Making Handmade Vases — THE ENTIRE POTTERY PROCESS

Florian Gadsby September 10, 2023
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Florian Gadsby

@floriangadsby

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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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This video shows the creation of a new, angular bud vase form. It goes from the beginning, to the end, from a lump of high-iron stoneware clay that's transformed on a pottery wheel into a flower vase, (of some, peculiar kind). I then demonstrate the trimming, bisque firing, waxing, glazing and reduction firing to 1290ºC — the lot! I hope you enjoy this in-depth tutorial and please let me know what you thought in the comments! 🌫 • YSP EXHIBITION INFORMATION: https://ysp.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/florian-gadsby-by-my-hands 📖 • PRE-ORDER MY BOOK: http://ow.ly/9wYn50MQXV5 🏺 • If you want to learn how to throw a pot, you might like my 'A Beginner's Guide' series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2WJhtTF0eGhQwf8g2LHcom_KrvJpH_JT ⚙️ • Spinner tool, made by Richard Carter, (you need to DM him on Instagram to purchase one): https://www.instagram.com/richardcarter6952/ 📢 • Find out much more about my work here: https://linktr.ee/floriangadsby ⏱ • Timecodes: 0:00 - Introduction 0:15 - Preparing and wedging stoneware clay 1:17 - Throwing the angular vases 8:58 - Trimming the angular vases 15:55 - Packing the electric kiln for a bisque firing to 1000ºC 17:12 - Unpacking the bisque firing 17:45 - Waxing the feet 18:47 - Glazing the vases 22:23 - Tidying up the glazed surfaces 25:07 - Packing the gas kiln 27:26 - Reduction firing to 1290ºC 30:15 - Unpacking the gas kiln 31:17 - Sanding the base of the vases 31:49 - THE FINISHED TRIO *It's worth noting! That you won't get the same results as I do if you're firing in oxidation. The reduction firing really helps with this process. *I throw using both a Rohde HMT 500 & 600 potter's wheel and fire using Rohde kilns too, the electric is a TE-200 and the gas kiln is a KG-340. ____ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/floriangadsby/ TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@floriangadsby Website – http://www.floriangadsby.com

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