Now when you were in Japan did you take up an apprenticeship? If so how did you get the position? I'm curious because I would like to become an apprentice abroad.
heres a question im sure you can anwser, how do you judge the exactness in how much clay you use in hump throwing when throwing a series? i have been doing 9 bowls in a row and they are coming out good, just some bowls deeper, some shallow, some wider, i cant see visually how i can try a line or shape to see that im using the same approx. amount of clay from the last bowl
@zhpottery practice and paying close attention to each movement. I also use a Japanese style tool called a "tombo" to measure and check that they are the same size. Take a wooden chopstick as the vertical piece, drill a very small hole and insert a bamboo skewer as the horizontal one. This will form a T. Make the size based on a freshly thrown size that you want to duplicate. The height and width can be EXACTLY measured. Good luck!
@comintokyo practice!! I am certain that in the 35 years since I started I have made between 20 and 25 thousand mugs or teacups........after a while it feels as easy as walking
@adskib I was trained in Japan, spending 6 years there working full time as a potter I learned a tremendous amount. That was 30 years ago.I have been a full time potter here in California since.
@slurpeejerky711 We are in Northern Ca Sebastopol Yes I will do more videos, maybe in a few weeks I studied at Takatori Seizan's (now she in no longer living) kiln in Koichihara in 1979. Then Tottori ken,(Kaike yaki) then in Karatsu (Enichi Gama) I see you are in Koichihara
Now when you were in Japan did you take up an apprenticeship? If so how did you get the position? I'm curious because I would like to become an apprentice abroad.
bassplaya055 5 months ago
heres a question im sure you can anwser, how do you judge the exactness in how much clay you use in hump throwing when throwing a series? i have been doing 9 bowls in a row and they are coming out good, just some bowls deeper, some shallow, some wider, i cant see visually how i can try a line or shape to see that im using the same approx. amount of clay from the last bowl
thanks and look forward to more videos
cheers
zhpottery 1 year ago
@zhpottery practice and paying close attention to each movement. I also use a Japanese style tool called a "tombo" to measure and check that they are the same size. Take a wooden chopstick as the vertical piece, drill a very small hole and insert a bamboo skewer as the horizontal one. This will form a T. Make the size based on a freshly thrown size that you want to duplicate. The height and width can be EXACTLY measured. Good luck!
nichibeipotters 1 year ago
Practice! And never settles for less than you are capable of. I have surely made 10 thousand of these. The next ten thousand will be even better!
nichibeipotters 1 year ago
Hey, i was wondering how you get your mugs to look exactly the same when throwing off the hump.
Thanks
comintokyo 1 year ago
@comintokyo practice!! I am certain that in the 35 years since I started I have made between 20 and 25 thousand mugs or teacups........after a while it feels as easy as walking
nichibeipotters 1 year ago
how do you cut it off the hump like that? you let the string wrap around and you pull straight? i've tried but failed horribly =(
burning4rmwithin 1 year ago
You make it look so simple and I know it is very tricky. How long have you been throwing like that?
Thanks.
adskib 1 year ago
@adskib I was trained in Japan, spending 6 years there working full time as a potter I learned a tremendous amount. That was 30 years ago.I have been a full time potter here in California since.
nichibeipotters 1 year ago
@nichibeipotters where in california are you? and any plans on more videos soon?
slurpeejerky711 1 year ago
@slurpeejerky711 We are in Northern Ca Sebastopol Yes I will do more videos, maybe in a few weeks I studied at Takatori Seizan's (now she in no longer living) kiln in Koichihara in 1979. Then Tottori ken,(Kaike yaki) then in Karatsu (Enichi Gama) I see you are in Koichihara
nichibeipotters 1 year ago
you are most welcome....more to come!!!!!
nichibeipotters 1 year ago
This is a great video demo. Thanks so much for posting it. It is facinating!
BarbSpringer3 1 year ago
Nicely done. Such a pro
:) Cindy
DirtKickerStudio 1 year ago
hypnotic! LOL Nice demo, many thanks.
ThatLynnGirl 1 year ago