Ceramic Review: Masterclass with Duncan Ayscough

'Essentially I see my pots as containers of distilled thoughts, moments arrested in time expressing the narratives of their own making.' In this video, potter Duncan Ayscough discusses his work, inspirations, and the processes he uses to throw and combine the elements of a long-necked pot.
Learn how Duncan makes his work in the full step-by-step masterclass inside Ceramic Review issue 295 (Jan/Feb 2019). You can order current and back issues of the magazine from ceramicreview.com.
Film by Layton Thompson for Ceramic Review

[@berneemartin4383]

Really beautiful shapes and I love the terra sigillata surface.

[@varinakosovich1283]

Gorgeous pots! I'm really intrigued by the process of throwing a rounded shape and then attaching a long neck.

[@lorrinederichelieu9848]

I love turning

[@hilostateofmind]

Absolutely beautiful and tremendously inspiring. Thank you

[@b.u.biederbeck3935]

Very very inspiring - thank you!!!!!

[@grandcarriage1]

I showed this to a student, and their reaction was "Clay? I didn't notice the clay..." LOLOL

[@knightclan4]

I can’t wait to throw that well!
I love trimming also!

[@lydiahorton6205]

Cannot wait to study under him

[@brendawillems4804]

Stunning!!

[@corinne7126]

Beautiful art

[@occhialinisvedesi]

che concentrazione mentre rifinisce. bello.

[@TheJojoaruba52]

Nicely presented! Thank you very much!

[@emenemes5678]

Im sure he can throw that shape in one piece. Dont understand why he needs to attach the neck separately. But the way he trim with the metal rib tho... 😍

[@psgouros]

What’s missing in this demo is the amount of time needed for the lower part to dry enough and stiffen enough to support the weight of the neck.

[@davezad]

​That wasn't missing. He talks about it at 1:20 in: "firmly soft clay, moving towards leather hard"
There is no set amount of time it can take a given pot to dry to this stage. That can depend on factors like temperature & humidity or how dry the clay was when thrown. You can estimate how long that process might be, but it's safest to dry things very slowly (evenly) under plastic and check on it often to know when it's ready to add the neck on. He obviously had to practice this to know the best timing. You can't just set an alarm and come back.

[@tolgadn]

waoww amazing job, please give s more fetails about the glazing

[@ionajeff]

Mesmerized

[@tessbox9061]

Amazing!

[@konstantinr.7123]

Beautiful pots

[@HappyGnoux]

beautiful! thank you! :)

[@chompers11]

Amazing

[@potterylady44]

Ugh ❤❤❤❤!

[@luccamagic]

Che meraviglia

[@MsHburnett]

Greek and roman glaze yes

[@AlbertoDaniloPimenta]

Maravilha...