Why Do I Struggle SO Much With This Shape?

What is it with this form? I like bottles, I collect those made by other makers, yet whenever I try to produce my own they always feel 'off', the shapes are askew, the proportions aren't right and I think it's time that I really invest in one specific idea and make a good run of them. In this video I'm throwing that 'base' shape and I'd like to hear your thoughts about what works and what doesn't. Ultimately, these are decorative vessels, pieces to flute a few branches in or some dry stems and flowers and once I find a shape I'm content with, I'd love to scale it up somewhat, to create some more monolithic, standalone objects. This week, I'm covering the throwing of these forms and next week, I'll show the trimming, which I reckon will be a slightly more convoluted process than I imagine due to their narrow necks and bulbous bodies. I'll have to crack the chucks out in order to find one that fits this vase properly. Thanks so much for watching! How to wedge clay: https://youtu.be/hYdLGLztT-Q How to cone smaller amounts of clay: https://youtu.be/69dMLpXosSk 📚 • You'll find many more guides on how to centre and pull up the walls of clay here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2WJhtTF0eGhQwf8g2LHcom_KrvJpH_JT 📖 • ORDER MY BOOK: https://geni.us/bymyhands 📢 • Find out much more about my work here: https://linktr.ee/floriangadsby ⏱ • Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:31 - Preparing & wedging 2.5 lb of clay, (1.1 kg) 3:05 - How to stick down the lump of clay properly 4:27 - How I centre the clay 6:41 - The importance of the internal shape & the base 10:52 - Questioning the first iteration 11:22 - The second iteration 13:10 - Uninterrupted throwing/no edits 22:21 - That's a much better shape! 24:23 - Which shape do you prefer? *I throw using both a Rohde HMT 500 & 600 potter's wheel and fire using Rohde kilns too, the electric is a TE-200 and the gas kiln is a KG-340. Music used: Yehezkel Raz - Deep Blue Sea Yehezkel Raz - When the Sunrise - Instrumental ____ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/floriangadsby/ TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@floriangadsby Website – http://www.floriangadsby.com