Film the hands
The pot shows the symptom; the hands show the cause.
Why the walls collapse
Not because you lack talent. Because the lift was too fast and the clay was never centered.
How we work
Hands, pressure, patience
Throwing is a mechanical skill with a few unforgiving requirements: braced arms, steady pressure, enough water, and slow movements. Every common failure traces back to one of them.
That makes it well suited to video coaching. A potter watching your hands from the side can name the fault in seconds, where hours of solo practice just builds the habit deeper.
The other half is patience with process — even drying, test tiles, honest records of what each glaze did on which clay body. Ceramics punishes assumptions and rewards notes.
Our principles
Three beliefs behind the method
Test and record
Glazes behave differently on every clay body and kiln.
Silica is not optional
Wet clean always, and certified food-safe glazes only.
Shall we look at your throwing?
Twenty minutes, free, on what your hands are doing and what to change.