How to Make a Ceramic Ink Dip Pen on the Potter's Wheel
Florian Gadsby
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Florian Gadsby is a ceramicist working with stoneware and porcelain in North London — here you'll find videos that show process, how pottery is thrown and finished and finally glazed and kiln fired. The videos here show the processes behind his work, such as the throwing and trimming of tableware and more sculptural pieces. For more regular posts, including daily photographs and videos, make sure to follow over on my Instagram: (www.instagram.com/floriangadsby). I restock my online shop around 3/4 times a year, with about 300-400 pieces a time, if you'd like to receive a newsletter about when these go live you can sign up to my newsletter on my website, (https://www.floriangadsby.com/newsletter). I also leave the shop page online, even though it appears as sold out, it usually sells out in a few minutes time, just to give you an idea of what's available and the price range, (https://www.floriangadsby.com/shop). If there's anything else you'd like to know, please do get in touch!
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Here it is, the long awaiting ink dip pen video. This week I show how I make these from beginning to end in a marathon 40 minute video. There's a lot of information here, be the throwing, trimming, glazing or firing so if you have any queries along the way make sure to leave a comment and I'll do my best to reply! Thanks as always for watching and I hope you enjoy watching how I make these ink dip pottery pens. How the inkwells are made: https://youtu.be/orIhqhVUYTM Timecodes: 0:00 - Introduction 1:13 - Centring the clay on the wheel 2:17 - Throwing the ink dip pen 5:34 - Covering them to dry overnight 7:42 - Trimming the ink dip pen 10:53 - Using a specially made chuck to trim the tops of the pens 12:56 - Drilling out the hollow for the ferrule 16:10 - Close up of drilled hole and ferrule check 17:40 - Trimming the top again 19:14 - Packing the bisque to fire to 1000ºc 22:53 - Unpacking the bisque 24:52 - Mixing up a batch of crackle glaze 25:45 - Glazing the ink dip pen 27:31 - Cleaning up a 'red' pen 28:46 - Cleaning up a 'white' pen 29:52 - Slotting the pens onto the firing rig 30:02 - Packing the gas kiln 31:57 - Firing the gas kiln to 1290ºc 34:52 - Unpacking the gas kiln 36:34 - Preparing the ferrules to fit into the pens 38:31 - Finished examples I throw using a Rohde HMT 500 pottery wheel. I fire my pots using a Rohde TE 200 electric kiln and a Rohde KG-340 Gas kiln. ____ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/floriangadsby/ TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@floriangadsby Website – http://www.floriangadsby.com
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