more of a visual puzzle. And the piece is beautiful on both sides. The pieces that have the stepped underside make me think of cogs, or some type of machine part. Not necessarily a bad thing, but a very different look than the rounded underside.
@astoriarosewood5135Ай бұрын
Really enjoy seeing your new ideas! 😊
@milesw3001Ай бұрын
I like both the stepped and the curved bottom, and I think you should leave the underside of both unglazed. It’ll give you an opportunity to show off that delightful toasted color your clay turns.
@Panicagq2Ай бұрын
Ooh! Or maybe just glaze the sides of the steps w/a brush and leave the flat surfaces bare?
@jakicatancabelic9436Ай бұрын
Amazing! It fits your esthetics. I prefer the rounded version and the small pots.
@jessineАй бұрын
Thrilled to see them glazed!!! They're wonderful!
@jocewaitwhatАй бұрын
While probably more work, the stepped foot is just so amazing it can’t not be my favourite
@reidcushman3562Ай бұрын
I vote for the rounded bottom. The contrast with the stair-step of the primary side is so elegant. (One could argue about which beautiful side most deserves to be the "up" one.) Aside from seeing you create a really interesting set of pieces, I particularly enjoyed and learned from watching your trimming steps. I am one of those potters who really likes trimming, though at a very beginning level now.
@Lunarl4ndrАй бұрын
I think these are glorious and I love the idea of breaking glazes on them, like a tiny glass fountain. If you did wish to throw this form you could form it like a pillow bowl is usually thrown. Just close up an upside-down thick walled blown and then lift a outer wall. You could even roll the edge of the outer wall to build up that extra thickness with less trimming. Go even further and fold the wall to form a bowl on the bottom of the other bowl, kind of a funky donut.
@laurabedwell7253Ай бұрын
I really like the one with the rounded underside-the contrast adds another dimension that I found really pleasing.
@almac808Ай бұрын
I think I like the accidental hole one most, it would look really cool stood on it's side showing off the steps
@amberlynolsen7305Ай бұрын
I love the curved step! What a brilliant idea!
@neyannАй бұрын
I LOVE the stepped foot one. I'm constantly blown away by your skills. With every video you post, I learn something new.
@benruniko25 күн бұрын
You know, this is a beautiful display piece. I could see an ancient artist depicting scenes from a myth painted into the little steps, or possibly even a modern motion animation that only shows its clever nature when spun. I love the curved underside. I think this idea could possibly be used as a decorative pot lid as well, making a unit that is both functional and beautiful.
@luna01010202Ай бұрын
I like the Curved bottom. It hits a button in my brain.
@PinkpeonysssАй бұрын
They are all lovely! Every time you’d display one of the four I’d think “oh THAT’S the winner, for sure!”….”no wait, this one is the winner it’s also very good.” By the end of the video I was vouching for all four😂 If I had to choose one over the others though, it would be the curved bottom. There’s something appealing about the balance described in its weight distribution, and how well that idea pairs with the steps vs. curve aesthetic on each flip side of the vessel.
@johnaustin-bailey9678Ай бұрын
I'm a wood turner and so massively appreciate the battle between functionality and aesthetics. I think the curved base adds interest and curiosity. If stepping the base, I think it would need to be a mirror of the top. Great shapes though. Looking forward to seeing them glazed.
@Mandrake_root9 күн бұрын
I like the stepped bottoms. It gives the feeling that the bottom and top are connected
@theclovercross9 күн бұрын
Loving the design and I think the glazing is gonna look sooo good giving a wonderful depth with how it pools and thins in corners and edges
@IrinaGreenmanАй бұрын
My immediate thought is that these work best as a set. I like each one better with the accompanying context/contrast of the others than I do individually (and don't get me wrong, they're all lovely and interesting that way too). I could see these all together as being a centerpiece to the decor of an entire room, depending on glaze colors and styles.
@justlola417Ай бұрын
This is beautiful, I love the contrast of the steps on the inside with the curved underside
@mikepetersen7319Ай бұрын
I like them all, but the one with the curved bottom is my favorite. Excited to see how they look when glazed 👍
@AngelavengerLАй бұрын
Really excited to see what these will look like glazed.
@alexandraframe6493Ай бұрын
Love the excitement making new shapes. I really like them, the steps are nice. Now the different interior bottoms of the first two, I like them both a lot. The one with steps interior I’d definitely more interesting. Give it a real pop, surprise.
@SiriuslyyyАй бұрын
Wow so good!! Many congratulations on being creative and developing your skill so much. Loved it in all 4 forms!
@ArtemensiaKАй бұрын
Yes! I knew you would carve the underside smooth. It's like a reverse bowl. I love it so much!
@MichaelKiewegАй бұрын
Never having done anything with clay in my life, if I have to choose one, it is with no doubt the one with the rounded bottom. I realy like that kind of "surprise" in a piece. Best wishes from Germany
@ceciliasofficialyoutubechannel26 күн бұрын
So sleeeeek and satisfying. I think it would be epic to see the same idea, but with a higher wall, with two different angles as well like your other vessels / pieces. Loving this so much from australia. I've been watching your videos every week they come out and been doing weekly pottery lessons the last year and a half on the wheel. You have taught me SO MUCH. I am very keen to try something like this soooon. Thank you Florian 💕💕💕
@rogerthecatodino2185Ай бұрын
Ciao Florian I really like these sculptures made on the wheel. The smallest is the one I prefer,also the way U trimmed it under. They all make me think at the Colosseo! Thank you for for sharing your skills!thank you
@rath60Ай бұрын
I like the curve bottom. I think I would also like a cylinder, In the piece with the accidentar hole the steps look best as know there is no clear inside and outside.
@jommeissner21 күн бұрын
They are all brilliant. I like the contrast most, that with the rounded underside
@theanimenerdball9219Ай бұрын
I enjoy the curved bottom more than the stepped one as it does give more contrast, it also visually helps to make the object feel lighter. The music in the background was also very welcome, It paired with the trimming was very pleasing to hear!
@PraxaeusАй бұрын
In wood turning, when I make bowls, I turn them green, seal them, weigh them and mark it on a piece of card and put it on the shelf with the bowl. For my area, when the bowl weighs about 35% of the starting weight and has generally stabilized, I can trim it. I think a similar method with a target %difference could be a way to handle production more consistently.
@Dave_1966Ай бұрын
Very nice 😊 I think I would be tempted to make a pair one interlocking with the other, I think the stepped underside looks better, the accidental one would be a great T light holder 😊
@rosalieroyen7182Ай бұрын
Love these new shapes you are making. I can easily imagine them being a vessel on which a lovely little appetiser would be served in a fine dining restaurant ❤ I think I like the one that also has steps on the bottom best. AlthoughI like the other ones too
@AlanDayleyАй бұрын
Nice concept for beauty over function! I like the contrast of the rounded bottom. I viscerally (or naturally) like the stepped bottom more. I also love the idea of handling one of these pots from time to time. I'd have to pick it up once in a while to enjoy the "secret" under side.
@xbaczewska4197Ай бұрын
What a journey, Florian! I love this purely aesthetic delve. I have to agree with the curved-bottom-lovers. To me, that rounded shape is the icing on the cake to the beautifully severe steps. Keep on keepin' on!
@kath214227 күн бұрын
These are very cool! Can't wait to see them glazed.
@learningmywheel-us1ndАй бұрын
Such perfect forms, thank you for sharing.
@ellaa5528Ай бұрын
The music in the background is so nice! How lucky you are it’s not drums and screaming 😅 Also I love the one with the hole in it, I would hang it on my wall
@jamiejam4823Ай бұрын
The one with a hole through it would make a great piece to put on a shelf and display trinkets on, like a little portal thing
@justlola417Ай бұрын
Ohhhh the stepped foot is so cool too!!
@Alan-jx7uk19 күн бұрын
As I watched you make the sculpture you mentioned you would relive the underside and my brain immediately went to, you would make the underside stepped also. So when you didn't I was like well that wasn't what I expected. And then when you showed the other pieces I thought huh! the curved underside is correct. Of course everyone is going to have a different opinion, but I am pleased with all of the pieces. I would have a hard time deciding which one I would like to own. Thanks for sharing
@chloeuntrau4588Ай бұрын
Love the step foot!
@MelissaStokes-h9d5 күн бұрын
i would love to see a cross section of each. i just think it would be really informative seeing where the clay is thicker and thinner. especially with the stepped bottom
@StilgarnaibfremenАй бұрын
Beautiful as always! I really like the one with the most steps, but I agree with others that the rounded bottom adds contrast and more "semantics" to the piece. The one with the hole is surprising! And it reminded me of the ending scene of Agora (2009 film). These seemingly simple shapes, circles and square faces, are timeless and the basis for so much geometric concepts/abstractions... I love them! Cheers
@LovelightliferАй бұрын
Can we please please pretty please have more trimming videos. I could watch you trim for hours. It is so relaxing. Asmr is fine. No speed ups just ribbons of clay curling from the pot. Lovely. Thank you in advance.
@powersfamilyctrАй бұрын
I like all Of them!
@benruniko25 күн бұрын
Jazz and red earthy pottery? Dang this almost makes me wish i lived a different life. So peaceful seeming from the outside.
@renedemers8218Ай бұрын
I like the Curved bottom and the visual of the hole - having one with a hole and one side curved feels like it would be a delightful sculpture, though it would be also be neat if there was some way to stably display such an object so it's not resting on the flat of cylinder, but rather on the curved side - though I suspect some sort of base would be needed to accomplish that.
@ZeldurАй бұрын
I like that the underside is so heavily carved. Makes it feel like you could use either side
@RomaobbАй бұрын
The steps make me think of a water fountain, you could probably translate the design into something like a small water fountain thing if you wanted to
@lizzyrbits1283Ай бұрын
These are so delightful! I love the curved underside, like others said, it's surprising! And felt like good balance (less as above so below?) I assume you will sell at least some of these pieces in your next drop? Looking forward to the glazes!
@danielt4449Ай бұрын
I liked all of them but the stepped top and bottom one I think I liked the best. on a side note it would be interesting if it were posible to dry and fire one of the long spirals you created when you trimmed but they would be too fragile I suppose . great work so beautiful.
@Panicagq2Ай бұрын
I love them all of them, but I'm anxiously waiting to see how the glaze responds. I keep leaning toward the stepped foot, but we shall see!
@CaroleMathesonАй бұрын
Thank you Florian. I really like the rounded underside.
@ArtemisNightlockАй бұрын
I think I prefer the one you turned in the video over the rest of them, in particular because of the contrast between the sharp angled steps in the top section and the rounded smoothness at the bottom. I think only glazing the top and leaving the bottom curve unglazed could enhance that contrast even further, especially with the lovely toasted browns of your clay body after firing.
@denisenoble401024 күн бұрын
I think they are beautiful, while you were trimming I thought I liked the rounded underside, however when you were showing the stepped underside, I liked that too. I know you asked us to choose, but I can't, even the one with the 'hole' was beautiful in its own way. To use purely for display or as bookends the would look great, I can't wait to see how you glaze them, till then, thankyou for shar😊
@Qinglin888Ай бұрын
Oh I like the look! Amazing work as always
@isabelasensioandresАй бұрын
So so well explained and presented ❤ Exceptional sculptures, by the way. Which I like more is 11:29 and 11:44 { so.. the second one and the ring version } Such perfection and risk🟫🟤🤎🕊️Thank you!
@gabrielamajewska9251Ай бұрын
Somehow i imagined your sculptures as holders for different sized small round canvases. I like painitng on such things, small, round, but I can never find a way how to stabilize them a little bit above the desk to not make it dirty. When i watched it with my mum she got na idea that it could also work as a candle holder. We both love your work, take care.
@RichardBiggindАй бұрын
That's a nice looking set of ashtrays you got there.
@dianekroplin-pt4nmАй бұрын
Outstanding design and technique.
@Kuchen.Ай бұрын
Love these
@juanQuedoАй бұрын
Like all of them but I think that the one with its back rounded is the winner, I would have gone full...well, half sphere on the back, without the flat plane to make it more contrasting to the angular top and in some way it would match with your new bowls rounded inside more angular outside.
@wartris1Ай бұрын
I love seeing your artistic voice come out in less-functional works. very cool!
@orbatosАй бұрын
I prefer the curved underside, Though the one with the hole looks more utilitarian with it.
@atiladhunАй бұрын
When you turned the shape with the hole around, I thought that it looked quite beautiful facing upside down. It would also be interesting if these shapes could be placed in either orientation, perhaps on one side having the border circumference unglazed, while on the other having the center unglazed.
@aztecladyАй бұрын
I prefer the rounded foot myself, because it's unexpected, given the sharp geometry of the top.
@lucasmerino4982Ай бұрын
I love this new concept!
@Lilith-bw9pq20 күн бұрын
I'm imagining a soup bowl or a cup shaped like this! 😌🤌🔥
@chubs2312Ай бұрын
I like the stepped bottom
@ethnicalbertАй бұрын
Really beautiful ashtrays. Well Done x
@InkwellingtonАй бұрын
That was so beautiful! I love them!
@annoyingkid48Ай бұрын
I really like the stepped interior myself. They make me think of miniature versions of some sort of ancient architecture, built from massive stones where you’re not quite sure how they put it all together. Maybe an arena, with the underside a space for ancient athletes to prepare themselves. I get why people like the curved version, but the symmetry of both outside and in is a little feat of carving skill- not going quite too far, just far enough to match the exterior.
@tylerttinsleyАй бұрын
When doing so much trimming maybe setting up a compressed air blower to blow out chips would be helpful? Something like the articulated hoses used for coolant on machine tools
@micah06v8Ай бұрын
I definitely think using these is sculpture/accent pieces rather than readily available pieces is the way to go. I also much prefer the curved bottom to the stepped one. I'm not sure why, but the stepped bottom piece almost reminds me of an M.C. Escher drawing 🤣
@redyoshi12243Ай бұрын
I think the gentle jazz in a background is nice. Maybe see if they'd be willing to make some recordings for the backgrounds of future videos?
@cpm9747Ай бұрын
They're simple, but very lovely in that simplicity. I can't decide personally whether I prefer the stepped bottom or the curved. The curved offers a pleasant contrast, a surprise almost, but the stepped bottom provides a naturally sense of continuity throughout the whole of the piece. The one with a hole in it reminds me of some ancient coins which had square or round holes so they could be easily carried on strings. No need to hunt through your change purse for the right coins, just pull the strings out and count off each of what you need. I kinda wish this was still a thing as my change purse gets awfully full of pennies from time to time and all I want is a nickel or dime to make exact change. ^_^"
@asons13Ай бұрын
Guess I'm early. Love the videos thanks!
@Pathfinder2Ай бұрын
I think they are beautiful. And I like the contrast of the rounded underside. They would also make very cool ikibana vases. I also want to know if there's an adjacent studio where I can work on my quilts and listen to your wheel and jazz practice.
@laurenwalters4543Ай бұрын
The curved bottom makes me think of a double sided vessel. Both sides being useable and decorative in their own way.
@whazeeАй бұрын
I quite like the curved bottom of this thrown pot, but your other, smaller versions look great with the stepped underside too! Maybe the glazing will inform better?
@adelheidsnel5171Ай бұрын
Sculptural, architectural A R T ❤
@AttoparsecАй бұрын
If it makes you feel better, even turning horizontally, chip management is still a huge issue when working on a metal lathe. At least clay trimmings can't cut you!
@luna691582Ай бұрын
Gorgeous. I'd love to see more how you accomplished the balanced trimming front to back. I could envision doing one side and quickly making a disaster of the other. You mentioned stopping and checking as you went... were you feeling to see that the clay was balanced between your fingers (say, holding it on both sides)?
@WormsterWormingtonАй бұрын
the curved foot is such a beautiful shape, i wonder what it would look like to glaze just the under side, or just the steps and under side, leaving the walls bare
@ryanfitzalan8634Ай бұрын
good thing people don't smoke everywhere anymore, cause you know some of them would just go right for it if they saw it sitting there. but they are great pieces, and give me cool ideas for Bonsai pots. I wonder if you've ever considered designing a line of Bonsai pots Florian? could collaborate with some artists like Ryan Neil in Oregon.