In my YouTube video this weekend I’m recreating some pots I haven’t thrown since 2014, specially store jars with inset, internal galleries and thin lids with thrown knobs. You can find a link to the fully narrated video via the Linktree in my profile’s biography. I’ve lied a little bit. I did create jars that were similar to this during my apprenticeship with Lisa Hammond between 2014-2017, yet they were bellied pieces with a gallery closer to the jars I make these days, yet they unusual thrown knobs that were in themselves similar to small bowls. To create pots with internal galleries like this you need to split the rim. One section becomes the lip, the other is coaxed inside and carefully set horizontal to essentially become a ledge onto which the lid can be held aloft. This alone is a tricky task and it involves throwing a form with enough material in the lip to withstand such a manoeuvre. Secondly, there’s the small disc-like lid, a form that’s thrown off-the-hump and then the following day it’s trimmed back to have its more exacting shape and the knob is thrown on, again, a tricky task as it involves fiddly, fingertip throwing and a lot of accuracy. All of this and more will be covered in my longer, narrated YouTube upload. I enjoyed making these and since it has been such a long time since I’ve crafted them, my skillset in the interim has improved massively, thus I could apply newly learnt techniques and ability into making shapes I used to struggle with to some degree. I hope you like the film if you happen to click over and watch it, it’s greatly appreciated if you do as it helps to keep the lights on in the workshop. #pottery #ceramics #handmade #jar #satisfying - @floriangadsby