Cindy Clarke Wheel Thrown 18 inch Bowl

[Lewissnicholls]

Wow, your a champion!

[eeviljim]

@Lewissnicholls Thanks! Blush...

[writethismoment]

Nice video! Great instruction and loved learning about the handled rib... which I had never seen before. Thanks!

[eeviljim]

@writethismoment Thank you for the comments...the rib is available for purchase on our web site.

[writethismoment]

@eeviljim What is your web site address? Thanks!

[venetiancat]

Great video, very helpful, thanks for posting. Do you guys use a pugmill for de-airing such large quantities?

[eeviljim]

@venetiancat We use a pugmill for mixing our two clay bodies however it is not a deairing mill. Cindy will take the pugs from the mill and do a spiral wedge.

[bravesweetcorn]

great tutorial, thanks! bit of an obscure question.. im looking to make my own tutorials for an evening class..  do you know what kind of video camera you use, and roughly how much it cost you? the quality is excellent!

[eeviljim]

@bravesweetcorn it's a Canon XL2 and you can find used ones on eBay from $500 up. Shoots 16:9 ,just not HD.

[GreenEyedMusic]

Thank you very much for your instruction. I just started an apprentiseship with a local potter today. My second try was better than my first, so I must be paying attention. I must admit that your instruction . explaination of how and why is much easier to understand then my own instructor, so I'm using your videos as at home instruction. Your clay moves so beautifully, what kind is it? I am using a 5/6 cone Sedona Red clay, Again, thank you.

[eeviljim]

@GreenEyedMusic our clay body is a combination of two clays we buy from Plainsman Pottery Supply. Their head office is in Medicine Hat Alberta Canada. We use M390 and F96 in a proportion that gives us the colour and stability we require that fits with our glazes. (cone 6ish) We fire time and temperature computer controlled.

[flro40]

Thank You Very Much. I appreciate your teaching style and great talent. I will change to using the sponge on the the outside pull. It looks like it has much more control instead of fingertips or knuckles.

[eeviljim]

@flro40 Thanks for your comments. As we say over and over...this is the way Cindy does it, and they are only guidelines. The most important thing is to find what works for you and gives you the desired result.

[LiveAndInPerson]

This is a beautiful bowl . I would feel so proud to make it like that!

[eeviljim]

Thank you!

[skybreaze]

she went to my school and she made a little vause shes also so funny because she said shes 800 years old! lol she taught us how to make little snow man. for our christmas project.

[eeviljim]

She told you a story because she really won't be 800 until her next birthday! We are glad you had fun with The Clay Teacher!

[BarbSpringer3]

Great video and good tips...Thanks!

[Kranatonos]

does it matter what kind of clay you use???? i use schools clay but idk what kind it is lol

[eeviljim]

Yes the clay body does matter. We us a body that is actually a combination of two clays from Plainsman Pottery Supply. This adds a certain amount of "tooth" to the body enabling larger throws. Often school clays tend to be too soft and cream cheesy to allow a large throw.

[love2bestowe]

WOW! You are am amazing potter! I wish I had half of your skills. I have only had one year or actual training because I had to change schools. Luckily I was able to convince my ceramics teacher to buy me a wheel. So I pretty much just do w.e I want, but I am limited to small pieces for two reasons. One my clay is not soft at all, and my lack of training. I wish I could make large things like that!!!

[eeviljim]

You can soften your clay by wedging in small amounts of water. If you have had the basics of training then the rest comes with practice...lots of practice. Also, many people try to make bigger pieces but fail to start out with a bigger piece of clay. It sounds silly , but if you want to make a big pot you have to have more clay on the wheel. And then....practice some more. The nice thing about clay is you can wedge your mistakes up and start all over again until you get it right.

[eeviljim]

Cindy says yes I did!

[jonasbrothersfan3256]

Cindy came too my school today

[jonasbrothersfan3256]

this is relaly cool

[eeviljim]

Thanks,glad you like it and I hope you enjoyed our class today too!

[kennypooky]

Too cool guys. I have never seen Cindy throw anything before. No clay anyways! Love you both.

[eeviljim]

Yeah, at least this time it stayed on the wheel! its when she throws it across the room I get really nervous!

[DirtKickerStudio]

OH MY GOODNESS~~~ That is a major lump of clay.. You do fantastic throwing. I love the huge rib. I wasn't sure if you were going to stop throwing and go for a canoe ride. LOL.

Thanks for another great video.

[eeviljim]

Well...the river is frozen over right now so she's sticking to the studio for awhile longer!

[potterybyjohn]

That's good advice about taking out the plugs of clay rather than trying to move them out. I have been told "Hey, that could have been extra height", but as you said, you started with plenty of clay. I like how you stopped a moment to tidy up when centering; I do that too.

[eeviljim]

Thanks for your comments. As we always say, these are just guidelines, not rules, but Cindy has found the removal of the center plug speeds the opening process. Some of what you see Cindy do comes form years of throwing production and she is not even aware she does them until she watches the video for the first time. "Seeing ourselves as others see us!" - Jim