This enormous dish is thrown from 30 pounds of clay! Svend Bayer reveals the inspiration behind the decoration of this wonderful charger and his happy discovery of the affects of his wood fired kiln on a kaki glaze.
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Masterclass | Akiko Hirai | Making Large Dishes
Watch Japanese potter Akiko Hirai in her London studio as she throws a large dish on the wheel, trims the footrings and adds glaze. We see examples of the fired dishes at the end of the film