Trimming a Tea Bowl Foot is Meditative

In this video, I show you the whole process of making delicate tea bowls, from clay preparation to drinking tea. Along the way I show you some foundation skills including tap centering for trimming. I also show you how I easily glaze my tea bowls and include an extra tip - I show you how I glaze with contrasting glaze colors on the inside and outside with a crisp glaze line. So join me to celebrate this spring like weather in my tiny studio.

Key takeaways: Trimming a foot ring, tap centring, contrasting glazes, working in a tiny studio

The YELLOW RIB featured in nearly every video has been with me for years and I use it for shaping, refining & compressing. I would never want to be without. It's hard to loose... and it just carries on. Along with my wheel - this is with me for the long haul! I would strongly recommend it here:
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00:00 Intro
00:24 Let's get started
00:31 Centring
01:06 Push down and open out
01:19 Open out into a curve and form walls
02:04 Shaping
02:32 Measuring with my hands
03:18 Now to trim
03:30 Finessing the rim
03:41 Wiring through
03:49 Move to ware board
03:58 Dry to leather-hard
04:17 Tap centring
04:37 Fasten pot with clay lugs
05:29 Trim the foot
08:22 Remove the clay lugs
08:35 Dry, bisque & glaze
09:04 Glazing interiors and exteriors
09:55 Into the kiln