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The Great Pottery Throwdown

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Elrel Fri 03-Feb-17 20:31:11

Yes! Surprisingly fascinating and informative - I loved it!

rosesarered Fri 17-Mar-17 09:22:57

I agree with you Ajay I thought that making a toilet was hard enough without the practical element of it being a working one! They mainly did really well though, Ryans
Loo certainly was amazing.I think now that he will win, as overall he has been the best potter ( although it does depend on how he does 'on the day') I know.

AyjayF Fri 17-Mar-17 07:24:39

I thought the 'working toilet' challenge introduced an engineering element which wasn't quite fair. What did constructing a u bend have to do with pottery? Mind you Ryan's loo was magnificent!

Ankers Fri 17-Mar-17 07:05:15

I agree.

Nana3 Fri 17-Mar-17 07:02:09

Surely they could have come up with something better than making a toilet. The credibility of ceramics as art made into a joke, imo, sorry.

BlueBelle Fri 10-Mar-17 14:04:02

I thought it was right Nam went out but I was a bit sorry about Cait I d got used to hervandvi thought she was improving I really liked clovers little set and Freyas were clever I thought Ryan's were very disappointing and if he doesn't improve he should be off
I ve really warmed to the chap with the funny hair I think he's quite a sweetie And the lady judge had heart shaped glasses

joannapiano Fri 10-Mar-17 13:32:20

A programme in the same vein, Sewing Bee, has not been recommissioned by the BBC. Like Portrait Artist and Pottery Throwdown, we found it relaxing and interesting to watch.

Atqui Fri 10-Mar-17 11:20:43

It will be sad when this finishes. It's great that everyone is so nice to each other. I'm disappointed that Ryan hasn't come up to expectations- think he overcomplicates things . This week his glazes improved from his Brown efforts , but he must have been disappointed that his fish plan didn't work.

Day6 Mon 06-Mar-17 00:53:21

This programme and Portrait Artist of the Year are my favourite things on TV. I find it a really soothing thing to watch and like the potters and the judges. I don't envy them some of the challenges, but it's fascinating seeing how their efforts end up once they've been fired and decorated.

merlotgran Fri 03-Mar-17 16:30:50

They're a really nice bunch of people this series. Cait's a bit annoying but she is really improving.

Says she who know b***er all about pottery. grin

Greyduster Fri 03-Mar-17 16:25:20

I love the different firing techniques - they are fascinating - and I was very pleased when Richard got pot of the week. Well deserved.

whitewave Fri 03-Mar-17 11:26:35

We did pottery at school, with wheel etc. There was a lot of mucking about as far as I can remember, but I did enjoy it. I remember also making stuff with rolls of clay and slip.

rosesarered Fri 03-Mar-17 10:56:29

Yes, Bluebelle he is a quirky man with an equally quirky hairstyle and dress sense.

rosesarered Fri 03-Mar-17 10:54:59

So, nobody thrown out this week! They all looked relieved, although two have to go next week.
Richard's pit fired vase was great, he deserved to win it.Cait did do the artichoke very well, and I felt sorry for Richard being left with a bunch of grapes, how the hell was he supposed to make a vase out of that!

BlueBelle Fri 24-Feb-17 17:09:46

No it's more than that Whitwave he has a parting down the middle and lots of grease to hold it down very strange

whitewave Fri 24-Feb-17 13:26:47

A comb foreward?
All the rage look at trumptygrin

BlueBelle Fri 24-Feb-17 13:24:41

Cait should have gone admitted Richards wasn't good but he's thrown some good things in the past Cait hasn't done anything good apart from her Roses Nams didn't work out very well either
I think Freya's was definitely the best by far Ryan had a poor night but he's a bit of a golden boy
What is with the tutors hair (is he Keith ?) I don't get it weirdest style I ve ever come across

Atqui Fri 24-Feb-17 12:51:32

Dogs nose? Dogs dinner!!

Atqui Fri 24-Feb-17 12:50:45

I agree . elaine is very talented but Imsuppose their hands were tied because she didn't follow the brief.,I also feel very guilty in saying that Cait is very irritating as I'm sure she is some bodies darling daughter , but apart from that and her roses , her work is awful.

Greyduster Fri 24-Feb-17 11:19:04

I agree with those of you who said that Richard should have gone and not Elaine. She has been better than him all through and was penalised unfairly even though she didn't meet the brief. I also think that potters being allowed to pass "spares" onto others, though very magnanimous, is wrong because it puts the ones who can't benefit from it at a disadvantage. Freya's water feature was lovely. She deserved to be Potter of the Week.

Luckygirl Fri 24-Feb-17 11:14:27

Yes - Richard should have gone. Elaine's work was good - she just had the bad luck to have a kiln explosion.

merlotgran Fri 24-Feb-17 10:49:21

Richard looked weary and resigned to being the one to leave. I've always thought these things are manipulated with clever editing.

Cait will probably win.

LadyGracie Fri 24-Feb-17 10:45:07

Yes I agree with others Richard should have gone!

gettingonabit Fri 24-Feb-17 08:12:20

newquay that's really interesting.

What pottery do they make in Middleport now?

Elrel Thu 23-Feb-17 23:38:11

Sorry, that was responding to merlot.

Elrel Thu 23-Feb-17 23:37:08

Roses - yes, Elaine really shouldn't have gone.