Get ready to make a garlic jar.
Hi, Marie here. Welcome to Pottery Crafters. You found video number 7 in
our Beginner Pottery Wheel Project Series. Today you're going to learn how
to Throw Decorate and Glaze a Garlic Jar, and yes at the end of the video
you'll See the Finished Piece. If you like what you see please like the video,
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upload a video. Before we get started here's a list of tools and supplies I
use to make the Garlic Jar which will also be down below in the Show Notes
along with any other important information I may talk about throughout
the video. The tools and supplies listed are only recommendations and items I use
on a daily basis. I'll be starting with the clay already centered, so if you're
having any problem centering your clay you can check out my video up above.
With that said, enjoy the video and make sure you stay to the end to see the
finished piece. Let's get started.
I'm starting with the pound of Amaco Stoneware 46 Buff Clay to make the Jar.
When pushing down to open the center of the clay you want to keep your anchor
hand on the outside to brace your clay.
Stop to check the thickness of your clay with a needle tool. it's better to check
the thickness of your clay several times than it is to go down too far and not
have enough clay on the bottom. I'm checking again. Around a third of an
inch on the bottom is good. While bracing the outside with your anchor hand you
want to push outward on the inside until the base of the Garlic Jar is the
width you want it to be.
Once you have the width of your base you can start to bring up the walls.
Anchoring your left thumb on your right hand helps to keep the pressure of your
fingers consistent and the thickness of the sides even throughout your piece.
While you bring up the walls you want to make sure you leave enough extra clay on
the rim to make the gallery for your Lid.
I'm pushing outward with my sponge embracing the outside with the soft red
rib to bring out the walls. Cone in the rim and make the gallery. To make the
gallery place your left thumb on the outside of the rim, your index finger on
the top inside of the rim, and your middle finger on the inside just below
the rim. Use your right index finger and middle finger to help brace the outside
of the rim.
I use the nail of my left index finger to make the rim of the gallery.
Cone in the rim and smooth out the gallery if needed.
Before setting the Jar aside measure the inside and outside of your gallery with
the calipers where the lid is going to rest. A ruler will do if you have no
calipers. This must be done right away because as the Jar dries the gallery
shrinks and you'll not get an accurate fit with your Lid. I'm making a nice book
with the Ultimate Edger and setting the Jar aside. Use 8 ounces of clay to make
your Lid.
Open up the center about a half an inch down.
Press the clay outward and measure the lip of the inside of your lid. After
pushing the Lid inward to the right size, I'm forming the rim of the Lid.
After it's leather hard trim the extra clay away before removing it from the
bat. This makes it easier to trim once it's removed from the bat.
Once removed them flipping it over onto the Giffin Grip and removing the rest of
the extra clay.
Hold the loop tool steady with both hands and anchor your arms so the loop
tool doesn't jump around and make an uneven trim.
After removing the desired amount of clay off the top set the Lid aside.
Once the Jar is leather hard it's time to make some air holes for the garlic so
it can breathe. I'm using the Kemper Circle Shaped Clay Cutter to make the
holes.
After the holes are made set the Jar aside to dry and attach the handle to
the Lid. I'm using the Clay Extruder with the large hole die you can also roll out
the clay with your fingers make the handle large enough to make room for
shrinkage then cut off the extra clay with your potter's knife. It's always best
to score and slip both the Lid and handle to ensure the clay bonds well
together.
Once the Garlic Jar and lid are bone-dry into my Skutt Kiln it goes for a cone 04.
Bisque Firing. It's important to wash with the damp sponge before glazing to
ensure all the dirt and other particles are off so the glaze can bond nicely to
the Lid and the Jar.
Brush-on wax resist wherever you don't want the glaze to stick. After the jar
and Lid are dry from the wash and wax I'm pouring Amaco Obsidian on the inside
and outside of the Garlic Jar.
Then dipping the Lid in the Obsidian.
Get the extra glaze out of the gallery, then sponge off any extra glaze on the
lip of the Lid. Then brush Obsidian on the foot with the Transon Detail Brush.
After the Obsidian is dry dip the handle of the Lid in the Spectrum Pearl White.
Then do the same with the Jar, dipping the rim about a quarter of an inch down.
Again make sure you get the extra glaze out of the gallery or the lid will not
fit properly. I'm sponging off any extra glaze on the bottom and allowing the
Garlic Jar to totally dry, then placing the lid next to the jar in my Skutt Kiln
for a final firing at cone 5. Here's the finished Garlic Jar.
I really like the Lid and the handle turned out really good. I'm very happy
with this Garlic Jar. The Pearl White Spectrum melted nicely on the Obsidian.
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