Canada:
A
one day workshop at the Canadian Clay Symposium in British Columbia
with
TAKESHI
YASUDA
During
this workshop, this Japanese Potter shared some of his experiences,
philosophies and influences and demonstrated his masterly and unique
style of throwing.
He threw his pieces as viewed upside-down to visualize the final form from the onset. A tall foot was turned, spiraling grooved and enclosed at the top. The fragility of the form was held in place by the air pressure inside. The neck and lip were turned separately.
The other piece was thrown and then suspended by placing it's bat upside down between two tables so as to retain the fragile grooves of the piece and to stop the collapse of the form whilst drying to a leather hard stage.
His open bowls were turned with a thick rim and displaying thin spiraling areas just beneath this rim. He lifted the bat off the wheel and deliberately threw off the top section with one swift movement holding it briefly upside down. The top edge was softened when bone-dry with a soft sponge to remove the extremely sharp edges.
Please therefore visit the following website
www.takeshiyasuda.com
