Experimenting Making New Side Plates (Part 2)

[@Divinemysteries-o5n]

Loving the transformation from thick, slab-like plates to these beautiful, refined vessels! Your trimming skills are impressive. Can't wait to see them biscuit and reduction fired, the anticipation is building! Keep creating and thanks for sharing your process with us

[@katherinejzhang]

3, 5, and 7 would be my favorites. I'm kind of partial to the dog bowl look. I just finished reading your book and it's brought a new level of enjoyment and appreciation for your videos. Thanks for your work on them!

[@MarchHare55]

From an aesthetics perspective, my favorite is #5. There's something about the simplicity of the form (in contrast to the thought and effort that went into making it) that appeals to me. From a practical point of view, however, there's no actual rim to prevent things from sliding off the edge. From that standpoint, I prefer #4; again, it's "simple," yet elegant, and the steps at the edge are more shallow than those of #8. They're all amazing, though!

[@allisonbloomfield]

My personal favorite is 5, but 4 also draws me in. They are all stunning.

me too!!!

[@alisacrawshaw4973]

#6 is beautiful, and I love the patter of the rain. Very relaxing.

[@robblincoln2152]

#6 & #7 are my favorite. Love the idea of a slight trough around and below the surface of the dish. Fun!

[@susann2103-g9o]

No 1 and 5 are my favorites. The "high art" of keeping it simple elegant and innovative. Chapeau 👌

[@JDWood1483]

#1 and #5 really stood out for me. Beautiful work as always!

[@freakyknitter]

#3,#7,#8 are my fav's. This is a fun video, as I love watching the soothing process of trimming.

[@patriciaprince8506]

#4 and #8 but really I love them all, minimal, clean lines, beautiful. Can’t wait to see them glazed.

[@vankoutedar]

each has its own beautiful personality, but the grace of 2 and 5 stand out in my eyes. the rain is so soothing to listen to in the background. thank you for showing us your great work.

[@bnhietala]

They're all really neat, but it's between two and six for me as far as a favorite goes. I can't wait to see them all glazed!

[@ace.of.space.]

the rain sound throughout is really soothing me

[@celloafterdark4173]

The perfect plate design is something I'm genuinely think about! This is such a fun series! I think i like #7 the best

[@johnydepp4600]

It’s so fun to watch a piece come together. I also appreciate how much educational content/tips you put into these videos. If I ever get into pottery, I’ll definitely be using these videos as reference guides.

[@ranna9497]

I love #5. so clean looking. so simple, sleek. can't wait to see end product

[@karri8998]

Always a pleasure watching you work!

[@emilyh4998]

I really love #1! I feel like it fits with your other work so well! I’d eat off it.

[@opalpersonal]

i like 3 the most. i often dislike how easy it is for drippings and excess crumbs to slip off the side of plates with flatter or curved edges. it also makes it harder to scrape up the last little bits of a meal because they end up tumbling off the side. wouldn't have a problem with this one! also, i really enjoyed hearing the rain. rain is my favorite weather and it made me feel very cozy and present within your studio. ❤

[@GiraffeFlavored]

4 and 8 are my favorites for sure, especially 4. The steps and detail are so nice

[@xHarpyx]

I love the rain sounds. And all the plates ❤

[@xHarpyx]

I’ve been super interested in the Japanese repair technique kintsugi. I think one of your Jade or light blue glazes would look absolutely gorgeous with a silver or gold kintsugi. So if I can ever afford one of your pieces, I won’t mind chipping 😅

[@luctoretemergo5]

I like 1, 6, and 8 best but they all looks amazing and unique. Well done Florian!

[@widovv_296]

In love with number 5, especially knowing how much better itll look with that classic blue crackle glaze youve become known for. Ill be looking in your sold out shop crying that I missed out on it

[@daveprice5911]

Wow, I really was not sure about a lot of these plates, but of course under your delicate touch and refined eye they're really shaping up to be stunners! I think my favourites right now are 1 and 6. 1 reminds me a lot of a Yo-Yo, 6 just has this perfect balance of clean design and visual interest while being unlike anything I have seen before in plates. I really look forward to how your glaze will behave on that one.

[@shh-my6xz]

2 and 5 are like dreams of vessels i didn't know i've always wanted

[@Reader.of.infinity]

Before picking a number I should say I prefer all my dish ware to be different, having 6 or 12 of the same cup or plate in my opinion is very boring it would be interesting to list all of this set as one and as always thanks for sharing your work and thoughts your videos have a kind of relaxing effect like no other thanks again 🙏

[@augustatkinsonillustration5341]

Nice trimming the edges

[@RichardElland]

Thank you for these #5 For me. I like the absolute simplicity

[@lucasmarques1045]

Really enjoying this plate shapes experimentation journey, my favorites were #1, #4 and #5

[@jbowen8502]

Number 4 is my favorite. Nice work!

[@josephroxursox]

I really like #2 and #8! Great work as always, these are lovely

[@hydrosphere8447]

1 4 and 8 are my favourites. I feel like theyre the most unique amd show more artistry and craftmanship

[@PerrinPottery]

Thanks for all the effort you put into these videos! It’s not easy! I like #5 the best. 😊

[@evelynschomberg6917]

Dear Florian, While watching you trimming the 3rd plate I thought it would be interesting to have a plate you could turn around and use it as a flat as well as a deep plate. Maybe that could be an interesting idea, even though there might be a challenge with glazing. I am curious with what kind of shapes you would come up with. Blessings from Germany

[@casperdewolf434]

Number 2 and 6 are very well suited for restaurants!

[@AlanW]

I would think a collection of one of each would be lovely. While we think of having all matching tableware as being more functional, difffering forms is much more interesting.

[@osten_petersson]

5 - that airy feel, beautyful! - I have very flat plates myself (machine made and not even close to that soaring feel) and it was a bit of a struggle to learn how to keep the food on but nowadays only our guests complain :). Peas are a hassle though:D

[@alexm.6148]

There's something about the raised walls and tapered foot on #1 that just draws me in

[@AmirGM]

1, 2, 4 and 5 are my favorites, but 1 wins out completely compared to the rest so far.

[@juanQuedo]

5, and 6 would work great for pastry, cake and delicate stuff like sushi. 1 is my fav though. Isn't as conventional as the others with tall rims and seems it would work fine for a wider range of foods

[@Carol-AnnCraig]

Love the edges of #1

[@franem16]

3 and 5 for me and I love the way your glaze shows on a plate with no defined rim (seen in the part 1 video).

[@emmaprophet2881]

I like 1 and 5. I’m looking forward to seeing how the glaze settles on all of them, but I am particularly interested in seeing how it works on those two.

[@melli783]

5 and 6 are my favorite😍 i love the thin rim on the fifth one. I think 6 with a thinner rim would top all for me :)

[@felicitycrowe6971]

Wow! They are all beautiful! I think my favourites are the ones with the most minimalist upper surface and the one with the v-shaped sides (that match the other taller pots). One thing I noted, though, that you might not have thought of from a functional point of view, is that if you use these as part of a larger dinner setting there is no room for cutlery to sit in underneath the rim. This means that each place setting would take up a large amount of space. I totally realise that you might not care about that at all - it was just something that occurred to me that might limit the usefulness of the pieces, or that I can see being somewhat annoying if someone wanted to use their special Gadsby dinnerware for a dinner party. Just a thought!

[@ETt-c6v]

4,5 & 8 for me, but they look wonderful as a set. Thank you for showing us the process

[@henriziesche4563]

I was really astounded by number 5 as it didn't look that elegant before trimming it but it really does now. It really became my favorite after trimming

[@wartris1]

Yay! The puppy lore thickens!

[@fryingsquirrelXNA]

I definitely prefer the one with the V groove in the rim. Look forward to seeing them glazed.

[@sarazephyr]

4, 7, 8, for sure!!!

[@a705fay]

Just watched your video on firing the pink clay. Might I make a selfish request, would it be a lot of trouble when you fill up your massive gas kiln, to reserve a small percentage, maybe one of everything, to fire in your electric kiln at cone 6. This would mean that thousands of your fans would see you doing something that might be achievable by them, as, like me, most people only have a small electric kiln. At age 70, I find I watch videos which will give me tips for how I work to try help me save time in my learning as I look at my expected lifespan I seek to find a few short cuts to help me on my way. I just wish I had started younger and had more time available to me to experiment. x

[@mikeysmall88]

If only I had waited for part two before attempting to trim my plates following your video last week, the placing the bat on top and flipping is so obvious now I think about it😂

[@mikeysmall88]

And number 5...

[@matthewl.5059]

Great job, I like 1 and 6

[@matthewfroese3889]

I think 4 and 5 are my favourites so far!

[@craftbird1]

I love number 5. I think it is elegant

[@zweigackroyd7301]

Of course, rounded pots can have a great deal of interest and personality, as Bernard Leach demonstrated aptly, to give just one example. For me, when I want hard edges and angularity, I prefer metal and wood as the medium.

[@oculusangelicus8978]

The most favorite of the plates you made, are in order of preference, 1, 3 and 7. #1 is my favorite. I currently have a set of stoneware plates and while the small plates are okay, the large ones drive me insane! they have a pretty severe slope towards the middle, which is something I do not like, since I am a person who LOVES gravy and sauces in their cooking, and a plate with a steep slope in them causes the any liquids to leave the food and gather in the middle of the plate. they also have a relatively small foot, and because I am a meat eater, I need to often use a knife for cutting portions from my meal and the plate is really unstable due to its small foot and will cause the plate to tip quite a ways off of center because of the small foot and the high lifted sides of the plate which can cause a real mess if your plate has a lot of liquids of anymore in it. so I have obviously shosen the plates with the high side walls and large foot, to the point of being almost the same size as the plate. and because I enjoy stews as well, a walled plate is of particular value to me. so I really love the designs of the walled plates the most in your designs. and I am very much interested in the sharp angles of your plates with walls as well as the bowls, but unfortunately your bowls are terribly ill equipped to be used in everyday life because of the absolutely Tiny feet they have and how high they stand, if they were a bit wider and lower with a larger foot, I would be very much interested in buying a complete set from you. but as they stand naw, I would not order them. but the plates, are very appealing to me, just as long as both are identical, and only differ in size. Cups are certainly great only simply too small for my liking. The angeled cups/tumblers that are part of the same design are also appealing, but an option to have larger cups/tumblers would so be more appealing as well. since when it comes to liquids like tea, water and milk, I am most decidedly a lush. and I prefer larger vessels for drinking. As always, keep up the fantastic work! I wish I had enough space to have my own studio, and develop my pottery talent more, but alas, that is nothing more than a pipe-dream for me. I live on a very limited, fixed income and cannot afford a larger space that could include a studio, unless I were to find a relatively remote industrial building that I could convert to a loft and studio combination, that way I could then begin the journey I have wanted for a few decades now.

[@finnolson4251]

Ill have to say that 4 and 6 are the most beautiful and im looking foreward to the glaze Breaking on 2 and 8

[@harshitaranjan5858]

1 and 3 are my favorite

[@caeloMius]

I too enjoy 7 btw this is the plate I thought would be interesting with a hollowed rim that could be glazed while the foot well is left unglazed framing the baked clay.

[@jackkelly8922]

5! It’s the perfect cake plate

[@adrianmetzler2523]

The leather hard ones look like chocolate before trimmed 😋

[@Hellenek1]

Love 1, 4 & 5

[@BestKiteboardingOfficial]

The first one with V'd side profile.

[@Johanna475]

I like 1, 3 and 5 best :)

[@sharonpeek7728]

All are very beautiful.

[@derekchernichenko720]

i liked the rain and number 6

[@s_ratnov4779]

Hii, I got inspired by the videos of this fabulous channel and got into pottery. I am not sure where to start though, and which type of clay to start out with to practice and at the same time get more or less satisfactory results. Any tips, anyone? Does it really matter?

[@Wanda12483]

I like #3 and #5

[@Killsfordays]

2, 5, and 6!!

[@sebastianbogaert896]

the rim on the first one actually does look really nice , but having actually used plates with a similar rim I can confirm that they're a bit impractical at times even at the 5mm-ish high mark

[@kimberlydrennon4982]

I love your work and I'm not asking you to change anything you're doing (I'll never be able to buy something you're making as they are too expensive for my budget and get sold out instantly), but to me a plate that big is just a plate, not a side plate. Your hands seem medium, like mine (medium latex gloves fit me perfectly, for reference). I've never been able to lay my hands flat on any side plates I've owned. This is not important for a collection but it is important for food portioning.

[@EisherzGame]

Ever consideret to add contrasting glazes via a brush adding speckles to a base glace?

[@TeresaBaileypolymath]

1, 5 and 6 are my favorites. Also, I have a question about making plates. Potters often talk about the clay having a memory. Is that memory what causes plates to warp? I find the memory idea confusing.

[@nadia_swanepoel]

3, 5, 7 and Ciro 😘

[@caeloMius]

Do you mind using the "white" glaze as light colors or very dark colors are best for accenting foods. Especially deserts.

[@FusionSempai]

5!

[@stevecoleman8343]

plate # 1

[@Titaniumcrayon]

#4 !!!!!!!!!!!

[@stevenschwagel8029]

6 for sure

[@GreenDayFanMT]

What is the most economical piece for you to throw? You mentioned that plates results in a lot of dead space, while firing.

[@carolcapper20]

3, 4, & 5

[@sakaporuwa]

superb..

[@caeloMius]

Can you hollow the brood rimmed plate?

[@Zeldur]

Random question, I know tiles have a bad habit of warping like crazy when not done correctly. Can this be fixed by either slip casting them or centering a hump of clay, cut it off the hump a little thick, then trim them down to size, maybe keeping them circular? I think I like 3 and 6 the most of this round.

[@johnnyzhu5601]

also I find my tungsten carbides are chattering quite lot. Do you have any tips for how to mitigate the issue?

[@floriangadsby]

I do! I’ll make a video about it! :)

[@stevieandsara]

​@@floriangadsby awesome. I'm having the same issue

[@GiraffeFlavored]

Don't apologize for the rain sound by the way, the sound added to the cozy vibe

[@chickenlimbs88]

Who made the mug from your coffee break in this video?

[@martinstauce1946]

4 & 8.

[@quinnychiang3721]

I love #4 and #6. For me, I can’t wrap my mind around #2, for the outer part to be lower than the inner part messes me up.

[@costlyideas8757]

Do you ever trim the underside of a vessel first and the top second?

[@autopilotceramics]

5!

[@iman-klt]

5

[@Crazy_PurpleHaired_Lady]

❤❤❤❤

[@mayelhachar]

1,3, 5

[@823adk]

4 and 5

[@flatflo]

1, 6, & 8 I think

[@Rsama60]

3 and 5 imho

[@birbokolog]

😀

[@patriciasmall3344]

5