Throwing lidded jars

Anne Terpstra on Instagram: "Trimming a lidded jar - when a single form becomes two pieces. #jar #ceramicjar #liddedjar #standardclay266 #iambrent #wheelthrowing #wheelthrown #trimmingpottery #chicagoceramics #chicagoartist #potteryvideo #potteryvideos #potteryreels #potteryreel #artreels #processvideo #maker #queerartist #potterystudio #pottery"

Bobby Free on Instagram: "You got that wooden knife with your pottery kit? Don’t know how awesome it is? Ha.. its one of my favorites. You can use it to make a gallery on a jar. Let me show you. #ceramic #clay #pottery #wheelthrown #lid"

Yu-Ying Huang on Instagram: "Throwing a curvy lidded jar. Watch til the end to see what it looks like after firing. #potteryvideos #wheelthrowing #wheelthrownpottery #liddedjar #studiopottery #ceramicart #ceramics #pottery #yuyinghuang #pottersofinstagram #黃玉英陶藝"

Sisters Ceramics on Instagram: "Cool Lidded Jar by @aeterpstra #ceramics #pottery #art"

Florian Gadsby on Instagram: "Throwing the components for a lidded jar, in fact, you may have seen me trim this vessel a week ago, (you can scroll back in my feed a little bit to see how this pot ends up looking). I’ve mixed this coarse red stoneware with 50% of my usual, smooth high-iron clay body, this makes it a more pleasant experience to throw with as otherwise it’s almost too gritty to work with on the wheel. There’s also some bronze inclusions in the mix, sprinkled in and wedged…

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