Pottery How To: Making a Spoon Rest

This is an instructional pottery video on how to throw and trim a spoon rest on the potters wheel by Janis Hughes in the Evolution Stoneware Pottery studio. I used 0.75lb of white stoneware clay in this demo. Check out www.evolutionstoneware.com and Evolution Stoneware Pottery on Facebook. Thanks for watching and click 'like' (if you do).

Category:

Education

Tags:

• pottery
• throw
• throwing
• clay
• center
• centering
• wheel
• potters
• stoneware
• porcelain
• potter
• Janis Hughes
• Evolution Stoneware Pottery
• spoon
• rest
• trim
• turn
• bowl
• plate
• mug
• cylinder

[tresojos1]

How much clay do you throw for each spoon rest?

[EvolutionStoneware]

@tresojos1 For this demo I used 0.75lb of white stoneware clay.

[firepondpottery]

Thanks for the video. I'll try this today. I second the comment about the lighting and cleanliness of your studio. Our studio is in our basement, so it's not always the most cheerful place to work.

[EvolutionStoneware]

@firepondpottery I hope the spoon rests were a success for you! I'm definitely lucky to have a cheery studio space.

[bvclay]

Thanks for the video. I did some spoon rest in the last kiln firing, and they were the big hit. I couldn't remember who gave me the idea until i saw your video again, so thanks.

[EvolutionStoneware]

@bvclay I'm so glad to hear your spoon rests are a hit!!! Thanks for taking the time to let me know - I appreciate it. :o)

[skrillian]

Thanks again! I'll make a few of these as holiday gifts this year.

[EvolutionStoneware]

@clearvision5 Thanks for the encouragement :) I have an idea for my next video and hope to start it in the next week or so. But my studio isn't nearly as clean at the moment...

[clearvision5]

Okay...can I say I love the lighting in your shop, and everything is soooo clean :) Thanks for sharing the videos, please make more...subscribing to ya :)

[potterybyjohn]

Giffin Grip?! I didn't know you have a Giffin Grip! Sweet! If I had one of those, I would start trimming instead of wiggle wiring all my bottoms.