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Ever Wondered How I Trim Those Tall Bottle Vases?

Creating Bottle Vases
Creating Bottle Vases….they begin like the piece in the foreground. After it has set up a bit a donut of clay is added and the neck thrown…tres tricky!

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I put a piece of foam around the neck to protect it before I

turn the vase upside down and put it in the trimming chuck

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The vases are so tall that I need to stand to trim them…

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Almost done, now to sign it and pull her out of the chuck…

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I love this action photo of me flipping the vase after

pulling it out of the chuck.

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All done…now to let them dry slowly…then the next

stage in the creation process starts…the glazing.

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