tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post297490189384226983..comments2024-03-22T17:41:17.625+13:00Comments on Peter's Pottery: Making a large plant stand, one kilogram at a time!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-88534960356296954112016-10-06T21:09:41.405+13:002016-10-06T21:09:41.405+13:00Hello Mike,
Good to hear from you. Ruthanne Tudbal...Hello Mike,<br />Good to hear from you. Ruthanne Tudball is one of my heroes. I remember reading an article about her a few years ago and was really impressed by her way of adapting technique and flourishing instead of giving up when faced with very real difficulties in life. I love what I have seen of her work in photographs, it has a joy and freedom about it that makes it look like it is still being created on the wheel! I understand that she does most of the assembly and finishing of things on the wheel too, so a teapot (for instance) might have the spout put on before the body of the teapot is lifted from the wheel. Wonderful stuff!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-91554594982717968772016-10-05T07:31:32.593+13:002016-10-05T07:31:32.593+13:00Typical of so many potters: never say "can...Typical of so many potters: never say "can't", just find another way. Ruthanne Tudball had to completely change the way she worked after an injury too too. I think she centres by slapping the clay into place and learned to work with the wheel rotating the other way. Good on yer mate, and excellent results:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-2819375068227804862016-10-02T08:21:57.433+13:002016-10-02T08:21:57.433+13:00Hi Anna,
Good to hear from you thank you for your ...Hi Anna,<br />Good to hear from you thank you for your encouragement. Do let me know if you give this method a try, I would be interested to hear how you get on with it.<br /><br />Hi Yegana,<br />Welcome to the blog, good to hear from you. I popped over to your website and am most impressed with your work and with what you are achieving with the classes. Lovely to see that you are getting others started with potting.<br /><br />Hi Melissa,<br />Very nice to hear from you, thank you for your good wishes!<br /><br />Hi Gwynneth,<br />How wonderful to have seen Michael Cardew demonstrate. He visited New Zealand many years ago and I was interested to see on wiki that his first western pupil was Peter Stichbury, a New Zealand potter (who died last year). A few years ago when I visited a collector of African pots I was fortunate to be able to hold a lovely pot that was made by Ladi Kwali,the first female potter at the training centre that Cardew ran in Abuja, Africa. <br /><br />Hello Dad!<br />Thank you!<br /><br />Hi Anonymous,<br />Thank you so much for writing in with such helpful information. I had not seen this way of centring clay before and it may well prove to be a great help to me in future months as I come back to potting with a repaired shoulder. I had a good look at the videos on the marcspotterytools site, and am very interested. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-4748578964554700582016-10-01T14:02:04.370+13:002016-10-01T14:02:04.370+13:00Great approach! I have seen some examples of Sout...Great approach! I have seen some examples of Southern US potters centering with a wooden arm attached to a pivot point. They can brace the arm to the body and apply a lot of pressure with the leverage.<br /><br />http://www.marcspotterytools.com/ is a commercial version. <br /><br />Full disclosure: I have never used one and have no connection to this business, I just found it in a google search for the topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-55500636437119063022016-10-01T09:47:47.841+13:002016-10-01T09:47:47.841+13:00Well done Peter!Well done Peter!Peter's Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12877219925527687618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-40992796579744749762016-10-01T06:14:29.164+13:002016-10-01T06:14:29.164+13:00brilliant!
I met Michael Cardew when he was 77, g...brilliant!<br /><br />I met Michael Cardew when he was 77, giving a throwing demo. He made a jug in 3 parts where he used to make it in one...as he said "Why make life hard for yourself?" !gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-75417308556053302232016-10-01T04:15:32.951+13:002016-10-01T04:15:32.951+13:00Great information! Wishing you the best with your...Great information! Wishing you the best with your upcoming surgery.Melissa Rohrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483066813883556359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-90485322885262439202016-10-01T02:58:04.009+13:002016-10-01T02:58:04.009+13:00Hi Peter. This seems to be a very useful technique...Hi Peter. This seems to be a very useful technique for making larger pieces. I cant wait to try it. Thank you very much for sharing and good luck with the surgery! Yegana. www.silkyshapes.com.auSilky Shapes Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785041338551358411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-32059437652851648942016-09-30T22:30:16.272+13:002016-09-30T22:30:16.272+13:00Hi Peter you certainly made good use of this techn...Hi Peter you certainly made good use of this technique... something for me to keep in mind next time I want to make a larger piece. Good luck with the operation.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620588456375419442noreply@blogger.com