Satisfying Pottery Fail and Bloopers Montage

A montage of squashed pots from this year, pots thrown poorly and destroyed on the wheel, as usually it’s more straightforward just to stop, wedge up some more clay, and start again, rather than trying to spend time fixing a form that’ll never be quite right.

I film so much of my making process that these clips gradually accumulate over the months. I’d like to say I never mess up but frankly every potter does, no matter their experience. It usually comes with a good learning opportunity as most of these will be down to a fault in my making, or preparing the clay insufficiently enough or just trying to rush the process.

Thankfully, all the clay can just be scraped off the wheel, piled onto the workbench, and wedged up back into a usable condition to be thrown with again. Or I just lob it straight into my reclaim bucket, especially if it’s a thinly walled vessel slathered in slip.

#MyBloopers #blooperreel #blooper #fail #pottery #potteryvideos #satisfying

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[M.Sindhura]

Your bloopers are my free therapy, I swear. Like yes, smash that pot's inexistent soul to life! 😭

[thepottereden]

So as a potter, it is really comforting to know that such an amazing potter as yourself, still has mess ups and fails❤ thanks for being an unintentional encouragement 😊

[SadieIsTheGoat]

I love the “ *bloop!* “ noise that it makes 😂

[Leekodot]

I love the ineffective tap you give the one bowl, like you were trying to collapse it but it already collapsed itself, and you simply smacked the dense foundation of it.

[mirjanbouma]

Thank you for showing us bloopers too. It reminds us that we all make mistakes 🤗

Also the sound of that one pot squash at about 75% *plup* is funnier than it has any right to be. *plup* 😁

[thelostorchid]

Honestly I like just the angry poking lol

[LizzieDaKittie]

Much like how escalators don't break, they just become stairs, wet clay doesn't get messed up it just becomes a stress ball

[abbyhale]

you’re so kind to the clay when i mess up i be SLAMMING IT

[natashajohnson]

This is literally a depiction of how I think my day will go and then 💥

[RedCirclePottery]

Been there, I know the feeling. Even after all of these years I still make mistakes and sometimes you just gotta karate chop em.

[sheepishradish]

Definitely makes me feel better about my own pottery fails 😂

[nonexistenty]

Sir honestly I am simply amazed by amount of patience that one needs to put into this work

So much patience sir

[salonibehera]

Can we just get these videos as a playlist...it definitely cures my frustration and anger😣

[Amuzeraa]

The sounds they produce after being smashed.. Sublime ✨

[Popcorn-nglr]

As a grade 11 student who is desperately trying to learn how to throw on the wheel this makes me feel so much better

[NaturalElements]

Thank you for this. I was there yesterday.

[jayci]

Every single fail and blooper video he does there is like a specific way he destroys it. Last video I watched like this he karate chipped every single one. This time he’s punching and slapping it 😂😭

[randomexcessmemories]

I would honestly love to see a full video of you just cutting and messing with blocks of raw clay. That's my favorite part.

[mic]

Estoy iniciando en el moldeado de cerámica y este vídeo me hace pensar en el desapego que hay que cultivar en ciertas ocasiones... Y que cuando algo sale mal hay que volver a empezar y seguir adelante...💪🏼

[adarfrida]

Hi Florian! I just wanted to thank you for your amazing videos - they are really informative yet easy to watch and have really helped me improve my pottery!