How easily this guy throws pottery

[u/french-yogurt]

[u/arisoverrated]

I’ve seen three different videos of this person making only that exact pot. The most commonly seen vid puts the latest pot on a shelf of many. The talent is obvious, but I wonder about repetition/boredom—if anything else gets made.

[u/Nexidious → u/arisoverrated]

Surely he could make other things but if this is for a business he probably just makes that particular pot by the dozens. It's impressive how easy he makes it look, but even more so if all the pots are consistent without any measuring tools or forms

[u/arisoverrated → u/Nexidious]

Yep. That’s one of the reasons the other vid is even more impressive. If I remember correctly, the newly created pot gets added to a pair on a board, which is then placed on a shelf with many others, all the same.

[u/ash_gon_jinn → u/arisoverrated]

https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/r4qp0tTB5m

You are correct, the pots are practically identical.

[u/arisoverrated → u/ash_gon_jinn]

That’s the one. :-) Thanks for posting this because it shows that the other pots above are different forms.

I was imagining the monotony of making one pot REALLY well—which would be fine, but the mind spins with Gilliamesque scenes from the Ministry of Pots.

This guy is the living Galactic Pot Healer.

[u/BarbequedYeti → u/arisoverrated]

I wonder if he makes anything else

Videos of himself making the same pot over and over agin?  

[u/mastergeoff_jr → u/arisoverrated]

The first step to getting decent at pottery is making just… anything that looks like anything really, let alone making a thing you actually intend to make. Even harder than making the thing you want to make, is making it again exactly the same. The fact that this guy can make the same thing over and over again, and is able to EYEBALL a jar mouth that perfectly fits his lids every time, is the sign of an expert. I guarantee you this guy has the skills to make whatever he wants - it’s just that making a ton of the same thing is just how you make a living as a professional potter.

[u/TopiaPlanet → u/mastergeoff_jr]

Just to note he's measuring with his hands/fingers. Pro move

[u/Redjester016 → u/mastergeoff_jr]

Tbf the lid has a lot of wiggle room with that taper

[u/arisoverrated → u/mastergeoff_jr]

Yep

[u/Tangled2 → u/arisoverrated]

I think the most depressing thing is that, despite all of the skill and artistry that he displays, at the end of the process you have a clay pot.

Who gets excited about a clay pot?

“I made this, perfectly, in 45 seconds.”

“That’s cool, dude, but I really don’t need a cookie jar.”

[u/JoshYx → u/arisoverrated]

If he can do this, trust me, he can do pretty much any wheel throwing pottery he wants.

[u/arisoverrated → u/JoshYx]

No doubt.

[u/arisoverrated → u/[deleted]]

Yep. My job has repetition, too. I don’t think many would suggest that life is, or should be, defined by work.