How to Make Miniature Jars

In this weekend’s YouTube video, a link to which you can find in my profile’s biography, I’m making a batch of miniature pots. Okay, they aren’t super tiny, but they’re the size I need as totem-toppers for the towers of pots I create, scaled-down vessels that are light and that can be positioned with groups of vessels, or larger versions of themselves, to create interest. Plus, who doesn’t not like a minuscule store jar? There’s something so sweet and delicate about them and they yearn to be held. It’s interesting, small pots like this are almost as much of a challenge to create than larger vessels, especially as I’m trimming them to the same degree as my larger pots, which means they’re superbly fiddly vessels to make. Tungsten carbide blades help, as these mean I don’t have to apply as much pressure and still the tools carve the clay away nicely, meaning the shapes of the pieces aren’t comprised, which is something blunt tools may very well do, crushing the pots potentially as you attempt to press the blade in enough. These also much easier to throw, if you can get past the initial terror that’s centring a piece of clay this small, (likely 50-60 grams). It’s a hard task and one where I’m practically only using the palm of my left hand to centre and cone the tiny lump of clay, so, in the fully narrated video, I demonstrate a few alternative techniques to centre bits of clay this petite. As always, you can find the full video via the Linktree in my profile’s biography and thanks of course for watching! #miniaturepottery #pottery #satisfying #craft #ceramics #clay