Beginning to End — How to Create a Wide Store Jar

Here’s the creation of a low, lidded jar, minus of course perhaps the most important part of the process, the actual throwing of the two components, there’s always one step I forget to film… I knew the rim of this would eventually warp, either when drying or when reduction fired, for that reason throughout this process I made sure the lid was on the hefty side, in fact I purposefully trimmed it fractionally wider than the opening, this way once reduction fired, I could grind the parts together with Chemico valve lapping paste until it spins in-situ perfectly. It’s also why I fire the two parts together, well, it’s one of the reasons. By having the lid in place like this, held up by the white waddings, it braces the fine rim of the body portion and helps to keep it round. Yet, this isn’t the main reason I do it, there’s also the fact that it saves ample space in the kiln, especially with lids this wide, which are practically plates, but it also means the two parts match, in terms of how they fire, as when reduction fired like these are, there can be some subtle variation in way of colour and texture through the kiln. This just makes sure they match. #howto #pottery #ceramics #handmade #asmr #maker #craftsmanship