Ayumi Horie using Sgraffito to Draw a Bird in a Cup
Ayumi Horie draws a bird on a cup using a red guideline.
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Time Lapse of Dry Throwing and Forming a Dish
How to make a cut cylinder dish
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Slipping a Rectangular Dish in Slow Motion
Dipping an earthenware dish in white slip
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Scalloping Plate
Ayumi Horie scalloping the rim of a porcelain plate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGcUvos8qsQ
Slow Motion Vacuum Dunk Glazing of Cup
Watch fluid dynamics at work as a cup is vacuum dunked in glaze. This technique makes glazing more efficient. Amaco LG 10 fires clear, but contains a red dye to help with visibility in application.
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Sound of Trimming Pottery
Listen to the sound of a clay trimming breaking and falling on the wheel.
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White Pots
A quick look into Ayumi Horie's studio practice. Using porcelain, she shows how to dry throw bowls, plates, a match striker, and applies decals to pottery. She talks about the importance of touch and the haptic in life and what it means to make slow pots. Ceramic jokes included! Studio Assistant: Molly Spadone Michael Wilson
Ramen Making
Making ramen, making pots- potter Ayumi Horie describes the process of designing and pressing ramen bowls, raising questions about the nature of industrial and handmade processes. How does creativity run across disciplines and how can a machine contribute warmth to an object. Ayumi also introduces Menbachi Bozu, Noodle Boy Bowl, a mischievous yōkai specific to
Ayumi Horie Trimming Plates
Time lapse video of Ayumi Horie trimming a dozen handmade dinner plates. Music by Bobby Tahouri. See more and visit the holiday sale at
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Ayumi Horie Dry Throwing
Dry throwing involves no water and I've used it for the last 15 years to make handmade bowls, dishes, plates- all low forms. At Alfred as an undergrad, I developed this dry throwing process in which I trim to center using a pin tool, scoop out the inside using a loop tool and thin out
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