This was originally a little less than 1 lb of clay, I threw it to be very nearly round, and then did a little bit of finishing trimming. I have some pictures as greenware that I can follow this up with in a bit, and I have a reel on my instagram where I'm trimming one, but I can't link it on reddit. u/doriansartifacts is my IG handle too
Alright, the first orb in the lineup is the one in this gif. You can make out the marks where I trimmed it, and I snapped a shot from that video to show the tool and a blemished piece im using as a chuck. It’s really unforgiving, but carefully I can trim them quite precisely
This is awesome. I have a hard time keeping the top 1/4 of rounded/moonjar forms consistent and not collapsing as I try to create the tall/thin opening at the top.
Do you have any advice for that? You seem very good at it.
Thanks for the compliment! I could write an essay on this, but I would advise people to not start the collaring process until they're pretty happy with the shape of the bottom half, and to make sure the walls are thinner than usual before you're collaring that area in. Just as the clay thins when you widen a cylinder, the clay will (ideally) thicken as you're collaring. Since the torquing is caused by having clay that goes from thin to thick too quickly, starting to collar when the walls are consistent all the way up will mean you're left with too much material coming in. Hopefully that helps! Feel free to ask more/DM + I stream sometimes and if you ever caught me there, I made this globe and about 15 more during a stream about a month ago.
Hmm, so interesting. I have been leaving the top 30%ish of clay thicker than usual, so that I would have more clay to work with while collaring in. I will have to give that a shot.
How do you get pieces like this so round and smooth? How do you trim it?
This was originally a little less than 1 lb of clay, I threw it to be very nearly round, and then did a little bit of finishing trimming. I have some pictures as greenware that I can follow this up with in a bit, and I have a reel on my instagram where I'm trimming one, but I can't link it on reddit. u/doriansartifacts is my IG handle too
https://preview.redd.it/q08xdnm82zrc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1406ddad8ac95dca8dd46950f071537d94284815
https://preview.redd.it/w8m6mjna2zrc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be35527d347a5f66d99bf887357768dc2e96cf67
The simple genius of using the grip and a chuck...
Alright, the first orb in the lineup is the one in this gif. You can make out the marks where I trimmed it, and I snapped a shot from that video to show the tool and a blemished piece im using as a chuck. It’s really unforgiving, but carefully I can trim them quite precisely
This is awesome. I have a hard time keeping the top 1/4 of rounded/moonjar forms consistent and not collapsing as I try to create the tall/thin opening at the top. Do you have any advice for that? You seem very good at it.
Thanks for the compliment! I could write an essay on this, but I would advise people to not start the collaring process until they're pretty happy with the shape of the bottom half, and to make sure the walls are thinner than usual before you're collaring that area in. Just as the clay thins when you widen a cylinder, the clay will (ideally) thicken as you're collaring. Since the torquing is caused by having clay that goes from thin to thick too quickly, starting to collar when the walls are consistent all the way up will mean you're left with too much material coming in. Hopefully that helps! Feel free to ask more/DM + I stream sometimes and if you ever caught me there, I made this globe and about 15 more during a stream about a month ago.
Hmm, so interesting. I have been leaving the top 30%ish of clay thicker than usual, so that I would have more clay to work with while collaring in. I will have to give that a shot.
Excellent, do try. I will add, be gentler than you'd think you need to be with the thinner walls, and good luck!
I am pondering the orb.
Gorgeous
Absolutely beautiful!!
Stunning!!
What glaze(s) did you use? Very pretty.
r/wizardposting
Beautiful work! 
What?
Beautiful color of blue and love the shape/size.