Professional Throwing Demo - Large Open Pot

[morelshroomgirl]

I think you did a great job, thanks for posting now I know how to do a bottle neck. Oh and I watched the whole thing so yea there are people out there willing to see it through. :)

[zuluchicken25]

amazing how quickly you threw a large bulbous form. beautiful lines!

[ilegalSmile420]

Very nice!! this has helped me improve, i started this winter Check out my work on on facebook if you have time i have alot of my pots on there search Blue Earth Pottery, thanks

[Lewissnicholls]

Amazing :)

[dafukinpikey]

I thought he was going to make it a trapped air piece and cut off the lid.... I think it was a better form for that versus the round bottle with the small neck. etc. Great technique

[melissayoo]

I watched the entire thing! How fun! He's really good.

[wenui]

good music

[albertoalga]

O sacana nem suja a camisa. Profissional categoria nº 01.

[bakupossy]

10 10 10 that was perfect.It takes me that amount of time to make a small ash tray.

[jerrysawitz]

@bakupossy gotta start somewhere!

[avidgolfr]

how much clay was that when he started? Like 12 lbs?

[jerrysawitz]

@avidgolfr Yeah about 12 or so.

[4rlorenti]

@jerrysawitz how thick were the walls would you say before you started to belly it out? .......and how tall was the cylinder?

[jsawitz]

@4rlorenti It depends on how big your cylinder is and how much you are going to stretch the clay. You may also consider the type of clay body you are using. All of these factors go into deciding how far I can push the clay. I believe it was 13 or 14 inches high.

[4rlorenti]

@jsawitz thank you ...that helps.

[wackedout991]

using the motor on a kick wheel... classic

[arisechicken82]

Nice. Like a big fat tit. Beautiful. Nice work.

[mehmeh55]

advice for a potter who centers with his leg off? I;ve been throwing for about a year and a half, but feel that I could progress much faster with some guidance my high school art teacher kinda just lets me go

[jerrysawitz]

@mehmeh55 What do you mean leg off?

[Kranatonos]

your very good at throwing, my pottery teacher isnt this good at throwing haha i want you to teach me:P

[jerrysawitz]

@Kranatonos Sure, just show up with an apron and we are good.

[kirkslastbid]

The good ones make it look sooooooooooooo easy !!!

[jerrysawitz]

@kirkslastbid practice makes it look easy.

[interpoltotbl]

so perfectly centered.....

looks motionless

[einey57]

What is soldate?

[jerrysawitz]

@einey57 soldate 60 a type of stoneware

[einey57]

Is this a special clay? Porcelain, stoneware mixture maybe?

[asdfghrf]

soldate 60, pretty standard, i believe.

[101books]

loved the comment,  "8 min! no one will watched that." 38,756 views later. HAHA.

[boiprof]

Wow thats only 13 inches? Looks huge from where Im sitting lol

[MrAdamStratton]

I center the same way by moving the clay down from the top to the bottom and in. its a good way to move the clay up from the bottom which normally dose not get included in the process of moving the clay around when throwing, this makes the whole vessel more consistent and makes a difference when your throwing large or if your having problems with S cracks.

[TheOriginaLinkoftime]

I actually center the same way to. I've been trying to improve my fellow students technique by teaching them this style.

[potterybyjohn]

As you collared in the neck I saw you adding water and not taking it out because the opening was too small. Did you do this just for a demo, and would you normally try to get out the water?

[jsawitz]

the water was on the outside only. I had already removed the inside water prior to collaring.

[potterybyjohn]

It's at 7:41, when you are pulling up the neck. It's a small bit of water, so maybe it is not enough to worry about.

[evanlovesblank]

LMFAO my ceramics class listens to KEARTH everyday while we throw.....great classic inspiration =)

[Casanooah]

We love this stuff and a made a video of some really amazing Japanese ceramics on our channel

[kevzilla92]

very nice. you look like robin williams lol

[Kweefz]

Jerry Sawitz is the new Chuck Norris.

[jsawitz]

the chinese did it before they did.

[jtdoggage]

very nice. i have a hard time with centering it. got any tips? anybody?

[asdfghrf]

elbows in. make sure you have even pressure with both hands. also make sure that you get a nice, firm connection with the wheel, otherwise itll slide right off.

[EllenKent]

Amazing! Never off center... Im blown away! Beyond beautiful =]

[asianx7]

i must say very nice and center and great lifting technique :) I'm always having trouble efficiently and stably lifting tall cylinders. I have to go for a collar-in-lift to get it tall.

[randyriceboy]

i cannot center a piece that big. or even one the size of a softball. i can cone up and down too many times to count me hands are still flying left and right. any tips?

[aaroncole007]

You might want to try working out. Kidding.... Are your hands stabilized against anything... like each other or maybe your elbows into your leg. It could be something as simple as an air bubble not letting the clay go into center. No matter how many times you cone up and down... if there is and air bubble it will fight to go on center.

[asianx7]

yea coning if definitely the easiest way to center large clay. just work it up then center the bottom (which now has less clay) then work slowly up. shouldn't take u more than 5 minutes

[asdfghrf]

as i said above, keep your elbows in. it'll do wonders.

[jwuonog]

I need help with this.....how do you make the cylinder taller?

[jsawitz]

make sure your inside hand is always above your outside hand. Keep the top narrower than the base until you shape. Watch your speed, you don't need to go very fast.

[GeniusInJeans]

I wish my highschool teacher were that amazing!

[mmrakumm]

nice pot jerry

[jsawitz]

Well, thank you very much!

[tashikiloo2]

wonderful piece... thank you for sharing!

[BedouinJules]

You make the pull seem so effortless. Excellent demo!That is a HUGE amount of clay!

[jsawitz]

maybe 12 pounds.....

[mikaizzawesome]

WOW AWESOME VIDEO!!!! Do you sell your ppots and if so how much do they usually sell for?

[jsawitz]

search under my name, jerry sawitz for my work

[qualquernomeaqui]

sounds like the doors

[AdEnJs]

Wow - you totally inspired me to keep going at it. This is so beautiful.

[jsawitz]

throw everyday and in a couple of weeks it all comes together.

[robsparty78]

my ceramic teacher plays music during class too

[zanyone11]

cool

[soxredsox]

my ceramics teacher played music from all over the world and he loved madonna for some reason lol

[idakid23]

bahaha, my ceramics teacher loves classic rock. hahaha. she turns on the doors, the eagles, etc... haha

[clementinefeline]

"Eight minutes? No one's going to watch that.."

Dude. I totally did. And it was good.

[jsawitz]

Well, thank you!

[KesWolfe]

That was beautiful, thank you for helping me teach my niece about throwing pots -and- centrifugal force! :)

[jsawitz]

My pleasure.(Jerry Sawitz)

[exoticsin16]

I hear the doors...hell yes!

[snitzegruben]

What does that mean?

[exoticsin16]

Hahah. The Doors is a band, well was a band, and I heard them in the background.

[wphlea]

very nice, hope to throw like you someday

[snitzegruben]

throw everyday and try to repeat the shape. There is no magic only that. Good luck. (snitzegruben aka Jerry Sawitz)

[ComebackJoey15]

what kind of clay is that

[snitzegruben]

Soldate 60 is the clay body.

Sawitz

[elshisu]

Thanks for sharing this. Looks like you are using a kick wheel, but at some point looks like it has a motor attached. If you can comment on that I will appreciate. I have only thrown on kick wheels and love it, but sometimes think I should get a motor attachment as well. Greetings from Mexico.

[snitzegruben]

It is a lockerbie...combination electric and kick. I learned on a kick wheel and I must say for me it was a hindrance. I truly learned how to throw working with a motorized wheel in a production setting. After throwing thousands of pieces you understand about clay and the wheel process. Repetition is the key to mastering throwing. Mind you I am not talking about artistic expression but the technique of working on the wheel. Hola!

[elshisu]

Muchas gracias, thanks a lot for the info. Agree!

[snitzegruben]

Happy pottery throwing, my Mexican neighbor! (Jerry Sawitz)AKA snitzegruben

[snitzegruben]

test

[Nefitara]

He's awesome :)

A lot of people would watch 9 minutes of this :)

[clhobson23]

thats awesome how you were able to keep it centered during the whole process. one question: did you have a tool that you were using on the inside with your left hand? i saw that you had one in your right....

[jsawitz]

No tool with the left hand, sponge and sometimes a steel rib for the outside.

[crydancer08]

basically Sawitz is god

[kelppaddie]

when making something with that delicate of a lip how do you trim it? or any large object for that matter

[jsawitz]

you put it in a chuck. I have many already bisqued in a variety of sizes. Some for tall, thin bottles and some for fat, round shapes. You may also do some of the trimming while it is upright then turn it over in a chuck and finish trimming.

[wmlewis3752]

of you can just throw it so you dont have to trim it, i just started to throw my pots that way and it is so nice, you can everything like that, only things i will trim now are things that need a defined foot(bowls, cups, plates, etc.) all cylinders you can basically throw so you dont have to trim

[brucelinda01]

won't play all the way through

[asdfghrf]

...yes. yes it does.

[dotbstudios]

What kind of clay are you using? One with fine grog ?

[asdfghrf]

I believe this was made with B mix, which is 50% porcelain, 50% white stoneware.

[jsawitz]

actually it was soldate 60 which is a medium grit grog(sand)

[asdfghrf]

really? i could have sworn you threw that in b mix, i remember being sorely disappointed when logan put his arm through it. hahaha

[mastud]

Highly enjoyable and entertaining video. Gifted hands and an amazing job well done.

[randallmoody]

How much clay is that and what was the approx. end height?

[jsawitz]

about 8 pounds and 13 inches.

[BelleAmelie]

Astounding! He must have been potting for years and years to throw like that. I've been throwing pots for a couple months now, and every time I try to throw a vase, it wobbles off-center. Great video!

[icecreamsammich8]

shiiiiit, you make this look easy. I wish I could throw like that.

[sexymann49]

at the end of this the potter stated that "no one will watch this" I did! Beautiful vase and so center!

[harveson]

Yeah this guy is good. I bet he could pull a 12 inch pot in one pull.

[clearvision5]

8 Minutes....and I watched the whole thing from beginning to end.

Great job, you made it look so simple!

Thanks!