Making 100 Espresso Cups

Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль

This video tells the tale of the throwing, trimming and handling of these simple, stoneware espresso cups. I discuss how I manage working on 100+ pieces at a single time, and how important proper drying is. I hope you like it and apologies for the jump-scare about halfway through... THANKS for watching!
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If you'd like to watch a video that shows HOW the chuck is made, which the cups are trimmed on, you can find it here: • How to Throw Pottery E...
⏱ • Timecodes:
0:00 - Weighing out and wedging all the clay
1:07 - Throwing the espresso cups
3:22 - Covering the pots to dry slowly overnight
5:47 - BOOK STAMPS
6:39 - Using a chuck to trim the cups
10:55 - Pulling the handle blanks
12:44 - Ciro giving me a heart attack
14:33 - Pulling the handles on the cups
17:59 - Quality control, finishing the pots bases
19:47 - The finished cups
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.
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  • @tannerpace3703
    @tannerpace3703 Жыл бұрын

    The more pottery I produce, the more I'm amazed by your work. By happenstance, I'm currently working on a set of ~50 espresso cups (without handles) for a friend. While I'm reasonably happy with my cups, your exacting standards, clear intention, and precision in every step are all profoundly inspiring for my own continued improvement. I owe your instruction far too much thanks for a comment to express, but thank you anyways! I look forward to your book!

  • @floriangadsby

    @floriangadsby

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Tanner! Seriously, you're far too kind. I appreciate you taking your time to watch, that along is thanks enough, as all the ad revenue from KZread goes into helping fund my studio and raw materials. I can't wait for the book to be released either! What a joy that'll finally be to share with you all. Take care!

  • @OmaOmaO

    @OmaOmaO

    Жыл бұрын

    do you have pictures of your work? I'd love to see it!

  • @rc1952

    @rc1952

    6 ай бұрын

    @@OmaOmaOthere were brief pictures you can freeze frame on the video the one about making teapots from start to finish. There was also a frame showing a whole shelf of his work. It’s practical useful pieces which I really like. Have a look through that video and you can see pieces.

  • @emmaprophet2881
    @emmaprophet2881 Жыл бұрын

    Your care and precision in not only your pottery work, but also videography and story telling is a wonderful weekly experience that I always look forward to. Thank you so much

  • @victoriamiskolczy6336

    @victoriamiskolczy6336

    11 ай бұрын

    Well said, me too!

  • @certifiedbrokanic
    @certifiedbrokanic5 ай бұрын

    I'm not a potter, but have bought 25lbs of clay looking for inspiration to start. I am a chocolatier by learned passion and have made thousands of bonbons, all hand touched. There is something to be said about making 100+ things by hand look exactly the same, and my process had about 8 different steps to get my finished product. Your video reminded me of that and and patience it takes to get there. When a hobby becomes a passionate business you do what is necessary. Your finishing skills set you apart! Thank you for sharing!

  • @rdfjfgjyfdhfghy67456
    @rdfjfgjyfdhfghy67456 Жыл бұрын

    I'm not a potter, but I do struggle with finishing projects. Your tenacity for this huge project encouraged me! ❤

  • @pablocruzgilmour
    @pablocruzgilmour7 ай бұрын

    Florian, I am a wood worker and boat builder who came to your video's via Alex. I was constantly in awe of how you use your hands as precision tools and your set ups for consistency. I have a wide variety of mostly antique hand tools that i use in a multitude of ways to achieve the desired results in my craft, but I can't tell you how many times my jaw dropped during this video. You are a highly calibrated machine, but so much more than that because you have the human touch. I believe the hand finishing imprints your signature all over a piece and your style is all of these. Thank you for sharing your skills, one day I will be enjoying my coffee from one of your cups.

  • @DLlama
    @DLlama Жыл бұрын

    I follow several potters and pottery enjoyers and a lot of them are very good! But none are the perfectionist that you are, and sometimes? You spoil me. Your work just has that extra touch of satisfying perfection that only comes with years and years of training and hard work, and it shows ❤ Hope Ciro's okay! That scream was very upsetting and I think we all had a jump scare 😂

  • @analauraperezcerrato6519
    @analauraperezcerrato6519 Жыл бұрын

    As a future formal student of pottery, I'm inspired by your work and hope to achieve the incredible level of craftmanship you so generously share with us! Thank you! I love your content and I'm anxiously waiting for my copy of your book to arrive once it's released :)

  • @chrzzzzz
    @chrzzzzz Жыл бұрын

    that jump-scare was outstanding!

  • @floriangadsby

    @floriangadsby

    Жыл бұрын

    Making pottery is peaceful they said.

  • @AZor19able
    @AZor19able Жыл бұрын

    These are so amazing. It's so peaceful to watch you work.

  • @MrQbee87
    @MrQbee87 Жыл бұрын

    This video was recommended to me by the algorithm. Even though I have never done any claywork, I'm interested in various forms of artisanal craftsmanship. I work with wood and metals myself. And most importantly I love my espresso. The quality of your video and the content you provided is fantastic. You, my friend, have just earned yourself another subscriber. Keep up the good work.

  • @vzeimen
    @vzeimen Жыл бұрын

    Once again your video reminds me that the making of a successful pot is not as much in the throwing it on the wheel but in the slow drying, working on the piece in multiple sessions and the careful eye to detail. Someone told me this week to treat each piece as if it's a masterpiece. You definitely do this and I definitely need to work on this more. Thanks for another great video.

  • @Anne-ug4jv
    @Anne-ug4jv Жыл бұрын

    I've moved back to my hometown where pottery is inaccessible. I did a beginner course and practiced almost all of last month and feel as though it wasn't enough and I it was just the start of something fulfilling! Watching your work still feels like I'm in that class and it'd just nice to have a connection to pottery even though I can't do it now. Thank you as always for your generosity. Praying for your continued success.

  • @whisperingeaglelanders2339
    @whisperingeaglelanders233911 ай бұрын

    You have the cleanest and neatest Pottery Studio! These expresso cups are adorable.❤

  • @victoriamiskolczy6336
    @victoriamiskolczy633611 ай бұрын

    Your meticulous and methodical approach is always an inspiration! Thanks for the post.

  • @justkelsye
    @justkelsye Жыл бұрын

    I love to watch your videos, but especially on nights where I can't sleep. Your voice is so soothing and all of the calm, precise, smooth movements of your hands relax me. Thanks for the fantastic content, as always 🖤

  • @Charlie-gl2lx
    @Charlie-gl2lx Жыл бұрын

    I'm definitely buying your book for my ceramics teacher & best friend going to college to study ceramics, we've all been watching your videos and you often come up in class when we're spinning. You're tips and tricks are invaluable to our work and how we create our pieces now.

  • @floriangadsby

    @floriangadsby

    Жыл бұрын

    How kind of you! Thanks so much, Charlie. Pleased to have you following and watching my videos, it means an awful lot.

  • @sakaporuwa
    @sakaporuwa Жыл бұрын

    Your work seems to be done very clearly and very cleanly. It is a very good example for beginners.

  • @xbaczewska4197
    @xbaczewska4197 Жыл бұрын

    How could I possibly not get to the end?!!! Riveting, to say the least. And the pots are perfect. You ARE in control of every tiny stage--and, at the end of this video, you are less than halfway done! You leave us on the edge of our seats.

  • @orange-micro-fiber9740
    @orange-micro-fiber9740 Жыл бұрын

    I made it to the end. Pottery isn't my main interest, so I wasn't sure why YT recommended this, but I love manufacturing. I like making things and making many things, which is its own skill. This was great. You have excellent consistency and workflow.

  • @psychedelikchameleon
    @psychedelikchameleon11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for making these incredibly detailed and useful videos! I'm so grateful I came across your channel.

  • @heehoopeanut420
    @heehoopeanut420 Жыл бұрын

    No one is talking about the opera singer, and its making 10x funnier than it already was😂❤

  • @YesNowGoAway
    @YesNowGoAway8 ай бұрын

    I'd love to see more videos of big batches like this! I love that moment of taking a step back and admiring 100 of the things you made, all nicely lined up.

  • @dymetex6360
    @dymetex6360 Жыл бұрын

    they look gorgeous, can't wait to see them completed. I'm a Culinary Arts teacher and i can't ever explain to my students how important things like plates and cups really are. these look so great. I'd 100% love to buy a set for my class/dining room.

  • @kirstenschreiber4189
    @kirstenschreiber41895 ай бұрын

    Wow! Love your work

  • @triciac1019
    @triciac101911 ай бұрын

    That amount of cups would take me about a month, and there would not be as much consistency. Your work is always so perfectly done, and your voice is so calming.

  • @o1ivia.maybe.
    @o1ivia.maybe. Жыл бұрын

    Im just about to finish the first ever ceramics class I've taken and honestly it's my favorite thing I've ever done. Your videos are so inspiring and informative I love them so much, you're everything I hope to become one day.

  • @deenabarnett6132
    @deenabarnett613211 ай бұрын

    watched all the way through, it was awesome to watch. I love the leather hard chuck and how you keep it for months or longer, very educational. Thank You, I'm hoping to run into more of your videos.

  • @BrilliantBenGaming
    @BrilliantBenGaming Жыл бұрын

    clay is just mesmerizing and those cups are pieces of art

  • @GrannygearKiller
    @GrannygearKiller Жыл бұрын

    I sadly have never done, nor will probably have the chance to make pottery, but your videos are so inspirational as a demonstration of craftsmanship and pride in your work. Keep it up!

  • @78Fathom
    @78Fathom Жыл бұрын

    Always such a pleasure to see you working. Thank you for sharing your tips as well. ✨

  • @lilianacahill6269
    @lilianacahill6269 Жыл бұрын

    A wonderful first video of yours to watch! Great to see a whole honest process of pottery, and looking forward to watching more!

  • @jhonbus
    @jhonbus Жыл бұрын

    Wow, just hearing the phrase "damp cupboard" took me back nearly 30 years to my school pottery lessons :)

  • @wowbobby20
    @wowbobby20 Жыл бұрын

    i love your vidoes! ive started watching about two years ago. you have helped me a lot in my jurny with ceramics. thank you!

  • @star.gir1
    @star.gir1 Жыл бұрын

    love these videos! thank you for your hard work and for sharing it with us

  • @simonebertino8600
    @simonebertino8600 Жыл бұрын

    Better and better. Your video and your work are so good. So till the end. Grateful

  • @loubnasabate6854
    @loubnasabate6854 Жыл бұрын

    I loved it so much, thanks for what you made me feel, I really appreciate your work, it's full of patience and needs a lot of concentration. ❤❤

  • @jakobhalskov
    @jakobhalskov Жыл бұрын

    Such an inspiring, calming and great pleasure to watch! I have not endeavored into pottery yet as I am quite occupied with learning to knit these days. But the craftyness hits a nice spot in me. Keep up the good work 🙏🏻

  • @jaialexander5458
    @jaialexander5458 Жыл бұрын

    Haven’t done Pottery in over 8 years, this makes me want to get back into it

  • @jjjessee245
    @jjjessee245 Жыл бұрын

    As always, lots of little nuggets of clay wisdom revealed in this start-to-finish video.

  • @carolynpearce4829
    @carolynpearce4829 Жыл бұрын

    Of course I made it to the end. I mention you to all my pottery friends. Thanks for your inspirational videos.

  • @kennethgonzalez3618
    @kennethgonzalez3618 Жыл бұрын

    I really love your content, a great start to a peaceful Sunday!

  • @Troublesomeadam
    @Troublesomeadam Жыл бұрын

    I'm saving for a wedding, but I'm definitely taking a little from my next paycheck to pre-order your book! I love your content and the wares that you produce are so beautiful. I'd love to own a set of your cups one day!!

  • @jimgabrielsen
    @jimgabrielsen Жыл бұрын

    Made it to the end! I learn so much from your videos, thanks!

  • @patriciasummers8881
    @patriciasummers88816 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed watching to the end. I learned some tips and I appreciate all the details you shared. Thank you!

  • @whackycracker1987
    @whackycracker1987 Жыл бұрын

    Very inspiring to see so many of one simple thing being made with the detail and presicion I could only affoard one project.

  • @ershad65
    @ershad65 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Florian, I watched the video till the end, your works inspire me and I learned a lot from you, I would love to have one of your works.

  • @sarahnovoa7391
    @sarahnovoa7391 Жыл бұрын

    Such an amazing artist!

  • @nancyovergaard7362
    @nancyovergaard7362 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. I very much appreciate your attention to detail! And if you can keep your workstation that clean after such long days of throwing, so can I. Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @samjoshdl
    @samjoshdl Жыл бұрын

    The thought process and attention to detail is what I love about the way you work, Florian. And your passion is evident in every single piece, man. Keep it up 😊😊😊 PS. Will definitely be grabbing a copy of your book 😊😊

  • @venca955
    @venca955 Жыл бұрын

    amazing to watch, such a comforting film. your artistic skills go beyond pottery!

  • @venca955

    @venca955

    Жыл бұрын

    watched through the whole thing ✨

  • @YUKi-zo7zc
    @YUKi-zo7zc Жыл бұрын

    Hi I just found you on KZread and I’m a novice KZreadr ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ I’m not a potter but I absolutely in love with pottery. I do small creations using air dry clay. I watched your video from the beginning till the end and I can say that you are a hardworking master potter. Keep shining every day and I wish you good luck with your own book 🌷

  • @Maryzlem
    @Maryzlem Жыл бұрын

    So well done....neat and tidy!! 👍

  • @maxineheather924
    @maxineheather924 Жыл бұрын

    0:55 im alrEADY BLOWN AWAY BY THE GUEST FEATURE

  • @barthuisman6076
    @barthuisman6076 Жыл бұрын

    Yes, made it till the end, first video of you popping up in my timeline :D

  • @jacobking3361
    @jacobking3361 Жыл бұрын

    these are gorgeous.

  • @kkobrien3698
    @kkobrien3698 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I can’t tell you how much your videos help.

  • @floriangadsby

    @floriangadsby

    Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! What a kind gift, I can't tell you how much that means.

  • @lesliew3343
    @lesliew3343 Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos, and yes, I watched to the end. Thank you!

  • @youngchloe7615
    @youngchloe76155 ай бұрын

    It’s very useful for me. I don’t know why my handle of the mug always broken until I saw your video. It’s the way of drying are wrong.

  • @jenlanz9950
    @jenlanz9950 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome insights on your handling process,🙌

  • @captivesinpaper451
    @captivesinpaper451 Жыл бұрын

    What a soothing video!❤

  • @kingomotion9599
    @kingomotion9599 Жыл бұрын

    Cant wait for part 2 !!1

  • @ipokefan4
    @ipokefan4 Жыл бұрын

    God bless ya for pulling all of those handles. I've never been a huge fan of making them, either by way of throwing, by pulling, or by rolling.

  • @aaron_y3641
    @aaron_y3641 Жыл бұрын

    I love these contents so much

  • @johnson4523
    @johnson4523 Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome, I watched all the way through! Will definitely be buying some when you restock

  • @bamereg
    @bamereg Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for another video Florian :) Of course I watch every one of them until the end. The tidying up is one of the best parts. It is so satisfactory to see you leave your workshop spotless.

  • @floriangadsby

    @floriangadsby

    Жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome! Thanks for taking the time to watch.

  • @bestemminggroen
    @bestemminggroen Жыл бұрын

    First time I landed on your channel, I watched all the way till the end, very satisfying :)

  • @helengreene4363
    @helengreene4363 Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating!

  • @goldesd90
    @goldesd90 Жыл бұрын

    You are very inspiring. I’m very interested in pottery because this channel. I will try pottery in the near future!

  • @erikslagter3231
    @erikslagter3231 Жыл бұрын

    One off work has something exciting, but doing a batch also feels very nice because you get to hone your process and learn how to do things better, faster, nicer.

  • @daves1412
    @daves14128 ай бұрын

    I did make it to the end and this is wonderful, superb and brilliant. The combination of manual and precision work fascinates me. A bit like making sushi in a very weird way. The combination of simplicity and sophistication, I suppose.

  • @SydneyTravellersGuide
    @SydneyTravellersGuide Жыл бұрын

    ridiculously impressive as always.

  • @pablovicentico
    @pablovicentico Жыл бұрын

    Amazing!

  • @TheScannavacca
    @TheScannavacca Жыл бұрын

    With full respect of your craft and work, your intellectual and creative skill... Those are way too big cups for espresso, but very nice process indeed.

  • @floriangadsby

    @floriangadsby

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, well, these will shrink by 12%, so they may be more appropriate. I do mention in the video that they’re more like “mini-mugs’ due to their size but let’s see. I’ve had a LOT of espresso in cups that are too big during my travels around the world and in Italy, where the espresso is just a pool in the bottom of the cup, it doesn’t need to fit it perfectly. Anyway, the title of the video really was to just give it some context, as opposed to just tiny cups!

  • @TerkanTyr
    @TerkanTyr Жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure how people like you function, skilled and disciplined workers in love with their craft, satisfied by the work itself and not just by the end of it and the reward of it. I'm personally appalled by the ridiculous lengths we've gone to, to ensure so many people have work to do, whether it is useful work or not. Whether they sell wasteful polluting junk or not. I can appreciate that you've found a way to create objects that are pretty useful, and that you're enjoying it. Personally I find myself wasting steel and energy on massive, ugly, costly decor. And I do not enjoy it much at all, much like I have never enjoyed any line of work in my entire life.

  • @nickfosterxx
    @nickfosterxx Жыл бұрын

    Crikey. Subscribed. (lovely videography and narration, thank you)

  • @ipooni2002
    @ipooni20026 ай бұрын

    I made it till the end! Very detailed work. Love it! I want to make my maker's mark like yours! I bought one from etsy but I don't like how it turned out. I don't know if I can make one like yours. Anyway, thank you so much for putting together these videos. Really appreciate all of them. Thank you and Merry Christmas!!

  • @TheMaxwellee
    @TheMaxwellee Жыл бұрын

    very cool. thank you.

  • @jsud5559
    @jsud5559 Жыл бұрын

    This was a brilliant tutorial. You really thought this out and explained your process so very well. Your workmanship is amazing and I just loved my visit to your studio…loved your little friend too❣️ Thanks so much.

  • @patriciadifilippo9970
    @patriciadifilippo9970 Жыл бұрын

    Merci beaucoup. Quel plaisir de vous voir travailler.

  • @annagray6491
    @annagray649111 ай бұрын

    I’m so glad I caught this video! I am hoping to try and make some of these for my sister in law for Christmas! I say try as I’m only a beginner! Lol😂 probably lay will look nothing like!

  • @merkelhess
    @merkelhess Жыл бұрын

    Awesome, great video! ☕ ☕ ☕

  • @visuallysam
    @visuallysam6 ай бұрын

    Just here enjoying your calm demonstration... and then the dramatic singing comes outta nowhere 8:00 😂 Thanks for the clarification. Must be motivational to live/work near others in different fields of art-- regardless if its performance, fine, etc.

  • @yuri2444
    @yuri2444 Жыл бұрын

    wow amazing

  • @cheryleball
    @cheryleball Жыл бұрын

    I definitely made it to the end! Watching the clean-up process brings a calm to my day! I love that you do ASMR versions too! Your videos have definitely been helping me, as a very beginner, learn some more basic techniques for throwing. I'm a mess so far, but every chance at the wheel is good practice. Thank you!

  • @andrewgil931
    @andrewgil9318 ай бұрын

    I am always amazed by your videos. They are SO thorough, SO well scripted, and so well video'd. I'd really love, and appreciate, your thoughts, insights, maybe even suggestions about all the artistic methods and varying materials for producing unusual, artistic and visually captivating glazing. Thank you!

  • @artfx9
    @artfx9 Жыл бұрын

    Oh shit yeah! Thank you for your amazing work and sharing this.

  • @Alex_0Z
    @Alex_0Z Жыл бұрын

    wow i am hoping to be able to production throw like that one day!

  • @tonjewaaktaargamst8232
    @tonjewaaktaargamst82326 ай бұрын

    Hanging on to the end, no worries!

  • @kendalandmarycarr4835
    @kendalandmarycarr48359 ай бұрын

    Ty I’m now the goddess of making cup and teapots

  • @edgar9651
    @edgar9651 Жыл бұрын

    Next time when I drink an espresso, I will not only appreciate the espresso but also the espresso cup.

  • @calebcampbell5951
    @calebcampbell59515 ай бұрын

    There is nothing I would love to see more than if you made a bonsai pot!

  • @TeresaBaileypolymath
    @TeresaBaileypolymath Жыл бұрын

    You make it easy to make it to the end.

  • @Lu-db1uf
    @Lu-db1uf Жыл бұрын

    I made it to the end!

  • @eherro4995
    @eherro4995 Жыл бұрын

    Could you please, if you haven't already, do a video on chucks? The one you use for your mugs seems quite helpful for trimming! Thanks for all your work and sharing ❤

  • @floriangadsby

    @floriangadsby

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe I've already made a video on them, it also involves espresso cups actually, you can watch it here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oXehqdCAfNXMiKw.html

  • @eherro4995

    @eherro4995

    Жыл бұрын

    @@floriangadsby thank you 😊

  • @kevinmacnamara7000
    @kevinmacnamara7000 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for taking the time to do these videos, they're incredibly helpful. Can I ask, what type of wood you use for your boards and wedging table?

  • @sonjahh2878
    @sonjahh28787 ай бұрын

    i made it to the end!

  • @googlekonto5397
    @googlekonto5397 Жыл бұрын

    They are massive espresso pods bud very nice :)

  • @rodrigogier
    @rodrigogier6 ай бұрын

    awesome

  • @zoraiabrito5946
    @zoraiabrito59466 ай бұрын

    Amazing work, Florian! I will start ceramic class next month. I'm excited for what is to come. I enjoy very much your work, your teachings, and the techniques you have. May God bless you and the amazing art you do! Have a wonderful Christmas season! Will your book be sold down here in Brazil? I'd love to have a copy of it! Cheers!🎉❤

  • @onegreenev
    @onegreenev Жыл бұрын

    I make it to the end of every video you publish. :)

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