Master Potter Alan Frewin has produced a set of pottery dvd's that show in detail his whole pottery making process.
They are not just a series of setup pottery demonstrations.
They are videos of actual work in progress so you will see the real thing all the way through from clay deliveries to the finished article.
You are invited into his pottery workshop to watch and listen as he works.
Alan has earned his living as a self employed potter since 1965. Over a period of more than 40 years he has gained a wealth of experience. Kiln building, throwing pots, mugs, jugs, bowls etc. Garden pots, special one off pieces and large hand painted ceramic picture tiles for framing.
Slipware pottery has always been the bases of his work but he also uses other pottery techniques. Blue and white tin glaze, majolica and underglaze pottery decoration.
You will see how after starting out as a engineer he decided to become a potter. His start in a garden shed and in 1970 the founding of Millhouse pottery in Norfolk.
You will gain a good all around picture of the business of being a potter even if you do not intend to make pots yourself you will increase your understanding and enjoyment of pottery.
This DVD is the best one to start with. You will see why Alan Frewin chose to become a potter. Having served...
This section of the DVD shows the whole process of making a large garden pot with a bas-relief dragon on it...
The main part of this DVD is the making of a teapot . A deceptively simple everyday object, body, spout...
On this DVD you will see that mixing and preparing clay can be hard work. But the climax of all that work...
Making, decorating, glazing and firing a 20 inch slipware plate in the manner of the great 17th century potter...
If you want to learn how to use the potters wheel or are just interested to see how it is done then this DVD...
