Throwing Canisters/ Lidded jars.

Throwing, attaching handles, trimming, carving and altering the forms.

[@jeanriggs5044]

Thank you for your video. This helped me very much in starting to make lids. Also, your flower gardens are lovely.

[@janeneh.3093]

Loved the video, and loved the suprise ending ! Lol, soo cute!😍

[@walkerpottery9296-Natalie]

I’m always amazed by how easy you make everything look. Fun video. Thank you!

[@Vsmithpots]

You are welcome.

[@skrejbulgar174]

Nice video - thanks for sharing. I went through a phase after first being introduced to chattering where I chattered the bejesus out of every thing I threw - bowls, plates, cups, canisters, inside the pot, outside the pot, everywhere. I'd chatter them plain, coat with colored slip and chatter, chatter then slip inlay...I went overboard with it. I think I was fascinated by the sound. I had half a dozen different handmade chattering tools - square edge, round edge, triangle point, stiff heavy tools, light springy tools....One day my instructor walked by as I was trying to hold two different chattering tools at once, and said it was time to knock off the chattering for a while and explore other techniques.

[@Vsmithpots]

That makes you the expert on Chattering, make a video on your experiments.

[@walkerpottery9296-Natalie]

That struck me absolutely hilarious! Thank you for sharing! 🥶

[@pennypalmer9017]

Hi Vaughn, great videos! I'm 66 years old and threw my first pots in 1972. I'm "Old school" like you and it makes me appreciate you and your pots very much! I live in Southern California in the Inland Empire, just an hour or so away from Laguna Clay Co. And Aardvark in Santa Ana. A long time ago, when Laguna Clay aco was located in Santa Ana, I was their first and only employee and I made tons of clay every day, then hopped on the forklift and moved the full pallet (a ton) of clay away then brought an empty one in its place. The most clay I made in a day is a very good record that few have matched:. 11 tons in a day, yay! My name is Penny Palmer and please keep making more great videos as I always enjoy hanging out with you my friend! Thank you for giving and sharing so much of yourself with us! God bless you & yours always.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks a bundle Penny, 11 tons in a day. 😮. You have to be half amazonian. When I think back over the years I used to work 16 hours a day making pots, then rush out the door drive 8 hours to a craft fair, set up a booth which took 4 hours and then the customers would ask me why I looked so tired. It was such a routine and I did it for decades. I look back at those years as a long nightmare. That is when I was stuck in a rut, no time to think outside the box, no time to be creative, just a constant prolonged rush from show to show. That is why I am trying to help those in similar situations, or beginners, get ideas and tips from 50 years of potting experience. Help as many as I can avoid my mistakes.

[@conniemezzo9370]

I enjoyed your video on making canisters very much, thank you! Your examples of decorative details and how you trim is very helpful to me 😊👍 Rocky obviously is NOT camera shy! 😊

[@Vsmithpots]

I used the bubble tool again today. Glad to help.

[@EmiEmi-is3ui]

Rocky girl is officially a star now, I would love to be a butterfly in your garden for a day, and thank you so much for sharing again your masterful work with us.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks for watching.

[@vikibobula8930]

Thank You very much, to show these examples of canistors with lids! I am so happy to see a a variations of canisters and the pattern examples. It is so simple with a wood tool or stamps. Just the fear not to ruin the thrown piece, holds me back. You had mentioned something of celtic ones. I am looking forward, than You perhabs will send out this clip! Enjoy the beautiful garden of Yours and August! The Leo reached the 100th!) Unbelievable and still going!

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks Viki, I like the idea of celtic symbols so I will maybe make some this winter.

[@walkerpottery9296-Natalie]

Ha ha ha! “There’s a little leaf, there’s a little tree, and how about a little bird”. 😂😂

[@Vsmithpots]

I think it was a painter on TV that used to sing that.

[@Vsmithpots]

Bob Ross.

[@melrussell7830]

Rockie dunking her biscuits 😍 Lovely tea caddie’s Vaughan, would love to see them glazed…

[@Vsmithpots]

I am glazing them now, coming to a video screen near you .

[@melrussell7830]

@@Vsmithpots The best video screen in the world 😆

[@helletorp9992]

I have to learn that……. Some day …. maybee😁😬 thank you. You are a master and a very good teacher.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks

[@EarthandSoulStudios]

Thank you Vaughan! I really enjoy seeing your neck of the woods throughout the seasons. Hooray for clay being delivered. I’m inspired to make some lidded jars now :)

[@Vsmithpots]

Good for you Lisa. Have fun.

[@lindatortorice9356]

What inspiration you provide. It is joyful to watch your videos.

[@Vsmithpots]

Thanks Linda

[@katiejaneofficially]

I hear a Welsh accent, reminds me of home. Wish you were here in Beverly Hills, so I could gain confidence in making something bigger than a tea cup or mug.

[@Vsmithpots]

Born in Scotland, accent from anywhere ,UK. I would guess there is a pottery studio near you that would inspire you. Good luck and thanks.

[@neildeelangton3235]

Thank you! Your work is so inspirational.

[@Vsmithpots]

You are welcome.

[@susanvalleauderby2934]

Beautiful garden shots, your bird bath in the centre is lovely!! AND Ms. Racoon and her crackers made me laugh, thanks so much for including her. How are your goat head containers coming along? Thanks for showing the lid-making and measuring, looks so simple, and maybe I'll be able to get a lid to fit if I give it a try.

[@Vsmithpots]

I am glazing them today, along with the canisters and mugs from the last several videos.

[@susanvalleauderby2934]

@@Vsmithpots looking forward to the results, love a glaze kiln opening !

[@jackiemorrison2661]

Your canisters and lids are amazing Vaughn!! Im still making tiny lidded pots.. I make the lid first, then make the pot to fit... backwards I know...but so far its the only way I can do it..lol

[@Vsmithpots]

Whatever works is fine. Stay safe.

[@williamblack4611]

Lovely pieces. Just wanted to know who is responsible for the beautiful English garden?

[@dawnamarkova2003]

I am inspired by the wisdom in your heart and hands. PLEASE, what is the "rim tool" and where can I get one?

[@Vsmithpots]

I made one myself from a piece of wood and Freddie Moretti made one using a 3D printer. He would send you the program and you could have one made at your local 3D print shop. He has a youtube channel too.

[@dalekizez]

THE BEST!!!

[@claudiawolter6633]

Thanks for sharing your talents how much do you charge for a dinner plate? Just one glaze color on the plate?

[@Vsmithpots]

I have a 10 1/2 inch plate at $29

[@revdrcon53]

Vaughn , I love these canisters. I cannot tell from the video how large these re. I thought 7-8 inches, but then the lids looked much larger. Would you be kind enough to give me perspective? Thanks

[@Vsmithpots]

I am firing them this week but I think they are 7 inches tall. I will post the firing ina couple of weeks.

[@sangesings]

Thank you for sharing this one with us! Throwing lids is always challenge for me. And lately finding the right clay is as well. Would you mind telling us what kind/brand of clay you use?

[@Vsmithpots]

In Canada PSH.ca is where I get clay. I use 516 and 455. I also get #60 and #80 from Laguna. Bmix 5 is great but has issues at cone 6.

[@jackiemorrison2661]

Love the raccoon

[@nadaberna5414]

Krásné👍😊

[@blossominglotus2348]

Hi there 😊 I have a hand made pottery punch bowl set from 1959 made by the artist June Eyler. I have spent the past few years trying to find out who she is and trying to find out anything I can. I live in Michigan and I suspect the origin of the pottery is from here but may not be. Has anybody ever heard of June Eyler? Thanks so much, Ashley.

[@Vsmithpots]

Never heard of her.

[@lorrainedalby5560]

G'day vaughan, is there any chance that you could show how to make a nice size bird bath? 🐦 I've always wanted to make 1, but not sure how to got to it.

[@Vsmithpots]

I have several in my showroom so it will be awhile before I need to make another. I will keep it on my agenda. Thanks.

[@mavisdavisify]

Vaughn, do you fire your lidded pots with the lids on the pot or do you fire each piece alone?

[@Vsmithpots]

I usually fire them on stilts.

[@shanemilehi]

Hi !! Are there shelves like the advancer shelves but less expensive? Or a place to get a deal on them? My studio partner and I wanted to invest in better shelves. So much scraping. Thanks for the information. Love the videos

[@Vsmithpots]

I think there are other suppliers but mine came from Bailey Pottery in NY.

[@felixpfeiffer6943]

What ist the name of the tool you use at 5:40? Can you tell me where I can buy it? Great work

[@Vsmithpots]

I made a wooden version myself and Freddie Moretti took the idea and made a program for a 3D printer. It is easy to make in wood. I will include it in my next throwing video.

[@claudiawolter6633]

Please tell me do you wax your lids

[@Vsmithpots]

Sometimes.

[@timothymccarthy7747]

If you already figured out a way

[@timothymccarthy7747]

A gallery in Hell waits for no opening.

[@Mangobattie]