mel jacobson on tue 27 feb 01
all throwing is a personal rhythm. you develop this rhythm over
years of throwing.
i have a deep hunch that the rhythm follows your personality if you
are an honest potter.
any potter with experience can change the rhythm and the way they
throw. it would just take a conscious effort.
when in japan, i had to throw just like the other two men...the
exact same way. that was not so hard. just watched, observed,
then studied the pots. then caught their rhythm. after of days work,
you could not tell who made what pots.
if you use soft clay, press hard with your fingers, speed up your
wheel a bit and pull up fast. you are loose.
if you slow down, use firm clay, soft touch (small throwing marks)
and pull slow. tight, japanese throwing.
some of you take 20 minutes to throw a pot. fuss and fuss, it only
becomes loose when if falls to the wheel head.
richard aerni makes big pots in minutes. just gets after it.
i have not seen him throw, but have seen his pots....tight/loose.
well thrown. years of experience. he does not have time to
fuss around. his rhythm is his own.
when i go around doing workshops, that is one thing that i do...throw
different speeds, and pull different strengths...and i can make
the loosest pot around....but, it is not my rhythm. we can choose
that.
throwing is technique. it is not art. the rhythm we choose starts
us to form and art.
it is good to watch other people throw. i will stop anyplace on this
earth to watch a potter work. so much to be learned with our eyes.
mel
now, mr. fussbudget, don h. in portland wants me to make nils
and dannon pots. i would throw myself in the williamet river in spring
first.
iron stains. wear brown clothing. anyone knows that.
or, use porcelain, or burn the stain out. use a torch.
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
web site: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
Don Hoskisson on tue 27 feb 01
mel wrote:
>now, mr. fussbudget, don h. in portland wants me to make nils
>and dannon pots. i would throw myself in the williamet river in spring
>first.
>iron stains. wear brown clothing. anyone knows that.
>or, use porcelain, or burn the stain out. use a torch.
mel, wait till summer. The water is much warmer (Willamette river).
Don h.
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Don Hoskisson
Art Department
Western Oregon University
hoskisd@fsa.wou.edu
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Sheron Roberts on wed 28 feb 01
mel wrote:
"if you use soft clay, press hard with your fingers, speed up your
wheel a bit and pull up fast. you are loose.
if you slow down, use firm clay, soft touch (small throwing marks)
and pull slow. tight, japanese throwing."
mel,
The clay I am currently using
is very very soft. I found myself
pinching the tops off or pulling til
as you say, the pot fell to the=20
wheelhead. As I stated in my
post, I relaxed mentally,=20
but I also speeded up the wheel.
I really concentrate
on my fingers making contact
with each other through the=20
clay and then pull. I=20
can now get the pot where
I want it in 3 or 4 pulls.=20
Last night, I threw 5 bowls,
ranging from 3 pounds to=20
5, (that's good for me) in=20
less than 30 minutes.
That is an all time record
for me. =20
I am not saying that makes
me loose, just much more
confident in my throwing
and most important,
myself.
Thanks all you, who have
been there before us,
Sheron=20
(in cold again NC pulling handles
in the studio and coiling
a pot on the kitchen table,
working on a pastel in the den)
OK I am a bit hyper and have=20
"too many irons in the fire"
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