handbuilding techniques - kurinuki

Kurinuki is my favourite handbuilding method about which I’ve written more in potter’s notes. It’s a traditional Japanese technique and absolutely anyone can make a great pot this way.

I hope you enjoy the video.

Kurinuki Boxes drying and waiting to be bisque fired

Originally, these videos were part of a series of shorts for people participating in the Community Pottery Project in Walton-on-Thames in 2021 during lockdown, but I thought they might be useful for any beginner, especially if you are working from home. All you need is clay, your hands and an idea of what you would like to make.