Throwing a Perfectly Shaped Sphere Pottery Vase on the Wheel

This is one of my favorite shapes to throw on the wheel. It feels so satisfying using a rib to smooth the shape and contour of the pot to make it perfectly round. I hope you enjoy seeing how this is made and if your a potter maybe something you can try.

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[thiccie-chan]

no clue how i even got here but that IS a very nice sphere

[sharpie-sniffingmanpurse]

I’m currently in my second semester of ceramics at college, and I threw my first six inch cylinder yesterday! I hope to make pots, vases, and jars with this much personality and character eventually, but, for now, it’s fun to just watch & learn from these videos :) Your work is very impressive!

[carolinemaynard]

One of my first projects was to make one just like this from slab. Nowhere near as smooth and well shaped but I love it. This video is amazing to give me the courage to one day try throwing and making a pot just like this on the wheel. One day. Thank you for such a beautiful mindful video which for me doesn’t need narration or captions. 😊

[JanetRajek]

How many pounds of clay are you using? How thick should the walls be before you start the belly of the pot?

[sofilove...]

I'm fall in love with it broh thanks!!!:)(:my favourite shape too...Looks so fluffy raund...I want to make one & colouring also...

[veralee]

I like your video and position of the camera. I like the speed as well. It would be nice to hear what you are doing with your hands as you are doing it. Thank you!

[lewisingram]

Hi Andrew, A great video, I enjoy your relaxed manner and your patience with the clay. Thanks for sharing your skills... I can't wait to see how many attempts it will taken me to create a sphere...lol

[Worlds_truth_]

Nice.
Well done bro
It's very hard throwing a sphere

[camillekille]

I was hoping for some commentary as you demonstrated - being specific as to the steps taken to round it out

[victoriapaine]

That was a great bit of throwing
Could u advise me a little
On pulling up the clay mine loses centre as it goes up, I'm struggling around 5" wonder if u might have advise

[JudeBlunden]

Hi! I was wondering how you can get the base to also be round, i'm trying to make a spherical lid for a container and was just wondering how (or if) it's possible. Thank you!

[lauradavenport]

Do you have any tips on keeping your wall thickness the same throughout so when you close it will be the same thickness at the top?

[christineweber]

very nice, i cannot pull up so often....

[vanajavuppala]

When to use sponge and when to use the steel rib..any particular reason of using them?

[rsa]

Very interesting. I like how you throw against the flexed metal kidney. One difference I notice in the way you work is that you keep your clay much wetter than I do. I feel like my pots would collapse if I did that. What type of clay do you use, and are you near the threshold of the walls collapsing, or do you feel they have plenty of margin? Wonderful shape, I will work on learning how to do that. Thanks!

[naominandn]

Gorgeous! This is a form i'd like to try as well. Thank you for sharing your process! I have a few questions 😌How much clay are you throwing with here? and also how do you go about trimming this sort of vessel? do you use a chuck?

[clifforddalton]

Great throwing, not easy to make a closed form is it? Well done

[hlingteo]

Lovely form! Any tips for getting it so evenly round? With mine, sometimes it is lop-sided. One side bulges out a bit more. Also, what wheel do you use and why do you like it? Thank you!

[dhatchellsd]

What is that handle that you are using? Is it to adjust the wheel speed?

[bauerjanet]

I saw your comment that the clay is a cone 10 buff stoneware, but what company makes it? Does it have a name. I have found some clays are quite different in what you can throw.