Shoji Hamada Pottery

BLACKCLIFFS Says:

Jan 17, 2008 - hello, My teacher Mick Arnup asked me which way I'd like the wheel to spin so I had a few goes at centering and liked clockwise. I have a Hamada wheel but I mostly use it for putting footrings on rectangular platters which are draped over a wooden hump mold. The usual reason given for clockwise wheels is that the right hand is usually stronger for using the stick. However lots of eastern potters Throw clockwise. My Japanese student Aya Ikeda also threw lefthanded although she is righthanded.

Joey8sammy Says:

Jan 24, 2008 - I was really quite surprised to see the enclosed top for a hot water bottle after several minutes of raising/lowering and sorting out a lip on the bottle form which I thought went rather wrong and then a change of plan seemed to appear. Interesting to see SH's thoughts evolve as perhaps, as I stand to be corrected, pots just evolve.

KenshinForever Says:

Jan 30, 2008 - i love shoji hamada!

drdanthedjman Says:

Feb 21, 2008 - teah lot of the master korean japanese potters throw that way its kind of a heritage and wheels there basickly all go ne direction my past teacher has a master fine arts degree and learned from some of the grand masters that were around about awhile ago she taught the korean way if u learn it its makes things so much more simpiler while throwing

sepand123456 Says:

Apr 13, 2008 - im new to throwing, what does the stick do?

chopin65 Says:

Apr 23, 2008 - What difference does an electric wheel have on the outcome of the form? Is there an appreciable difference in how it affects the process? I ask because I am a writer and switched from a typewriter to a computer and it had a huge impact on my writing.

onomatchi Says:

Apr 24, 2008 - The electric wheel gives the potter more fine control over the piece they are throwing, while a momentum wheel with it's constantly changing speed promotes a more flowing or organic nature to the finished piece

chopin65 Says:

Apr 24, 2008 - Thank you. Again I see a relationship in the way a technology shapes the artist craft. Writing on the computer often means more revisions and in a smaller space of time. This video is so fascinating. You can move and alter text in ways not possible with hand writing or using a type writer. Old school writers attach a sense of nostalgia to using typewriters, but I think they are more cumbersome.

elshisu Says:

May 29, 2008 - Before the electric is the kick wheel, but even before that is just a very slow turning of the piece in an almost fix surface. All three ways have a deep effect on the result, but all three are still alive today and some people still prefer to use not even a kick or stick wheel, for instance in the southwest (USA) or in many parts of Mexico. As for myself I have tried all except the electric wheel. When it comes to writing I like handwriting and computer, not the typewriter.

guywolff Says:

Jun 6, 2008 - I love Hamada's throwing a lot.One interesting point to watch for. In Japan the wheel is going clockwise so the leading strong Right hand (if Hamada is right handed)is on the inside of the pot. In the west the leading right hand is on the outside of the pot. This makes quite a difference . All the best , guy wolff

bhairava2 Says:

Jul 21, 2008 - Wonderful! Perfect gesture without any tension. Many thanks for the video, i couldnt imagine to see one day Hamada at work.

sleachpots Says:

Oct 3, 2008 - Excellent stuff !!- please lets have MORE ! SL

HenriekeIStrecker Says:

Oct 24, 2008 - Thank you so much. I would like to see/know more about the technique. I just started pottery.

october101977 Says:

Nov 24, 2008 - No matter how many times I watch a potter, or do it myself, I can never get over how beautiful it is!

cgrong Says:

Nov 26, 2008 - I like the way he doesn't obsess about keeping the clay perfectly centered

MatthewDLG Says:

Feb 28, 2009 - How old is this video?

mbqna Says:

Mar 2, 2009 - It's off center as fuck!

tripanfal Says:

Apr 28, 2009 - Hamada did not need to throw on center

samkellystudio Says:

Jun 7, 2009 - 1965 in Australia

SG693 Says:

Jun 10, 2009 - Anne-Bridget says, "he's the Man" !

rosyyaoi2 Says:

Aug 24, 2009 - Hamada didn't throw completely evenly. he didn't like to have his things even.

kanoncherrykitten Says:

Oct 29, 2009 - はまだーさん　じょうずな　です！！

doydeedum Says:

Nov 15, 2009 - He is a great inspiration.

SwGkentuckyC Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - impressive i have never seen shoki hamadas work before

Sooozee Says:

Dec 19, 2009 - If I don't get my hands back into the clay I will absolutely die!!!!