Easy Wheel Thrown Vase Demonstration: Learn To Throw A Vase in Two Parts On the Potters Wheel

In this instructional pottery video you will learn to become a vase base ACE! Working with 2 pounds of clay I will take you step by step through throwing the volume or lower part of the vase. You will learn how to open for an untrimmed/thrown foot, pulling with a sponge and closing in the form to stay true to our paper template.

In this series you will learn a new way of thinking about vase forms as well as a powerful templating method and strategy for developing your own vase profiles and throwing them in two parts on the potters wheel. Another very important aspect of vases is the type of volume they contain. In this video series you will learn how to identify high, mid and low volume shapes and how to use them when composing your pots. You will learn how to open for an untrimmed/thrown foot, pulling with a sponge and closing in the form to stay true to our paper template. For the rest of this complete series and many more, join my Patreon.

Hi there! I’m Adam and I teach pottery at www.patreon.com/spectorstudiosporcelain. You can also find me @spectorstudiosporcelain on IG.