Bottle and Vase Forms

•  Introduction 

Once you're familiar with the thrown cylinder form it's easy to move into the realm of making vases and bottles in assorted shapes and sizes: large and small, round and square.

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In this 5-part lesson I'll demo in detail many of those shape possibilities starting with an effort saving collaring-in hand position technique… one you'll be glad to have in your ‘toolbox’. As I'm working, I'll talk about and demo how I think about the structure of my vase and bottle forms: where I leave the walls thick or thin and why. I'll also show you an assortment of how-to techniques for wet pot texturing: faceting, paddling and more, using common tools to add some flourish to your forms. Assorted styles and tool-use for trimming feet including the making and use of trimming chucks complete this technique filled lesson.

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•  Bottle and Vase Forms - Part One (7 min.) 

•  Bottle and Vase Forms - Part Two (21 min.) 

•  Bottle and Vase Forms - Part Three (12 min.) 

•  Bottle and Vase Forms - Part Four (15 min.) 

•  Bottle and Vase Forms - Part Five - Finishing (22 min.) 

•  Bonus Lesson: Rocking Vase (12 min.) 

•  BONUS: Photo Gallery

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Resources​

•  Weights and Measures

•  Magic Water Recipe 

•  Influential and Useful Books 

•  Resource Guide