Enclosed form pottery

How do you make a lid from an enclosed form on the potters wheel? This is a question I get asked often when people see my salt cellars and sugar jars. I've made a new "Quick Pottery" video on the first step to making the enclosed form.

Juliette on Instagram: "Goldilocks pots, may take a few tries but once you get it, it fits *just right* Thrown as a closed form and then cut into to form the lid #ceramicjar #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #ceramics #newmakers #keramik #jar"

Anjali | QUIRKY CERAMICS on Instagram: "Tip for closed forms: 👻Even walls with a wooden rib so the cylinder won’t flop while closing 👻 Leave an inch or more at the top of the cylinder to close and to avoid buckling 👻 Use rib to strengthen the walls and collar it while pulling towards inside 👻 Compress the top after closing! I have used Kota porcelain here which is great for this form! It’s a translucent clay great for pumpkins and ghost luminaries! You could find it and more at…

Michelle Wen’s Instagram profile post: “Closed form becomes jar 🛎 #closedform #jar #potter #clay #ceramics #handmadeceramics #tableware #wheelthrowing #wheelthrown #bowl #pottery…”

Ashley Bergeron on Instagram: "Throwing a closed form jar. Why throw each piece separately when you can throw just one? I love all the thinking that's involved with pottery. Sneaky little work arounds. After it dries, I'll cut the two in half and trim for the perfect fit. ✨️ #clay #wheelthrown #pottery #interiordesign #artistsoninstagram #art #artist #homegoods #kilnunloading #kilnunload #potterylove #potteryart #gratitude #journey #ashleybartisticworks #gifts #handmade #shopsmall…

Jasmine Fitzwilliam on Instagram: "Some of y’all asked for more detail in my closed-form jar video from last week, so now that my jars are fired and cute as hell, here’s a slower version where we are just focusing on the part where we carve the lid off! If you want to see the throw for the jar as well, that full video is maybe seven reels back or so. For this one I’m just really showing the minutiae of this carving process. This time I highlight the specific tools and how I’m using them as…

DLL Ceramics on Instagram: "How I make a lidded pot from an enclosed piece. First I throw the enclosed form, then I cut, then I trim so it fits perfectly! Thanks always for following along @dllceramics 🙏🏻 #ceramics #pottery #potteryuk #clay #handmade #artisan #handmadepottery #craft #potter #potterywheelvideos #wheelthrowing #potterywheel #instapottery #ceramicsofinstagram #potteryhowto"

The Craft Pottery Studio on Instagram: "It’s demo day! This week, @nadiajonesstudio takes us through throwing a closed form for a teapot lid and body using 1.5kg of clay. Creating a lid using this technique is just one way to do it - you can throw them separately. In order to achieve this result, you need to retain plenty of thickness and structure in your clay wall whilst throwing. Even and slightly thicker walls enable you to close up your rim without it buckling or warping, have enough…

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