How to Make a Handmade Pottery Teapot — Narrated Version

This weeks video shows how I make my teapots. It's a long one but shows quite thoroughly every step along the way. Teapots are such complicated objects to make so I really hope this video can break it down whilst also demonstrating in-depth my approach to the form. Thanks for watching and if you're...

Intermediate - 23 min - Arts & Crafts - Florian Gadsby

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What you'll need

Pottery tool kit: Ribs, loops, needle and sponge.
Pottery wheel: For when you outgrow the studio.
Air-dry clay: Practise hand-building at home.
Apron: Clay gets everywhere.

Books

The Craft and Art of Clay by Susan Peterson - View on Amazon
The Essential Guide to Mold Making & Slip Casting (A Lark Ceramics Book) by Andrew Martin - View on Amazon
Ceramics by Glenn C. Nelson - View on Amazon

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How to Center Clay and Throw Pots on the Pottery Wheel (25 min, Florian Gadsby, Intermediate)
How to Make a Handmade Pottery Teapot — ASMR Version (23 min, Florian Gadsby, Intermediate)
How to Center Clay — A Beginner's Guide (17 min, Florian Gadsby, Beginner)
How to Make a Ceramic Teapot, from Beginning to End. (40 min, Florian Gadsby, Intermediate)
How to Make a Stoneware Pottery Bowl, from Beginning to End — Narrated Version (15 min, Florian Gadsby, Intermediate)