In this 48 minute film Lisa Hammond MBE talks about her philosophy towards teaching pottery and demonstrates how she makes cups or yunomi. She throws ‘off the hump’ and talks about the wooden tools that she uses. She also demonstrates her carving techniques once the cups are leather hard. Finally, we have a whirlwind tour of her exhibition. (The making sequence starts around 6:00)
Wheel
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
Making | Jean-Nicolas Gérard Throwing Vases
Here we look at how French slipware potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard throws his small vases in his Valensole studio.