Here are some resources for those of you who attended the 'Ceramics-911' workshop at the Arts And Crafts Center of the Reitz Union at the University of Florida on May 26, 2009.
Stay tuned; I'll be posting drawings with weights and measures of a lidded casserole similar to this one by potter John Leach (brother of Simon, below). I'll also be posting a drawing of a low serving bowl.
Simon Leach videos on YouTube
Simon Leach is an English potter currently living in Spain. Simon Leach's grandfather, Bernard Leach, was a British studio potter and art teacher. He is regarded as the "Father of British studio pottery." Simon has produced hundreds of excellent short videos about pottery and pottery technique and posted them on YouTube for free. Below are a few of what I think are his best videos for beginners.
A closer look at kneading
How to knead your clay using the spiral method
Wot kneading again!
Kneading from a different angle.
Tips on centering
How to center your clay
cross section of cylinder
Throwing a cylinder
Here a couple handouts I've made for my Beginning Throwing class:
Tumbler working drawing & notes (Adobe PDF)
This is a fully annotated, actual-size drawing of a tumbler (handleless cup) similar to this one by studio potter Sam Taylor, with clay weight and dimensions (Adobe PDF).
wedging notes 20090130.pdf
Notes on clay condition, which can make a huge difference in how easy it is to get your clay centered. (Adobe PDF).
Finally, I put together a couple of "cheat sheets" specifically for this workshop (Google Docs):
Ceramics weights and measures cheat sheet
A table of 6 small pots, their dimension, and the amount of clay needed to make them
Ceramics 911 tips sheet
Some quick fixes to common pottery problems
Cheers,
Jay
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