Large Wheel thrown Stoneware Vase

[gabrielsgrovepottery]

nice vase, very well done!

[phlegm1970]

i like this guy he actually reply's to people on his video and he has nice pottery too :D

[phlegm1970]

i like this guy he actually reply's to people on his video

[crasharockencherro]

I CALL THIS BEING A BEAST.... i started wheel trhowing about a month ago and im preatty good and i think im goin to try to make money out of this and i was just wondering if you went to school and how long have you been wheel throwing???

[jonkasper9]

hey i have a question i was hoping to get answered....

Whenever i pull up my walls my base continues to get smaller and smaller and smaller with every pull, i noticed your base stays about the same size. Any tips?

Pots are great btw!!

[agirlwithsparetime]

Hi! I have a question. I've been throwing for about 1 year so far and my tallest vase was 14 inches. When you pull up, I see a crease where you bring your fingers up on the inside. How exactly do you do that?

[Davidshapes]

Howdy- I posted a video of how I normally position my hands/fingers inside and out to get the clay upwards and inwards. collaring is key in most taller forms, smaller volumn inside to maintain a straight upright cylinder. hope this helps, and good luck.

[claysurfer78]

WOW! look at how big those hands are. that makes throwing big easier... more surface area. stronger also.

[capabel1]

I like the video and the piece, but do you intentially leave the deep finger marks on the pot? Most of the other videos I watch they typically use a rib and clean it up before ending the video. Is that something you did, but just didn't record?

[offcenteredpotter]

i wish I could throw tall... I just can't seem to get the clay up in the air. great vid.

[ratmfan105]

well excuse me if im out of place to say this but its hard for me to believe that that is 10-12lbs, it looks close to 15-20, more than half a bag but i dont know lol

[Davidshapes]

no excuse needed- and frankly your entitled to your own perceptions. I do know after having thrown..oh I dont know, several thousand pieces, what amount of medium I'm working with. maybe try this- cut a bag in half, throw them both, and judge if you can feel what 12lbs feels like? I think if it was 15-20 I'd have pulled it up to my arm length like usual. thanks for commenting though!

[ratmfan105]

im sorry i shouldnt have mistrusted you, yeah ive been getting very serious about pottery over the past year, im obsessed, but i love your videos, i love how you have so many vids of large pieces, its truly inspiring, i hope you keep posting and more often

[offcenteredpotter]

only several thousand.... geez... what a slacker.

[sharpay435]

wow your really good i want to grow up and be like you but except be a girl......

[Daceyhaughwout]

How tall are you? You look huge.

[roz3273]

Amazing! Where are located? Do you do workshops on the east coast?

[mamasi77]

you are no doubt one of the most talented potters I have ever seen and Ihave been to quite a few workshopesand have seen some of the best, youare my favorite,

[Davidshapes]

thank you for the very kind comment! I absolutely love the wheel and creating works of art. always challenging myself, like most artist's. again Thank You. what workshops have you been to or taking ?

[TinkTheHustler]

Cool video/vase. I'd like to see it finished. Any chance of that?

[TinkTheHustler]

lol, never mind. I just saw it raku fired in the next video. I dig the lid on your kiln; really easy to lift. Counter-weights?

[CregaTubaiste]

How many pounds is that?

[Davidshapes]

Approx 10-12 lbs I usually cut a full block in half and throw two seperate pieces. so its roughly around 10-11-12 lbs or so. funny thing is it only ended up 23 inches after firing.. go figure. shrink city!

[CregaTubaiste]

yeah it's always agrivating to go for height and then see the end result inches from what it was.

[enslaver]

thanks for sharing, much appreciated ;p

[timseepots]

how do you see these videos so fast. do you get phone alerts??? 87p