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Hello there. It's the semifinal,

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and our four remaining potters

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are making wall fountains -

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like me.

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Real problems with the fluxing point
of that clay body.

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Well, if it doesn't vitrify,
then, you know...

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Oh, look at this, Rich.

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What a wonderful fountain!

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Looks baroque, I reckon.

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It's lovely.
Such innocent cherub-like features.

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Agh!

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Welcome to
the Great Pottery Throw Down.

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Hi, lads. Yeah, it's me.

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I'm the wall fountain.

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Lol.

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Last time,

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the potters not only sculpted

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spectacular self-portraits...

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Never drawn myself,
never sculpted myself.

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...but also the kilns to cook
them in.

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Bring on the fire!

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That's it. You got it.

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And while Angharad's phenomenal
form...

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That is fantastic.

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...secured her second Potter Of
The Week,

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it was double disappointment...

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Oops.

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...as Kayleigh and Naveed...

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Ohhh!

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...became the latest potters to leave
the competition.

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Gonna miss you, crazy bunch.

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Now just four remain.

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♪ In a spinning world of makers

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♪ We're all in the room
to make it

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♪ So just start the fire

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♪ Down to the wire. ♪

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♪ Birds flying high, you know how
I feel... ♪

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Our four remaining potters are back.

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Are we ready for this?

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Two challenges now stand
between them

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and a place in the final.

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In the semifinal, baby!

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I'm excited for today.

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New day, new challenge.

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♪ And I'm feeling good... ♪

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But today they face a build
on a scale

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much bigger than any they've faced
to date.

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This is like a massive thing

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that we have to make,
and I'm terrified.

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There's so many things
that could go wrong,

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so I'm not thinking
to the final. One day at a time.

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Just to get one Potter Of The Week
would be absolutely lovely.

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You know, I'll do my best,

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and that's all I've done
for the last eight weeks.

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But you never know,

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because the pottery can be
a cruel mistress.

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Oh, my God, I got sand in my eye.

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I still can't actually believe

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that I've managed to get into
the semifinal.

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It would be amazing to make
the final now.

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I think the cogs are finally, like,

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all clicking into place
that it is achievable.

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I just need to knuckle down
and get on with it.

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♪ For me...

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♪ And I'm feeling good... ♪

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Welcome back, potters,
and welcome to the semifinal.

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Congratulations. Well, well done,

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and I hope you're all
very proud of yourselves.

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For your main big challenge
this week,

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the judges would like you
to hand build

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a wall-mounted water fountain
with an incised decorative panel.

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Any advice for our potters, Keith?

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This is the largest
and the most complex build

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that you've done so far.

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So a clever design
and considered planning is really,

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really crucial here.

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Wow, no pressure. Rich?

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Well, we'd like you to be inspired
by the Trevi Fountain,

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Rome's stunning baroque masterpiece.

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Think grand and impressive.

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Oh.

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How long did it take to build
the Trevi Fountain?

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About 30 years, I think.

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Great. Potters, you have 30 years.

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Oh, sorry.

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You have seven hours to make

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and refine your wall-mounted
water fountain.

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And your time starts now.

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Potters get potting!

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Oh! Good luck, guys.

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Good luck.

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As the potters are being asked

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to channel
the majesty of the Trevi Fountain,

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this stands to be their biggest

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and most elaborate build to date.

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And while their fountains will be

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a fraction of the size,

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they still need to produce

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vast slabs on an industrial scale.

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Right now,
the most difficult part is getting

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a slab big enough to make
the back piece,

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let alone the actual basin.

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Just handling this size of clay
is more than enough.

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But when you start handling,
you know, slabs this sort of size,

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you get to a point
where it's just too big to handle.

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Oh, my God, that is so heavy!

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There's so many bits.

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I'm just like... Do you know?

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You're just mentally, like...

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Do you have a list?

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I do have a list,
but I've not looked at it.

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The semifinal, Rich.
We're finally here. Yeah.

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We have our four potters all making
one of these.

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It's an engineering build.
It's an aesthetic build.

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And it's a big build as well. Yeah.

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And we both know
from previous experience

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that water doesn't always work
as you expect it to.

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Yeah. You know, they really need

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to think about how that water is
going to leave

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that back panel, and how it then
ends up in their bowl.

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I mean, this is a wonderful example
here because you've got

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the spout that's kind of concealed.

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It drips down, which then
in turn then drips down to here

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and then finally
into the bowl at the bottom.

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And for me, one of the biggest risks

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is a crack in the bowl.

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Yeah. So our potters are going
to be making a double-walled bowl.

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So they've got one bowl which
is underneath which will contain

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the water and the pump,

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and then another bowl over the top
which the water

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will fall into and then drain back

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into the reservoir underneath. Yeah.

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And that's what's going to present
a challenge,

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because that inner bowl
is just going to put

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stress and tension
on the outer bowls.

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Absolutely. Yeah. This is
for a place in the final.

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It would be a real shame
for our four potters

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to have something that's not fit
for purpose.

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If it doesn't work, that's it.
It's a no-brainer.

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They're off. Completely.

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Hello! Hi, lovey. Hey, Angharad.

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All right. Ahhh! Yeah.

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It's scary, isn't it?
Well, tell us about your design.

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So I've called it The Water Bringer,

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and it's based on deities
of fresh water,

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including fountains and springs.

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In Rome, they have four gods of it.

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But I've gone for a goddess

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because obviously I love goddesses.

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I think it's quite simple,
but there's so much going on.

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Simple? I think it's simple,
as in...

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It doesn't look simple. Simple?

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Angharad's, hoping to echo

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the simplicity of her fresh water

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fountain goddess's form

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in the subtlety of the decoration.

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When it comes to decorating,

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it'll be oxides and some glaze.

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Yeah, I wouldn't go too dark.
No, I know.

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You want to celebrate the clay.

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Yeah, because it's
quite a light firing clay body,

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so it's a good backdrop
for any colour, really. Yeah.

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I hope it's finished well,
that's my biggest thing

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because I just want it
to be finished well.

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Yeah. Great.

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Well, good luck. Thank you.

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Yeah. Fabulous.
Can't wait to see it.

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No pressure. No pressure.

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Angharad might be aiming to please

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the ancient
goddess of fresh water fountains...

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Hi, lovey. All right, Bill. Hello.

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...but Bill's opted for
something a little more salty.

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So my idea is based on Neptune,

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the god of the sea.
And on the basin itself,

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it's going to have an octopus.

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Oh. And it's going to have its arms

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sort of going around the bottom of
the base.

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OK. Is it one of the biggest
things you've done?

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Yeah, I think so. OK.

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And I've never made
a double-skinned bowl before,

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so it's definitely new territory
for me.

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But we'll see how it goes.

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We'll just do it one bit at a time.

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Try not to panic. I am panicking.

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You're all right,
you're all right. Yeah.

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Bill will be hoping to keep

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the angst at bay

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by showcasing his sculpting skills.

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Flanked by two mythical kelpies,

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his hand-built bust
of Neptune will deliver

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a single stream of water

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from his mouth into the bowl below.

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That's my former.
Are you nervous?

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Very. Are you?

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Do you do better work when you're
nervous or when you're not nervous?

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Er, when I've properly prepared.

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I dread to ask,
have you properly prepared?

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Half and half. Half and half.

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Potters, that's one hour gone.

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Thanks, love. Thank you.

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By far the most complex challenge of

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the semifinal will be engineering
the double-skinned bowl.

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It's fine. I've got my main basin,

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and then that needs to be able
to hold my false basin.

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It's like a little
kind of bowl inside.

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So this is the inner bowl,
so the water just sort of cascades

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into this one, and then falls into
the bigger basin.

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And then there's a pump

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that pumps it back up to the mouth.

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So it goes all the way around.

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And with so much clay needed
to form the vast outer bowl...

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I'm just going to stick a slab on

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to see how it looks.

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...the potters are turning to formers

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to support these massive pots
as they dry.

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Actually, it's not bad.

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This is a crucial bit.

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It's going to hold all the water.

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I need all the joints

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to be really nicely sealed.

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But while most are choosing

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to shape as they drape...

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Ooohhh! Oohhh!

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...Fynn is doing things differently.

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Could I possibly ask you
to bring that...

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Of course. ..there for me.

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Awesome. Thank you.

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Cheers. Oh, my gosh! Wow! Yeah.

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I've just made a template

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out of roofing felt.

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Cut it up with a knife.

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And it's kind of firm enough

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that I can leave it stuck to this

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whilst it's in the drying room.

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I should get a slightly faceted
exterior to it.

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I'm going to take a guess here.

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You've never
done this before, have you? No!

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Fynn's double-skinned bowl will sit

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below an ornate backplate designed

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in homage to one of ancient Roman

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aristocracy's most-prized pets.

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Mine's based on eels.

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You know, it's the first thing

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you think of when you think of
Rome, isn't it? Oh, yeah.

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The Romans were the first
people to start farming fish,

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and they invented fish ponds to have
at their houses.

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And those sort of, like,
really high up,

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used to pierce their dorsal fins
with earrings.

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Wow! OK.

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So the idea is he'll sort of

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spew the water out.

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It will just sort of run down

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into the bowl.

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Feels like a lot of work.

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It is. A lot of work. Yeah.

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Yeah. We should go then.

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In the nicest possible way.

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00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:41,519
Good luck, Fynn.

259
00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:42,679
Leave the man to his work.

260
00:09:42,680 --> 00:09:43,879
Thank you.

261
00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:45,239
While most of the potters

262
00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:46,759
have taken inspiration

263
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from elements of ancient Rome...

264
00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:49,959
Wow! Look at this.

265
00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:51,119
...Elham has opted for

266
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a more contemporary muse.

267
00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,399
I am dedicating this to a really,

268
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really good friend of mine.

269
00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,119
She's actually my next door
neighbour, Debbie.

270
00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,479
I'm so sorry.

271
00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,199
Next time. Next time.

272
00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,199
That's the attitude I want.
Yeah. Next time.

273
00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:05,519
Tell me about Debbie.

274
00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,839
We became so close over

275
00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:09,719
really her just being so kind.

276
00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:10,839
And then one day,

277
00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:12,919
I had the two kids, and it was
just... You know when

278
00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:14,479
it's just hellish, like, day-to-day?

279
00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:15,719
You're just getting through,

280
00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:16,999
And I looked out my kitchen,

281
00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:18,919
and I thought, what the bloody
hell's going on there?

282
00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:20,479
She brought her lawnmower

283
00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,319
and her extension
and just started cutting my grass.

284
00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:23,679
And then she was like, "I thought

285
00:10:23,680 --> 00:10:26,359
"I'd just cut your grass for you
so the kids can go and play out."

286
00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,599
Gosh. What would...? Where would
we be without neighbours?

287
00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:29,839
Well, I'd have grass like that.

288
00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,240
Yeah, yeah, for a start. Yeah.

289
00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:33,639
Elham will model Debbie

290
00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:34,999
as a goddess of abundance,

291
00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:36,799
holding aloft a basket of fruit

292
00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,679
from which her water will flow.

293
00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:39,919
And the water's coming out of

294
00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:41,119
the basket at the top. Yeah.

295
00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,959
It's quite a long way between...
A long way, but I'm hoping that

296
00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,519
it just sort of fills and cascades
and runs down the body... Sure.

297
00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:47,679
...and the tiles.

298
00:10:47,680 --> 00:10:48,999
Tell us about the tiles.

299
00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,919
So the tiles, obviously, I love any
sort of pattern that has

300
00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:53,079
a real structure to it.

301
00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,399
So I'm going to incise
in the back some really neat tiles.

302
00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:58,239
So you're going to kind of incise
the grout lines,

303
00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:00,239
and then is this
all hand-decorated on?

304
00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:01,759
I'm going to incise them as well.

305
00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,999
Wow! That's a lot of work!

306
00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,279
I'm going to be like...

307
00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:06,399
Yeah! Best of luck.

308
00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:07,679
Good luck with it all.

309
00:11:07,680 --> 00:11:09,920
Absolutely. Yeah. Good luck with it.
Thanks.

310
00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,359
I've got quite sturdy-looking
square titles.

311
00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,480
I want to have the curves with it
as well.

312
00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,199
She's big. Beautiful.

313
00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:22,479
With the separate sections of their
double-skinned bowls complete...

314
00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,079
That needs to dry so much.

315
00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,439
...ready for a long stint
in the drying room...

316
00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:28,679
Ughh!

317
00:11:28,680 --> 00:11:30,319
It just fits.

318
00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,839
...attention turns to sculpting
the decorative elements

319
00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,119
that will adorn their
ornate back panels.

320
00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:36,719
So these bits are the columns
that are going

321
00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:38,759
to fit either side
of this structure.

322
00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,639
These are my basic shapes
for my goddess

323
00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:45,079
and the vase which
is going to hold the water.

324
00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:46,759
Just made a really quick pinch pot.

325
00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:47,840
The head of the eel.

326
00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,079
That will be roughly where it sits.

327
00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,879
Just using this little cutter

328
00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:55,399
to give a sort of tile effect.

329
00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:56,639
And then I'm going to

330
00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:58,399
carve deeper into the tiles.

331
00:11:58,400 --> 00:11:59,839
You're in your happy place.

332
00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,799
You're sculpting... Yeah. ..the
face of Neptune.

333
00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,399
Yes, it looks like my dad,

334
00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,359
but he's sort of got a flat nose.

335
00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,639
It's like him
before he broke his nose 11 times.

336
00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:09,719
You what?

337
00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,079
He's broken his nose 11 times.

338
00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:12,639
Tell him to stop it.

339
00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:13,719
Stop doing that.

340
00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,519
What's his name? Nick.

341
00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:17,800
Nick, stop breaking your nose!

342
00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,559
Potters, you're halfway through.
Halfway through.

343
00:12:22,560 --> 00:12:24,319
OK, we can do this.

344
00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:26,999
This is a hole for the pump.
It is an essential hole.

345
00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,279
It's not a very neat hole at
the moment.

346
00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:30,359
While Keith and Rich

347
00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,439
are expecting elaborately decorated

348
00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:33,839
ornamental back plates,

349
00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:35,639
it's crucial the potters consider

350
00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:37,839
how the water will flow
from their fountains.

351
00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:39,399
You've got to bring the tubing up

352
00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:41,439
from the bottom of the bowl.

353
00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,359
So this will just be a collar

354
00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:45,799
that it will allow the tube to come
up into the head.

355
00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:47,319
But if they fail to engineer

356
00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,359
features that can control the water,

357
00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:50,559
they'll be at the mercy

358
00:12:50,560 --> 00:12:51,679
of the pump's power.

359
00:12:51,680 --> 00:12:54,959
This is the vase which
is going to hold the water.

360
00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,559
I'm just making a little
well inside here,

361
00:12:57,560 --> 00:12:59,799
so the water is just going to fill
up in that part,

362
00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:01,079
and then it's going to spill over

363
00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,319
the edge of the vase nicely

364
00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:04,880
rather than gush.

365
00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,439
Hopefully, the water will fill up

366
00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:10,279
the bowl and cascade down.

367
00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,199
When water trickles
down something,

368
00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,119
it just looks so much better,
doesn't it?

369
00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:15,359
Like...

370
00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,439
But while most are focused
on flow...

371
00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,959
You need to come out.
It's coming out.

372
00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,199
Yeah? Yeah.
I've got to cut this bad boy.

373
00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,479
...Bill's bracing to build his basin.

374
00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,559
This should hold its weight up.

375
00:13:28,560 --> 00:13:29,879
Fingers crossed.

376
00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:31,640
Um, that's quite key, actually.

377
00:13:32,680 --> 00:13:34,599
But if the clay isn't dry enough,

378
00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:35,919
the bowl could collapse

379
00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:37,159
under its own weight.

380
00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:38,759
I'm going to sort of offer it up,

381
00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:40,080
and hold my breath.

382
00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:44,159
Oh!

383
00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:45,560
Bill.

384
00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:49,159
Saw that and I panicked.

385
00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:50,479
Is that all right? Yeah.

386
00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,399
Thank you. It's so hard to do.

387
00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:54,680
You OK, Bill?

388
00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,200
All good.

389
00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:01,959
Back in the drying room.

390
00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:03,879
The plan is to cry.

391
00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:05,120
Ah!

392
00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:08,639
Potters, that's two hours left.

393
00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:10,959
You have two hours left.

394
00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,079
So the bowl's gone back
in the drawing room.

395
00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,039
I just need to make sure the clay is
a bit firmer,

396
00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:16,559
because rule one of slab building is

397
00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:17,719
to make sure your slabs

398
00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,719
are dry enough
to hold their own weight.

399
00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,519
And I did not do that
because I panicked.

400
00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,519
I'm really feeling it for Bill.

401
00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,279
Yeah, he's used a plastic bucket
as a former

402
00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,039
and he's wrapped clingfilm
around it.

403
00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:30,359
And the problem with that is that

404
00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,159
the clingfilm retains the moisture.
Yeah.

405
00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:33,759
So the outside might become dry,

406
00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:35,319
but the inside stays very wet.

407
00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:36,479
And we've seen him trying to take

408
00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,959
the former away
and the clay started flopping.

409
00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:40,479
That's because it's not dry enough.

410
00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:41,839
And the more you handle that clay

411
00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:42,919
and distort that clay

412
00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:44,759
when it's not the right consistency,

413
00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,319
the harder it is to get
it really uniform.

414
00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,359
I'm going to calm down using this,

415
00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,160
and then go back
to the insanity later on.

416
00:14:54,560 --> 00:15:00,199
I need to carve the living
daylights out of this

417
00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,159
because she's got no hair,

418
00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:03,479
she hasn't got hands,

419
00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:05,120
she's got no clothes.

420
00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,359
I'm making Debbie's dress,

421
00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,399
adding the flowy material.

422
00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:11,679
Debbie, don't complain

423
00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:13,439
because that's
the best you're going to get.

424
00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,119
This is for my carved fish.

425
00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,079
Because I'm gonna incise those out

426
00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:19,799
like little mosaics.

427
00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,119
I'm making the pieces
for the eel body.

428
00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:23,919
I'm hoping the water will pool

429
00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:25,319
in the back of his mouth

430
00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,599
and then dribble down onto the tail.

431
00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:28,999
I'm just really fell in love with

432
00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:30,479
the sculptures of people in Rome.

433
00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,639
You know, the bodies, and they look
so realistic.

434
00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,959
That's what I want. Hiya. Hi.

435
00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,479
So you went to the Trevi Fountain
with your husband.

436
00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,279
I did, yeah. On my second pregnancy.

437
00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:40,399
It was just like a weekend,

438
00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,239
but it was just lovely. I was, like,

439
00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,239
kind of heavily pregnant on
a scooter,

440
00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:45,879
and people were looking at me.

441
00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:47,919
I was like,
why is everyone looking at me?

442
00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:49,039
When I looked back at the pictures,

443
00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,240
I thought,
"No, that does not look safe."

444
00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,679
Potters, one hour left.

445
00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,239
Like what next? What next?

446
00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,359
Each bit is like,
"What do you do next?"

447
00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,799
With their basins dried
to leather hard,

448
00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,239
the double-skinned bowl build
can finally begin.

449
00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:07,840
This was my plan. Look.

450
00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:10,800
But it's stuck inside.

451
00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:13,719
Ow!

452
00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:15,360
Think of it as a baby. Push!

453
00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:18,279
Oh, my God!

454
00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,719
So there are actually times
where you don't push.

455
00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,559
Breathe. Deep breaths.

456
00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,359
I just need to get to one point

457
00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:26,680
where I can...

458
00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:30,279
Princess has come to the rescue.

459
00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:31,359
I'm holding.

460
00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:32,719
It's a workout, this.

461
00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:34,919
I feel like I need my knee back.

462
00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:36,919
Get the knees working.

463
00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,119
What is it? a boy or a girl?

464
00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:41,239
Aw! She's gorgeous!

465
00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:42,559
Beautiful.

466
00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:44,520
Just like her mum. Yeah.

467
00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,279
And while some
are off to a flying start...

468
00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:49,879
It's up. It's stable.

469
00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:51,519
I just need to add a few coils in

470
00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:53,359
just to strengthen those joints.

471
00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,839
...others aren't finding it quite
so easy.

472
00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,079
It's not quite right,

473
00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:58,999
but I want to just get it on,

474
00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:00,599
get it sealed, get it made.

475
00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:02,039
Yeah. It's drying.

476
00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:03,119
You can feel it.

477
00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,760
OK. One. Two. three.

478
00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,279
This is where it all goes to pot...

479
00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:12,759
Like this.

480
00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:16,279
And... I got it.

481
00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:17,359
Got it. It's on.

482
00:17:17,360 --> 00:17:18,839
I think we're holding.

483
00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:20,439
It's all good.

484
00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,479
With their formers finally removed,

485
00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,319
the potters now face the tricky task

486
00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,239
of fitting their smaller basins

487
00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:27,479
into the larger ones.

488
00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:28,559
It's just getting it on

489
00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:30,159
and making sure it's on properly,

490
00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:31,719
because this is like a key part.

491
00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:32,839
If this doesn't work,

492
00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:34,239
the whole thing doesn't work.

493
00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,279
I'm probably leaving this part
to the last

494
00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:37,999
because I'm so nervous it's not
going to work.

495
00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,279
I mean, it's not terrible actually.

496
00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,039
That could have been a hell of
a lot worse.

497
00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,719
I'm just crazily trying to, like,
enjoin all these bits.

498
00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,839
Messy, but it'll do.

499
00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:48,439
I know Rome wasn't built in a day,

500
00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:50,519
but this has to be.

501
00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:51,959
It does fit. Just.

502
00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,719
We have a mild victory today.

503
00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,680
Just needs some... needs some work.

504
00:17:57,760 --> 00:17:59,839
Potters, you've half an hour left.

505
00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:02,639
No! Putting it in the drain holes.

506
00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,639
I want to carve into this as well.

507
00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,879
I'm just adding fruit
to Debbie's basket.

508
00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,919
Wonky fruit. It's the thing now,
isn't it?

509
00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,199
I haven't got time to make
the octopus,

510
00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:13,919
so I'm just adding some sprigs on

511
00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:15,519
the inside so it looks like...

512
00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,079
like a little rockpool.

513
00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,799
I'm just adding some little scales

514
00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:21,639
on to the eel.

515
00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,279
I'm just trying to use the foil

516
00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,199
to give, like, a stone effect.

517
00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:26,799
I've adapted the plan again.

518
00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:28,759
I'm just trying to get
the kelpie's mane

519
00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:30,079
to flow down into the bowl

520
00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:31,519
so you can't see that join.

521
00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,279
Potters, two minutes left.

522
00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:34,359
BLEEP!

523
00:18:34,360 --> 00:18:36,279
Everything needs to be
in the drying room.

524
00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:37,839
Texture, texture, texture.

525
00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:39,119
Leaving it to the last minute.

526
00:18:39,120 --> 00:18:40,719
I don't know
if I'm going to get it done.

527
00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,080
I'm just going to have to wing
and a prayer.

528
00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:46,959
Heavy.

529
00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,359
There was a choice word in there.

530
00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:52,199
Ten seconds. Eight, seven, six...

531
00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,039
Oh, my God, that's beautiful.
...Five...

532
00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,679
Yours is beautiful. ..four, three,

533
00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,519
two, one. Wow!

534
00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:01,719
Well done, well done.

535
00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:03,480
Gosh, that was intense,
wasn't it?

536
00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:06,080
This is good.

537
00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:08,640
That wasn't hard.

538
00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,199
No, that was... that was exhausting.

539
00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:13,239
Week on week,

540
00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,959
you kind of just think, "Oh,
it's only a little bit more work."

541
00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:18,359
But that was insane.

542
00:19:18,360 --> 00:19:19,759
It's not just making things.

543
00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:21,919
It's making things that fit
and function

544
00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:23,919
and don't crack
and then look pretty.

545
00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:25,759
But it's done.

546
00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,519
What I'd like to happen
in the kiln is no cracks.

547
00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,639
I would love it
if there's no warping,

548
00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:31,879
but I'm gonna say this,

549
00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:33,480
I'll be very surprised
if I don't have any cracks.

550
00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:41,719
No wheel.

551
00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,879
After a colossal main make,

552
00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,359
the potters now face a mystery
challenge...

553
00:19:46,360 --> 00:19:47,679
If it's a clock face.

554
00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,760
...designed to crack the tension of
a gruelling semifinal.

555
00:19:55,360 --> 00:19:58,959
Welcome back, potters,
for your second challenge.

556
00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:00,919
And this week, well,

557
00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:05,079
the knees aren't out
so it must be a spot test.

558
00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,439
And we have a very special judge
joining us this week.

559
00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,959
Please give a very
warm pottery welcome

560
00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,839
to ceramic artist Cleo Mussi.

561
00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,560
Come on out. Hey!

562
00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:17,519
Hello, potters.
Hello.

563
00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,399
Thanks so much for joining us.
You're welcome.

564
00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:24,759
I'm delighted to be here. Right.
Let's see what you will be making.

565
00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,440
Wow! Oooh!

566
00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:28,880
They're lovely.

567
00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,199
Cleo Mussi is a ceramicist
specialising

568
00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:37,679
in figurative mosaics crafted
from recycled tableware.

569
00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,359
Drawing on folk traditions,

570
00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:40,959
she creates contemporary

571
00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,679
decorative pieces using
discarded china,

572
00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,040
much of it reclaimed
from house clearances.

573
00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,119
So we've got a fantastic challenge
for you today

574
00:20:51,120 --> 00:20:56,279
to make a fruit-inspired
mosaic tile.

575
00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:57,600
Wow!

576
00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:02,679
This is my design.
I try to create a lot of contrast.

577
00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,079
You don't necessarily want colours

578
00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:05,839
or shapes that are too similar.

579
00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,879
On your bench, you will find a plain

580
00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:12,839
floor tile onto which
you can sketch your design out.

581
00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,559
That's the circle for the lemon,

582
00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:17,759
another one for the lime.

583
00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,359
And then once you've
roughed out your design,

584
00:21:20,360 --> 00:21:21,719
you're going to be cutting.

585
00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:22,999
Put your nippers

586
00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,719
just a few millimetres over the edge

587
00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:27,440
and then you begin to cut.

588
00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:30,719
You're assessing the whole time

589
00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:32,319
what the china can be used for,

590
00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,359
what colour you want to use,

591
00:21:34,360 --> 00:21:35,879
how you're going to use it,

592
00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:37,799
how you're going to cut it.

593
00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:41,079
Take a small amount of adhesive
on each shard,

594
00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:45,719
scoop it up, and then stick it on.

595
00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,919
In the true tradition,
I have a few tiles

596
00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,959
that I made earlier
and you can see the progression,

597
00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,919
this being the last stage
before grouting.

598
00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:56,079
So nice.

599
00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,839
Our potters aren't actually
grouting this, though, are they?

600
00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:00,879
No, because of the time restraints,

601
00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:02,119
there won't be time to cement it.

602
00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:04,519
Fantastic. What would be the things

603
00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:07,039
that you're looking for
from our potters?

604
00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:11,239
Individual flair, use of colour
and attention to detail.

605
00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,119
It would be really lovely to see
your personality come through.

606
00:22:14,120 --> 00:22:15,759
Fantastic. Thank you so much.

607
00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,919
Now, this is going to
be judged blind,

608
00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,479
so you know what that means.

609
00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:20,999
Get out of here.

610
00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,319
Enjoy. Good luck.
Have a smashing time!

611
00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:24,359
Oh. Very good!

612
00:22:24,360 --> 00:22:27,079
All right, then,
back to your benches.

613
00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:28,919
You have been given

614
00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,799
a very generous hour and a half...

615
00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,039
Ooohhh! Yay!

616
00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,999
...to make your mosaic tile based on

617
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,959
a fruit design,
and your time starts now.

618
00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:40,639
Remove the hessian.

619
00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,639
Yay! Ohhh!

620
00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:44,959
The potters have each been given
a range of fruit

621
00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,799
and photographs to use
as inspiration...

622
00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,159
Isn't this fun?

623
00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:50,959
Don't know how it's going to go,

624
00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:52,239
but it's fun.

625
00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:53,719
...along with an identical

626
00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:55,359
selection of thrown away plates

627
00:22:55,360 --> 00:22:57,119
to create their mosaic.

628
00:22:57,120 --> 00:22:58,719
I have never done anything
like this before.

629
00:22:58,720 --> 00:22:59,999
It's... it's alien.

630
00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:01,439
I think I might struggle with this.

631
00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,679
So stacked up
a couple of kiwi fruits.

632
00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:07,039
I haven't eaten them for years.
And then I bought some the other day

633
00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:08,599
and I'd forgotten how
nice they were.

634
00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,440
So kiwi fruit it is.

635
00:23:12,360 --> 00:23:17,399
I'm looking at doing the kiwi
and a strawberry and the lemon.

636
00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,079
So some strawberry here.
And this is lemon here.

637
00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:21,399
Tell me what fruit you're doing.

638
00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:22,479
I'm doing a tomato.

639
00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,039
Great. Have we given you a tomato?

640
00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:25,479
No,
you haven't given me a tomato.

641
00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:26,639
What's in here?

642
00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:27,959
Grapefruit, dragonfruit,

643
00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:29,999
lime, lemons and a strawberry.

644
00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,439
And what are you doing? Tomato.

645
00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:33,639
I'm setting myself up.

646
00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:34,880
I know, I know.

647
00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,519
I want to make a pomegranate.
In Iranian culture

648
00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,079
it's used in a lot of food.

649
00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,919
We just sit and get, like, a crate
of pomegranates

650
00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,999
and go through them all,
like popcorn.

651
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,079
So I'm just trying to get all
my colours ready,

652
00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,839
and then just kind of fill in
as I go along.

653
00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:52,959
These are really nice plates.
Beautiful, aren't they?

654
00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,039
Whatever you don't use, I'll take.
OK?

655
00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:57,160
Keep your mitts off.
I need that one.

656
00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:00,800
Enjoy. I will.

657
00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,279
I'm very nervous
about this challenge.

658
00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:05,400
You just want to, like, do
a good job for Cleo.

659
00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,199
I've got some of these seeds,

660
00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,039
but then I've also got this colour,

661
00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:11,199
which is nice. That's like

662
00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,439
an orangey, red, yellow tomato.

663
00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:16,999
This is gonna look so abstract.

664
00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,279
She's going to be like,
"What even is this?"

665
00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:23,479
This is a challenge right
up your street, I think.

666
00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,679
I'm loving it.
That was my favourite bit -

667
00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,639
smashing things
and being allowed to.

668
00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,519
Great. This is so therapeutic.

669
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,079
What's that?

670
00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:34,679
Oh.

671
00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,599
Potters, you're halfway through.

672
00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,279
Halfway through, potters.

673
00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:42,119
I do need to start getting
some tiles down now.

674
00:24:42,120 --> 00:24:44,479
There's no time
to dilly-dally around.

675
00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:45,559
It'll be what it will be.

676
00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:46,799
I'm just trying to mix up

677
00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:48,319
the big ones with small ones.

678
00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:49,639
I've only got one piece

679
00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:50,759
of black pottery,

680
00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:52,439
so I'm just trying to make the most

681
00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:53,999
of that and then infill it

682
00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,159
with these bits of green around it.

683
00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:59,039
I'm just using what I think I can

684
00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:00,839
remember a tomato looks like
on the inside.

685
00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:03,679
This might look absolutely terrible.

686
00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:05,039
How are you getting on?

687
00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:06,199
Yeah, OK.

688
00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,079
I've never done anything
like this before,

689
00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:09,599
so this is completely new territory.

690
00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,159
I'm just sticking, licking,
and sticking.

691
00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:12,919
Lick and stick, baby. Lick and
stick.

692
00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:14,639
These tiles have done good for me

693
00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:16,199
because the flower pattern has,

694
00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:17,839
like, lighter and darker bits of
red,

695
00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:19,639
which are pomegranate seed has
as well.

696
00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,039
And once I've got all the little
bits on the pomegranate,

697
00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:23,119
I'm going to try

698
00:25:23,120 --> 00:25:26,319
and do bigger pieces
to fill out the background.

699
00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:27,359
Still working on the green?

700
00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:29,199
There will be some yellow
at some point.

701
00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,679
I'm just going for
let's get it done.

702
00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:35,159
Potters, you've half an hour left.

703
00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,239
Half an hour left.

704
00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,079
I think I'm really smashing it.

705
00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,119
Like, I'm doing a great job here.

706
00:25:41,120 --> 00:25:43,159
Can't let Cleo down. Come on, girl.

707
00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,839
I'm just gonna try
and get all my inside part filled.

708
00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,199
Why did I think this was a good
idea?

709
00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,559
So the yellow's going to be
for the lemon.

710
00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:54,199
If I can get this done in time,
I'll be very surprised.

711
00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:55,759
I'm just going to do bands of blues,

712
00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:57,319
I think, behind this.

713
00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:59,439
I want to try and get these little
birds in here somewhere,

714
00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,080
because I think they look
really nice.

715
00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,839
Potters, you have ten minutes left.

716
00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:05,919
Ohhh!

717
00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:09,479
The shapes have gone totally and
utterly out of the window. Agh!

718
00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,719
It'll be quite neat,
but accuracy is not my forte.

719
00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:16,959
Just using the next ten minutes
to fill in the background.

720
00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,399
I think it's really lovely
that a lot of these pieces

721
00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:20,759
that are going to have had some

722
00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,199
sort of past life are getting
to be reused,

723
00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,799
sort of recycling
and reusing pieces.

724
00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:29,279
How's my tomato queen? Oh, God!

725
00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:30,999
It felt like a really good idea.

726
00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,199
It's still a good idea.
It just looks a bit messy.

727
00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,759
It's fine. Yeah. No?

728
00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:40,519
I'm just putting a little homage
to some of the plates I've used.

729
00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:43,079
It's the back stamp of one of
the plates I've just destroyed.

730
00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,399
Potters, final two minutes. Ooh!

731
00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,079
Get those tiles stuck.

732
00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,199
I'm literally shaking.

733
00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:50,799
I've got these little bits left
to do,

734
00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:52,519
so we'll see what I can fit in

735
00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:53,679
the last two minutes.

736
00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,639
I'm really happy with the overall
colour.

737
00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:58,039
Pink. I'm really happy
with these going through it.

738
00:26:58,040 --> 00:26:59,399
Probably the most important thing is

739
00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,599
that your fruit is recognisable.

740
00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,719
It'd be really awkward
if she was like, yeah, what's that?

741
00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:05,439
I'm literally a mess right now

742
00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,439
because I'm like,
there's not enough time.

743
00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:10,199
It's clean-ish.
It's not going to be the cleanest

744
00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,719
of things,
but it's clean enough for me.

745
00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:14,679
Five. Four.

746
00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,879
Three. Two. One. Down tools.

747
00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:19,839
Step away from your tiles.

748
00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:21,159
Well done.

749
00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:22,760
Release some demons there.

750
00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:30,039
Cleo will now judge the potters'
fruit inspired mosaic tiles.

751
00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:34,479
Hey! They are amazing. Aren't they?

752
00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,999
She'll be looking
for striking compositions,

753
00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:38,399
an interesting colour palette

754
00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,840
and clean, precise application.

755
00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,439
Well,
that's a really lovely bold piece.

756
00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:50,399
Is it a pomegranate or is it a
tomato? It actually is a tomato.

757
00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:51,839
It is. Fantastic.

758
00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,759
Nice choice of contrast of green
and reds.

759
00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:58,199
I'd say the edges are a bit rough,

760
00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:59,879
not so considered,

761
00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:02,559
but I like the details... Yeah.
...in the centre.

762
00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:05,119
Great. Very good. And onto this one.

763
00:28:05,120 --> 00:28:06,359
Completely different.

764
00:28:06,360 --> 00:28:08,839
Nice bold use of colour.

765
00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:10,919
Quite like the nod to the back stamp
in the middle of it.

766
00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:12,319
And the back stamp in the middle.

767
00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,279
All the pieces have energy
about them,

768
00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:18,599
but maybe not as controlled
in the cutting.

769
00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:20,079
OK. Moving on.

770
00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:21,199
Great colour palette.

771
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,599
I like the way it's moved into
the corners.

772
00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:28,279
Big pops of colour.
Little detail with the birds.

773
00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:29,519
Even the variety of greens

774
00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:32,079
is lovely within the kiwi. Yeah.
Choice of place.

775
00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,519
Fantastic. Yeah. OK.

776
00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,399
Wow, this is really detailed,
isn't it?

777
00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,159
There is a lot of pieces here.
A lot of small pieces.

778
00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:42,279
Great use of segmenting
the composition

779
00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,559
into different areas
with the two distinct fruits.

780
00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:47,159
And then this area here. I love

781
00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:48,759
the vein of the leaf there. Mm.

782
00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,279
Yeah. It's quite incredible, isn't
it?

783
00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:52,479
Yeah. So well done.
Beautiful colours.

784
00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:53,759
Excellent.

785
00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:57,799
Cleo will now rank
the potters from worst to first.

786
00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:01,279
In fourth place is this one.

787
00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,159
I love the boldness.

788
00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:07,719
It just doesn't feel quite complete
as a design.

789
00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:11,719
In third place, we have this one.

790
00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:12,879
The tomato.

791
00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:14,919
Yeah. Although you didn't
really manage

792
00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:17,719
to complete the edge,
and it is quite rough,

793
00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:20,079
there's an energy which I like.
Thank you.

794
00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:21,320
And second place...

795
00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,719
...we have this one.

796
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,559
I love the colour. I love the
detail,

797
00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:31,439
but as a complete design

798
00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:33,799
that didn't quite do it for me.

799
00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:37,079
Which means
in first place is this one.

800
00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:38,160
Thank you.

801
00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:41,679
There's a sophistication

802
00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:43,879
in this tile that you've achieved

803
00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:45,479
in a very short amount of time.

804
00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:47,919
So well done. Well done. Elham.

805
00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:51,199
You're the mistress of the mosaics.

806
00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:53,999
I'll take that. Yeah.
Well done. Thank you.

807
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,440
Thank you so much. Thanks.

808
00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,959
Oh! Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

809
00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:04,439
I'm really not used to doing
all right in the second challenge.

810
00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,479
It's only took me nine weeks.

811
00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:08,159
Get in there, love.

812
00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:09,679
I'm really happy to come second.

813
00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:11,399
I really enjoyed that.
I mean, I've got blisters,

814
00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:12,719
but it was fun.

815
00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,359
I think coming fourth does make me

816
00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,799
a little bit concerned about
the main make.

817
00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:18,839
There's very little room to hide.

818
00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,079
Obviously getting to the final
would be lovely.

819
00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:24,479
A panel and a basin.
That's all I want.

820
00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:26,520
Intact. That would be lovely.

821
00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:33,400
{\an8}♪ The time it takes... ♪

822
00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:36,759
It's day two in the pottery,

823
00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:39,039
and the potters' fountains
have been bisque-fired

824
00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:40,839
and are ready for decoration.

825
00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:42,319
Oh, it's always fun, isn't it?

826
00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:43,879
Always fun looking under
the hessian.

827
00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,399
This is the biggest thing I've ever
made,

828
00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,479
and wondering what we're going into

829
00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,239
is always the most nerve-racking
part, isn't it?

830
00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:52,879
I'm pretty sure there's going

831
00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:55,879
to be some cracks in that basin,

832
00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:57,919
but if I can fill it with glaze

833
00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:01,639
and stick it back together again,
I think that's the plan.

834
00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,319
I love decorating, it's my,
like, it's my calm time.

835
00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:06,359
I can sit down, take my time.

836
00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,040
I'm like, if it doesn't function,
at least I can make it pretty.

837
00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:11,320
That's true, isn't it?

838
00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:15,280
♪ Time it takes, yeah, yeah... ♪

839
00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:18,199
Welcome back, potters.

840
00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:21,639
Now, your wall fountains
have been bisque-fired

841
00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:26,239
and are lying there under
the hessian waiting to be decorated.

842
00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:28,639
Judges, any advice at this point?

843
00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:30,799
Now, your pattern
or scene should be vibrant,

844
00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:32,399
colourful and eye-catching,

845
00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:35,999
but it should also tie
in with the overall fountain design.

846
00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,399
We'd like your fountains
to look like aged stone.

847
00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,999
Now, clever use of oxides will
create this effect for you,

848
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,959
but only with thoughtful
and considered application.

849
00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:46,679
All right, then, potters,

850
00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:49,559
you have been given
a range of oxides

851
00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:51,559
and some really lovely glazes

852
00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:54,399
and four hours to use them.

853
00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:57,760
Your time starts now.
Remove the hessian.

854
00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:01,359
Oh, my God.

855
00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:02,600
Oh!

856
00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:06,079
Oh, my God.

857
00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:07,839
Angharad, is everything OK?

858
00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:10,280
Well, I've got a crack at the back.

859
00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:14,279
Oh, a massive crack at the back.

860
00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:16,839
But I'm hoping the goddess

861
00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:19,039
of fresh water fountains

862
00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:21,000
is holding it all together.

863
00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,319
There's a crack on the back of it,
but it's OK.

864
00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:25,399
It could have been worse.

865
00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:26,679
It could have been right across
the bottom.

866
00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:28,439
But while most are mourning cracks

867
00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:30,679
in their pillars,
bowls and back plates...

868
00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:31,799
I've got a loose pillar,

869
00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:33,079
but that can glaze back on.

870
00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:34,479
...after a difficult build...

871
00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:35,759
All right, Bill?

872
00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,999
...Bill couldn't be happier.

873
00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:39,599
So it's survived.

874
00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:41,599
It survived. I can't believe it.

875
00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:43,319
Yeah. Well, I must confess, it was

876
00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:45,879
a slightly unorthodox making
technique, you know.

877
00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:47,759
So what is your plan with
the decoration? Yeah.

878
00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:48,959
Base layer of oxides.

879
00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:50,959
And then go in
with the colours later on.

880
00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:52,079
So you've got your oxides

881
00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:53,759
and you're going to go
in with some of the glazes.

882
00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,679
Yeah.
Are you familiar with these glazes.

883
00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:58,639
Because obviously the oxides
will have a bearing on the colour.

884
00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,719
In my head as long
as they layer them up too much,

885
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,279
because then they start to do
that thing where they start to craze

886
00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,359
and flux like there's no tomorrow,
which might...

887
00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:06,879
Particularly over oxides.

888
00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:08,759
Yeah. Well, I can't wait to see how

889
00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:10,319
the glaze sits over it all.

890
00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:12,199
Yeah. Me, too. Yeah.

891
00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,399
While the potters have been given
the usual array of oxides

892
00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:17,559
to help age their ancient
water fountains...

893
00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:21,199
At the moment, I'm putting black
iron oxide wash all over my basin.

894
00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:26,559
Hopefully, the oxides can bring out
a bit of that aged stone effect.

895
00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:29,559
...they've also been given a
selection of stoneware glazes that,

896
00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:32,159
if used correctly,
should give their pieces a new

897
00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:33,999
dimension of texture and colour.

898
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,519
So this is, um, midnight blue.

899
00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:38,199
With glazes, they always look grey

900
00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:39,279
no matter what you do,

901
00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:40,399
especially blue and green.

902
00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,359
That's the blue,
and that's the green.

903
00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:43,999
A lot of these colours will react

904
00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,879
in different ways with one another,

905
00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:47,159
so I'm hoping by layering them up

906
00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:49,759
I should get some interesting
effects.

907
00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,479
But these glazes' sensitivity
to the oxides

908
00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,519
and other glazes around them mean

909
00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:56,399
that the more the potters mix,

910
00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:58,839
the more unpredictable the results
will be,

911
00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:03,559
so any carefully planned
colour scheme could be put at risk.

912
00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:05,399
It's incredibly important to layer

913
00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:06,919
these glazes because you need

914
00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:08,399
at least two to three coats
per glaze

915
00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:11,839
for them to properly react
with one another.

916
00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:13,919
Bill might be hoping
for maximum impact

917
00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,599
with his ambitious glaze plan
for Neptune,

918
00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:18,839
but for her ode
to delightful neighbour Debbie,

919
00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:21,799
Elham is taking a more
subtle approach.

920
00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:23,119
Hi, lovey. Hello.

921
00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:24,559
How's it all going?

922
00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:25,959
Good. This is looking good.

923
00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:27,639
Yeah, I'm really happy with this.

924
00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:30,319
Right. I've washed
down a little bit of black iron

925
00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:34,959
into the cracks and the crevices.
Isn't it wonderful how you just put

926
00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:36,799
a little slight wash on it,

927
00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,279
and it just brings up that I was.

928
00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:39,319
I was literally brushing it on,

929
00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:40,639
and I thought, "Oh, I didn't
realise."

930
00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:42,959
Actually, that looks quite good.
Yeah. Yeah.

931
00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,679
And then I'm going
to go wild on the colour in here.

932
00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:47,839
Oh, excellent. So the tiles just
pop. Great.

933
00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:49,279
Well, look. Good luck with it all.

934
00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:50,960
Thank you. Yeah.
See you later. Thanks.

935
00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:57,239
Potters, you're halfway through,
which means you have two hours left.

936
00:34:57,240 --> 00:34:59,039
Two hours? Two hours left.

937
00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:01,439
While the decoration stage is
an opportunity

938
00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:02,799
for the potters to embellish

939
00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:05,079
and enhance the features
of their fountains,

940
00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:08,159
the stoneware glazes bring
an element of uncertainty...

941
00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:09,519
Well, I'm hoping that you get

942
00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:12,319
sort of those sparkly bits,
like dripping down,

943
00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:14,119
but I'm not actually going to say
what I'm hoping for

944
00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:15,439
because then, however it comes out,

945
00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:17,079
I'll say,
that's exactly what I want. I know.

946
00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:19,159
You're learning. Yeah.
You're learning.

947
00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,479
...as they not only create
new colours when combined...

948
00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:23,559
I want it
to be slightly green-y brown,

949
00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:25,879
so very like... like sea colours.

950
00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:27,479
And so I think it needs a little
bit more blue

951
00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:29,639
in there just to sort of vibe it
up a little bit,

952
00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:31,319
just to get some more oomph.

953
00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,159
...they will also melt and move
in the heat of the kiln.

954
00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:37,519
That glaze will become molten
and then it will move.

955
00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:40,959
If I put some little blobs
of green glaze around

956
00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:42,759
the rim that they will create,

957
00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:46,119
they will crawl down the side
of this when this is in the kiln.

958
00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:48,799
And while most are happy to embrace
the chaos...

959
00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:50,559
Oh, gosh, that's scary.

960
00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:53,040
Angharad is ..anxious about her
oxides.

961
00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:57,039
I literally had the terrifying
thought that I might have put

962
00:35:57,040 --> 00:35:59,960
cobalt oxide on instead
of black iron.

963
00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:04,119
If it's blue, it's blue.
You've got to go with it.

964
00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:06,679
But it looks like black.
It does look like black.

965
00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,320
Yeah. I'm so confused.

966
00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:13,039
Is that an oxide? It is an oxide.

967
00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:15,239
But I'm pretty sure I might
have mistakenly put

968
00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:18,199
cobalt oxide instead
of black iron oxide on my basin.

969
00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:19,279
Really? Yeah.

970
00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:21,519
This could be horrific,
but it could be beautiful.

971
00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:22,839
Are you keeping her like this?

972
00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:24,959
Kind of. She's meant to be stony.

973
00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:27,920
Oh, I see, OK, I understand. Gosh!

974
00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:31,239
It's a good thing I'm pretty.

975
00:36:31,240 --> 00:36:33,600
Beautiful. Beautiful.

976
00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:38,519
Potters, you have one hour left.
One hour left.

977
00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:39,520
That is crazy.

978
00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:42,200
How's yours going? OK.

979
00:36:43,240 --> 00:36:45,479
It's just so much to bloody glaze.

980
00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:48,839
I am just painting my tiles.

981
00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:52,280
One tile done, 32 to go.

982
00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:56,279
So many layers to go on.

983
00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:58,679
This takes some thought,
this decoration

984
00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,799
because the colours
don't necessarily go on

985
00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:03,999
the way they're going to look
when they come out of the kiln.

986
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,519
Completely different colours. Yeah,
they have to really visualise

987
00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:09,639
what those glazes are going
to look like once they're fired.

988
00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:11,319
I'm just trying
to make some turquoises

989
00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:13,399
by layering up some of the glazes,

990
00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:16,039
using lots of like blues and greens.

991
00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:17,519
This is a dark green and I'm going

992
00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:19,639
in with an even darker colour over

993
00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:21,399
the top as well, which may work.

994
00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:22,599
It may be terrible.

995
00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:25,599
Angharad has got a lot
of different colours.

996
00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:27,359
Hopefully when they
fire they'll kind

997
00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:30,119
of amalgamate
and make a softer tone.

998
00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:32,119
Softer tone. Yeah. You don't want
to lose all that

999
00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:34,000
textural work through
your decoration.

1000
00:37:35,240 --> 00:37:36,759
Everything's sort of covered
in glaze.

1001
00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:39,879
I've got green, brown, blues.

1002
00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:43,039
There is a chance of it crazing
or crawling,

1003
00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:44,959
but it's all about moderation.

1004
00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:48,519
I think my main concern with Bill is
the fact that he's gone in

1005
00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:50,679
with oxides across the whole
surface,

1006
00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:53,639
and obviously he's then layering up
glazes on top of that.

1007
00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:56,679
Now that oxide is going to affect
the fundamental colours of

1008
00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:58,919
the glazes... Yeah, yeah. ..that
he's applying over the top.

1009
00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:01,279
He could get a whole different
colour range

1010
00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:02,799
that he wasn't expecting.

1011
00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:04,439
I've tried to go for a lighter,

1012
00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:06,079
softer glaze for the dress

1013
00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:08,319
so it doesn't like kill the ripples

1014
00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:11,039
in it with it being dark and heavy.

1015
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:13,759
What are you going for now?
The black iron.

1016
00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:14,959
Ooh, nice. Black iron.

1017
00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:16,279
Why not?

1018
00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:18,319
Yeah, shove it on. Shove it on.

1019
00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:22,159
Copper, red iron, black iron.
It's quite a list. Right.

1020
00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:25,200
Just so long as it doesn't
all just come out very sludgy.

1021
00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:30,759
Potters, half an hour left.

1022
00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:31,799
Oh, my God.

1023
00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:35,079
Half an hour left between you
and the final.

1024
00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:37,319
This make me feel very nervous.

1025
00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:38,799
Nervous, nervous, nervous.

1026
00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:41,639
Getting to the final would be would
be a bonus. At the minute,

1027
00:38:41,640 --> 00:38:44,119
I just want this to work.
Even if the water doesn't hold

1028
00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:46,279
for very long,
and it functions a little bit,

1029
00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:47,399
I'd be over the moon.

1030
00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:48,759
I'm doing as much as I can today,

1031
00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,599
and hope that that's maybe enough
to get through,

1032
00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:53,319
because it would be an amazing
opportunity.

1033
00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:55,280
What do I need to do to get into
the final?

1034
00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,280
Chuck everyone's things off
the edge of the table.

1035
00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:02,999
The mosaic pieces,
I've only got the two colours.

1036
00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:04,719
I'm just going to layer them up

1037
00:39:04,720 --> 00:39:07,239
and maybe do, like, an oxide wash
over the top.

1038
00:39:07,240 --> 00:39:10,639
Where I've got some of these scales,
I'm just building up oxides to try

1039
00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:12,800
and get
that kind of like slimy moss effect.

1040
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:17,119
This is just going to give more of
that rustic look.

1041
00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:20,799
Oxides are not really something
that I dabble with.

1042
00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:22,879
One minute, potters. One minute.

1043
00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:24,759
One minute. Oh, hold on,

1044
00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:27,279
let me just pull something out
that I've never used before.

1045
00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:29,319
I've done my best
and that's all I wanted to do.

1046
00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:30,759
Just do my best today.

1047
00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:31,999
I don't want to keep putting this,

1048
00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:34,839
this is a very strong green.
But is it strong enough?

1049
00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:37,399
This is so risky, this one.

1050
00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:38,799
But we're doing it.

1051
00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,200
I've taken a few risks with it.
Maybe it will pay off.

1052
00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:45,400
Oh, my God, she's heavy.

1053
00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:50,439
All right, then, potters. Time's
up.

1054
00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:52,199
Cool.

1055
00:39:52,200 --> 00:39:53,960
Down tools right now.

1056
00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:56,399
Right now! Time's up.

1057
00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:57,879
She's very serious.

1058
00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:01,479
It's the semifinal.
I have to be serious.

1059
00:40:01,480 --> 00:40:02,599
The potters must now

1060
00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:06,599
take their fountains
to Princess for one final firing.

1061
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:07,759
Hi!

1062
00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:11,439
When they next see them,
it will be Judgment Day.

1063
00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:14,359
I'm hoping that the glazes sort of
just run together,

1064
00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:17,239
and you can sort of see the incised
parts.

1065
00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:18,559
I hope that detail comes through.

1066
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:20,199
That would be a real shame
if it doesn't.

1067
00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:23,759
I'm nervous because there's quite
a few layers of glaze,

1068
00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:26,119
but I think I've got it just
about right.

1069
00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:27,959
The basin, colour wise,

1070
00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:29,639
I have no idea what that's going
to come out looking like,

1071
00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:31,599
but it's not worth getting
too precious over

1072
00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:32,679
a decoration technique

1073
00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:35,959
that you're not used to,
so it's kind of just lean into it.

1074
00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:37,639
I'd love to make it to the final.

1075
00:40:37,640 --> 00:40:39,239
It is within that much grasp,

1076
00:40:39,240 --> 00:40:42,120
but one little mistake
can cost you everything.

1077
00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:52,359
It's Judgment Day and Princess
is laying out the fountains.

1078
00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:53,679
This will be the first time

1079
00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:57,280
the potters have seen them
since their 24-hour glass firing.

1080
00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,279
Ninth Judgment Day.

1081
00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:02,559
Ohh!

1082
00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:03,879
We're nearly at that final.

1083
00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:05,279
Ohhh!

1084
00:41:05,280 --> 00:41:06,879
Glazes. Glazes.

1085
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:09,119
I am really excited to see it.
A little bit nervous.

1086
00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:11,479
I've tried to keep aspects
of it quite simple,

1087
00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:13,399
but then I guess that means
that I'm really hoping

1088
00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:15,479
that the colours
that I have put on there pop.

1089
00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:16,919
I'm looking forward to seeing them,

1090
00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:18,479
but I am sort of a little
bit apprehensive

1091
00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:20,359
about how
that glaze comes out of the kiln.

1092
00:41:20,360 --> 00:41:21,839
You never know what's going
to happen up there.

1093
00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:23,559
It's just the thing about pottery.

1094
00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:24,639
Right? Ready?

1095
00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:25,919
Applying all those glazes is

1096
00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:28,119
a big challenge in itself
and a big risk.

1097
00:41:28,120 --> 00:41:29,199
Who knows?

1098
00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:31,440
It might look like a Jackson Pollock
when I go in there.

1099
00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:37,119
Oh, God. Breathe. OK.

1100
00:41:37,120 --> 00:41:38,440
What's it like?

1101
00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:42,159
OK.

1102
00:41:42,160 --> 00:41:45,039
Oh, oh, I did. I did use the cobalt.

1103
00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:46,479
Oh, my God, though.

1104
00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:48,319
OK. Oh, my days.

1105
00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:51,599
Oh, but actually, I don't hate it.

1106
00:41:51,600 --> 00:41:53,879
Not exactly how I planned,
but I don't hate it,

1107
00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:56,559
so I'm taking that.
Oh, she's got full-on cracks.

1108
00:41:56,560 --> 00:41:58,319
Oh! It's fine.

1109
00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:00,399
But how? That wasn't even there
before.

1110
00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:02,079
They're meant to look old.

1111
00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:04,039
I'm genuinely over the moon.

1112
00:42:04,040 --> 00:42:05,119
The effect on the pillar,

1113
00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:07,159
it's probably better than
what I wanted.

1114
00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:08,839
It could be a lot worse.

1115
00:42:08,840 --> 00:42:10,439
The kelpies come out wonderfully.

1116
00:42:10,440 --> 00:42:11,959
I can't fault them.

1117
00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:13,399
That is lovely, Fynn.

1118
00:42:13,400 --> 00:42:14,559
Lovely. Gorgeous.

1119
00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:15,799
I'm just amazed it's all actually

1120
00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:16,959
together in one piece.

1121
00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:18,320
Just hope it's enough really.

1122
00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:24,039
The potters must now,
for the first time,

1123
00:42:24,040 --> 00:42:26,319
unite their back plates and bowls.

1124
00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:27,799
Tell me when you want to let go.
Oh, God.

1125
00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:29,599
I don't want you to let go.
That's the thing.

1126
00:42:29,600 --> 00:42:31,159
Don't put too much pressure on it.

1127
00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:36,039
And while it may have taken 30 years
to construct the Trevi Fountain...

1128
00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:38,159
Done it. You've done it.
Shall I just walk away now?

1129
00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:42,319
...in just seven hours,
these four were built,

1130
00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:47,199
and now stand ready
for the judgment of Keith and Rich.

1131
00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:50,359
Well, potters, congratulations.

1132
00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:52,639
Your fountains look amazing.

1133
00:42:52,640 --> 00:42:54,079
Let's start with the judging,
shall we?

1134
00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:55,480
Yes. All right.

1135
00:42:57,840 --> 00:42:59,520
Hello. Hi, Fynn.

1136
00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:06,999
I think overall, it's just like

1137
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:08,439
a really strong composition.

1138
00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:10,679
The way you've used the colours
and the placement

1139
00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:13,519
of those colours really draws
all of the pieces together.

1140
00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:15,039
It's just such a kind of a lovely

1141
00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:18,079
flow and a lovely energy to the eel,
to the sculpture.

1142
00:43:18,080 --> 00:43:19,799
I just think it works really,
really well.

1143
00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:21,559
Yeah, the eel definitely feels

1144
00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:24,319
as one... as one with the whole
structure.

1145
00:43:24,320 --> 00:43:26,559
It feels like it's growing out of
the back panel.

1146
00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:28,959
This is particularly nice,
and the glazes

1147
00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:30,519
have worked really well over

1148
00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:32,079
that scaling of the eel.

1149
00:43:32,080 --> 00:43:33,679
And this, this is typical of these,

1150
00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:35,959
of these particular glazes as well.
I love that.

1151
00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:39,479
That kind of lustrous movement
that you've got there.

1152
00:43:39,480 --> 00:43:43,079
The best bit I like about the whole
thing is this.

1153
00:43:43,080 --> 00:43:45,439
Yeah. The jewel.
We've seen that from you,

1154
00:43:45,440 --> 00:43:46,919
that attention to detail

1155
00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:49,679
with your surface decoration
and your surface textures.

1156
00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:51,959
Shall we see if it works? Yeah.
Yeah.

1157
00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:53,239
Touchwood. Can't wait.

1158
00:43:53,240 --> 00:43:54,799
{\an8}There we are. Hey!

1159
00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:56,280
{\an8}Look at that. Nice.

1160
00:43:57,600 --> 00:44:00,959
It's funny, isn't it, because the
eel almost comes to life now?

1161
00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:02,279
Yeah. Yeah.

1162
00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:04,279
It's great the way it works its way
around the body

1163
00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:06,599
and then finds its way
into the bowl.

1164
00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:09,800
Well done. Well done, Fynn.
Great stuff. Cheers.

1165
00:44:16,600 --> 00:44:18,479
Are you pleased
with how it's turned out?

1166
00:44:18,480 --> 00:44:22,479
Well, I'm very pleased.
This was not meant to be blue.

1167
00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:25,119
I accidentally picked
up the cobalt oxide, but...

1168
00:44:25,120 --> 00:44:28,039
Oh, dear. But I'm weirdly happy

1169
00:44:28,040 --> 00:44:29,999
with how it's turned out.

1170
00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:31,879
Yeah, it's funny,
because the cobalt,

1171
00:44:31,880 --> 00:44:33,399
although it was unintended,

1172
00:44:33,400 --> 00:44:34,999
it works really, really well.

1173
00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:37,279
It kind of brings the
back panel into the bowl.

1174
00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:38,359
It brings the two together,

1175
00:44:38,360 --> 00:44:39,599
and then you've got that cobalt

1176
00:44:39,600 --> 00:44:40,879
and rutile glaze on the inside.

1177
00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:42,519
So that softens the transition

1178
00:44:42,520 --> 00:44:45,039
between the blue
and the inside somehow.

1179
00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:47,159
Yeah, I mean, that's really worked
well, hasn't it?

1180
00:44:47,160 --> 00:44:48,879
I particularly like the hair

1181
00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:50,199
{\an8}that you've done here.

1182
00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:53,039
{\an8}And the face is really,
really lovely.

1183
00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:54,839
{\an8}Really, really well observed.

1184
00:44:54,840 --> 00:44:56,999
{\an8}What doesn't work so well is

1185
00:44:57,000 --> 00:44:59,599
{\an8}the definition between her arm

1186
00:44:59,600 --> 00:45:02,399
{\an8}and the vase. Yeah. The water jug.

1187
00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:03,439
{\an8}Yeah, if you like.

1188
00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:05,359
So there's basically like

1189
00:45:05,360 --> 00:45:07,639
a secret compartment in here which
is meant to pool water together,

1190
00:45:07,640 --> 00:45:10,599
which spills over into
this little dish. OK.

1191
00:45:10,600 --> 00:45:12,760
Shall we see if it works? Shall we?

1192
00:45:19,080 --> 00:45:20,800
Oh, here we go.

1193
00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:24,640
That's pretty good.

1194
00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:26,759
Oh! Breathe. Well done.

1195
00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:29,199
What's lovely about it is
that you've thought

1196
00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:31,679
of the water throughout
the whole structure,

1197
00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:34,039
and the fact
that you've got this dam in here.

1198
00:45:34,040 --> 00:45:35,759
Yeah. It is really working. Yeah.

1199
00:45:35,760 --> 00:45:37,679
And those fluid glazes on the inside

1200
00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:38,999
just look lovely... Yeah.

1201
00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:40,239
...with water over them.

1202
00:45:40,240 --> 00:45:42,720
Well done, well done.
Thank you. Thank you.

1203
00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:53,520
The first thing I notice is
the brown.

1204
00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:57,319
The brown is fairly strong. Um,

1205
00:45:57,320 --> 00:46:00,359
but then the thing that I really,
really notice is this.

1206
00:46:00,360 --> 00:46:02,399
The detail in the fish here.

1207
00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:03,879
This is really, really lovely.

1208
00:46:03,880 --> 00:46:06,719
And I quite like the copper
that you've used here.

1209
00:46:06,720 --> 00:46:08,039
Um, that really works.

1210
00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:11,039
But that brown is just a bit on
the heavy side. Mm.

1211
00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:13,479
Yeah. I mean,
there's lots of lovely textures.

1212
00:46:13,480 --> 00:46:15,799
I mean, this texture on the clay
that you've created around

1213
00:46:15,800 --> 00:46:17,519
the horse is really energetic,

1214
00:46:17,520 --> 00:46:19,079
really lively, you know,

1215
00:46:19,080 --> 00:46:20,439
and you've kind of retained that.

1216
00:46:20,440 --> 00:46:21,919
And actually the oxide over the top

1217
00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:23,119
has worked really well.

1218
00:46:23,120 --> 00:46:24,399
I think the thing that kind of

1219
00:46:24,400 --> 00:46:26,319
I find a little bit striking is
that I wonder

1220
00:46:26,320 --> 00:46:30,599
whether Neptune is the colour
you kind of intended for him or...

1221
00:46:30,600 --> 00:46:32,679
Um, I was hoping for a little bit
lighter.

1222
00:46:32,680 --> 00:46:36,239
Um, but I think, uh, the, it's just
the amount of colours I put on.

1223
00:46:36,240 --> 00:46:38,879
I think it's just saturated
too much, basically.

1224
00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:40,039
It's so difficult, isn't it,

1225
00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:42,159
because these glazes are so much
about the kind of

1226
00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:45,519
application thickness and then how
they interact together? Yeah.

1227
00:46:45,520 --> 00:46:47,199
Particularly with oxides as well,

1228
00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:49,039
because you're adding then
in another colourant.

1229
00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:51,199
But I like the kind
of playful elements,

1230
00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:53,479
you know, like the kind of octopus
in the basin

1231
00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:56,359
and the way you've kind of created
that swirl down into the basin.

1232
00:46:56,360 --> 00:46:59,439
I mean, the basin itself,
you kind of sense the battle.

1233
00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:00,879
I had a lot of problems with
the base.

1234
00:47:00,880 --> 00:47:03,079
The irony is
that the base isn't... I mean,

1235
00:47:03,080 --> 00:47:04,479
you've got a couple of cracks,

1236
00:47:04,480 --> 00:47:08,119
but it's fairly... It looks
fairly well intact.

1237
00:47:08,120 --> 00:47:12,559
Um, it'll be interesting to see how
the water works with it, really.

1238
00:47:12,560 --> 00:47:15,439
Yeah. Right. Ah-ha!

1239
00:47:15,440 --> 00:47:16,879
And lovely!

1240
00:47:16,880 --> 00:47:18,039
Oh. That's lovely.

1241
00:47:18,040 --> 00:47:20,639
It does seem to come to life a bit.

1242
00:47:20,640 --> 00:47:23,200
Yeah. Excellent. Well done.

1243
00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:33,679
The thing that I noticed the most is
the overall colour scheme.

1244
00:47:33,680 --> 00:47:36,039
It's really soft.
It's a soft palate.

1245
00:47:36,040 --> 00:47:39,399
It's that subtlety of that, of
that... that black oxide.

1246
00:47:39,400 --> 00:47:43,399
It just accentuates the material
itself.

1247
00:47:43,400 --> 00:47:44,679
You've definitely hit the nail on

1248
00:47:44,680 --> 00:47:47,519
the head there with
that stone-like look.

1249
00:47:47,520 --> 00:47:50,799
Yeah. It feels aged
and worn somehow.

1250
00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:52,919
I think the swags are lovely. Yeah.

1251
00:47:52,920 --> 00:47:54,639
The material swags around the bowl

1252
00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:56,199
are really lovely, and I just...

1253
00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:58,879
I can't believe you've got
so much incising work

1254
00:47:58,880 --> 00:48:01,599
in there in that back panel.
You know, just kind of incising

1255
00:48:01,600 --> 00:48:04,479
all those separate tiles
and decorating every individual one.

1256
00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:07,079
I did have like moments of regret
when I was there,

1257
00:48:07,080 --> 00:48:09,119
like, real hard labour
with the tiles.

1258
00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:11,759
But we've seen that from you time
and time again.

1259
00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:14,799
You do this intricate work,
you do this repeating pattern.

1260
00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:16,159
It seems to be your thing.

1261
00:48:16,160 --> 00:48:17,599
And what I love about it is that,

1262
00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:20,639
throughout the weeks, you've seemed
to have surprised yourself.

1263
00:48:20,640 --> 00:48:22,039
And it's wonderful because,

1264
00:48:22,040 --> 00:48:23,280
you know, I have to say...

1265
00:48:24,520 --> 00:48:28,519
...you... For me, you've learned
the most out of the whole process.

1266
00:48:28,520 --> 00:48:32,199
And here you are in the semifinal.
And it's wonderful to see.

1267
00:48:32,200 --> 00:48:34,920
It really is.
OK, let's see how it works.

1268
00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:39,719
Yay!

1269
00:48:39,720 --> 00:48:41,879
Wow! It's amazing that it's coming
out

1270
00:48:41,880 --> 00:48:43,679
of the top there so beautifully,

1271
00:48:43,680 --> 00:48:45,599
so evenly.

1272
00:48:45,600 --> 00:48:47,879
Cascading down the dress like that,

1273
00:48:47,880 --> 00:48:51,319
it really does bring
that soft surface to life.

1274
00:48:51,320 --> 00:48:54,319
There are so many things here
that I didn't even know I could do.

1275
00:48:54,320 --> 00:48:57,079
Like, I've come here
and almost sort of surprise myself.

1276
00:48:57,080 --> 00:48:59,239
Well, that's certainly the
impression I get... Yeah.

1277
00:48:59,240 --> 00:49:01,359
...that we're looking at someone

1278
00:49:01,360 --> 00:49:03,439
who's discovering themselves

1279
00:49:03,440 --> 00:49:05,599
through making, which is great.

1280
00:49:05,600 --> 00:49:07,439
Isn't it, Rich? Yeah, definitely.

1281
00:49:07,440 --> 00:49:09,039
But you should be
so proud of yourself

1282
00:49:09,040 --> 00:49:10,919
because you've unlocked
that in yourself.

1283
00:49:10,920 --> 00:49:12,599
Yeah. You've had the ambition

1284
00:49:12,600 --> 00:49:14,799
and the drive,
you know, to do that.

1285
00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:17,760
So you should be proud.
Yeah. Well done. Thank you.

1286
00:49:19,400 --> 00:49:20,999
Honestly, I'm over the moon.

1287
00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:22,119
Over the moon.

1288
00:49:22,120 --> 00:49:23,559
You know that when Keith cries,

1289
00:49:23,560 --> 00:49:25,079
he's... he's really feeling that,

1290
00:49:25,080 --> 00:49:26,199
and he can see something.

1291
00:49:26,200 --> 00:49:28,759
And clay isn't just fun
and throwing it around

1292
00:49:28,760 --> 00:49:30,239
and seeing what comes out.

1293
00:49:30,240 --> 00:49:32,399
It is, like, each step is like
a journey.

1294
00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:36,039
And you learn things about the clay
and yourself.

1295
00:49:36,040 --> 00:49:38,960
So, yeah, it was nice to have
that from Keith.

1296
00:49:40,200 --> 00:49:41,999
I think in hindsight, yes, I would

1297
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:43,919
definitely have done lots
of things differently.

1298
00:49:43,920 --> 00:49:47,959
Generally, I'm just happy
that it's there and I've done it.

1299
00:49:47,960 --> 00:49:50,039
Do you know what? I would absolutely
love it

1300
00:49:50,040 --> 00:49:51,639
if I could get into the final now.

1301
00:49:51,640 --> 00:49:53,199
It's this close.

1302
00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:55,119
I'd like to be there.

1303
00:49:55,120 --> 00:49:57,439
And there's a part of me
that thinks I could be there,

1304
00:49:57,440 --> 00:49:59,599
but I don't know
if I'm going to be there.

1305
00:49:59,600 --> 00:50:02,119
And any which way it goes,

1306
00:50:02,120 --> 00:50:04,759
it's going to be gutting
because someone's going to go,

1307
00:50:04,760 --> 00:50:06,720
and that sucks massively.

1308
00:50:13,800 --> 00:50:16,559
Now all decisions are important,

1309
00:50:16,560 --> 00:50:21,519
but what you decide now will decide
who will be at the final next week.

1310
00:50:21,520 --> 00:50:23,119
Yeah, absolutely. No pressure. Yeah.

1311
00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:25,519
It is a big responsibility to make
the right decision.

1312
00:50:25,520 --> 00:50:26,639
Well, let's go through them.

1313
00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:28,039
Let's start with Elham.

1314
00:50:28,040 --> 00:50:30,679
Ah! Look at that. I love it.

1315
00:50:30,680 --> 00:50:31,759
I love her story.

1316
00:50:31,760 --> 00:50:34,359
I love the path that she's taken
all the way through this process.

1317
00:50:34,360 --> 00:50:35,439
Yeah.

1318
00:50:35,440 --> 00:50:38,399
And I think her fountain was just
so beautifully put together.

1319
00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:40,799
I mean, all of our potters
had cracking issues this week,

1320
00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:42,759
but there
was just something lovely about

1321
00:50:42,760 --> 00:50:44,919
the way she created the texture of
the stone.

1322
00:50:44,920 --> 00:50:48,119
She judged the thickness of
the oxides perfectly,

1323
00:50:48,120 --> 00:50:51,199
and all of that incising on the back
panel really popped

1324
00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:53,119
because everything else was
so pared back.

1325
00:50:53,120 --> 00:50:55,359
When we think
of Elham's work this week,

1326
00:50:55,360 --> 00:50:58,719
and then compare it to somebody
like Fynn's work.

1327
00:50:58,720 --> 00:51:02,079
For me, what I loved about
his design was the application

1328
00:51:02,080 --> 00:51:03,599
of colour on those glazes. Yeah.

1329
00:51:03,600 --> 00:51:05,599
I think the thing
that was lovely about Fynn's was

1330
00:51:05,600 --> 00:51:08,319
the overall symmetry... Yeah.
...and that lovely mix

1331
00:51:08,320 --> 00:51:10,519
of kind of traditional qualities...
Yeah.

1332
00:51:10,520 --> 00:51:12,079
...and then something very
contemporary.

1333
00:51:12,080 --> 00:51:14,399
You know, that backdrop that had all
of that incised...

1334
00:51:14,400 --> 00:51:16,919
It was almost psychedelic, wasn't
it? Yeah. It was.

1335
00:51:16,920 --> 00:51:18,439
Let's talk about Bill.

1336
00:51:18,440 --> 00:51:20,399
Gosh, he had a tough old week.

1337
00:51:20,400 --> 00:51:22,239
Yeah, he did.
There were some elements

1338
00:51:22,240 --> 00:51:23,679
that had worked really beautifully,

1339
00:51:23,680 --> 00:51:25,319
like the manes of the kelpie.

1340
00:51:25,320 --> 00:51:26,719
The mosaic effect of the fish.

1341
00:51:26,720 --> 00:51:28,639
The mosaic on the fish.
That looked quite good.

1342
00:51:28,640 --> 00:51:33,519
But the face of Neptune just looked
a bit dark, a bit overpowering.

1343
00:51:33,520 --> 00:51:35,879
There wasn't much subtlety there.
Right.

1344
00:51:35,880 --> 00:51:37,279
Finally, an Angharad.

1345
00:51:37,280 --> 00:51:41,319
I love the way that she'd incised
all that work around those branches.

1346
00:51:41,320 --> 00:51:44,879
And the face and the movement
of the hair really, really worked.

1347
00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:47,559
The vase and the arm maybe not
so much.

1348
00:51:47,560 --> 00:51:51,159
But there was one mistake with
the cobalt blue.

1349
00:51:51,160 --> 00:51:53,919
Yes. And, you know,
she did have a crack,

1350
00:51:53,920 --> 00:51:55,679
but it still functioned really well.

1351
00:51:55,680 --> 00:51:57,839
Is she in danger?

1352
00:51:57,840 --> 00:52:00,439
Yeah. I think so. Anybody else?

1353
00:52:00,440 --> 00:52:01,599
Bill. Bill. Bill.

1354
00:52:01,600 --> 00:52:05,559
I love a unified judging duo.

1355
00:52:05,560 --> 00:52:08,079
Who's in line for being Potter Of
The Week?

1356
00:52:08,080 --> 00:52:09,159
I mean, I think for both of us,

1357
00:52:09,160 --> 00:52:12,639
it's either going to be Elham
or Fynn, and it's a tough decision.

1358
00:52:12,640 --> 00:52:15,839
You know, deciding on our Potter
Of The Week going into the final.

1359
00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:17,200
So we need to get it right.

1360
00:52:30,520 --> 00:52:34,680
Well done, potters.
What a semifinal!

1361
00:52:36,080 --> 00:52:38,239
The judges have
made their decision.

1362
00:52:38,240 --> 00:52:42,039
This week's Potter Of The Week,
and the first person

1363
00:52:42,040 --> 00:52:45,240
who will be joining us
at the final is...

1364
00:52:49,320 --> 00:52:50,800
...Elham.

1365
00:52:54,800 --> 00:52:57,160
Thank you.

1366
00:52:59,480 --> 00:53:01,959
Well done. Thank you.

1367
00:53:01,960 --> 00:53:06,199
And now a really,
really difficult decision.

1368
00:53:06,200 --> 00:53:11,480
The judges have decided the potter
who is leaving us this week is...

1369
00:53:14,280 --> 00:53:15,360
...Bill.

1370
00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:20,519
Yeah. I knew that. Well done.

1371
00:53:20,520 --> 00:53:22,679
I'm immensely proud of myself
for getting this far.

1372
00:53:22,680 --> 00:53:25,399
There is
so much I've taken from this.

1373
00:53:25,400 --> 00:53:28,599
Thank you. Really good. It's been...
It's been amazing.

1374
00:53:28,600 --> 00:53:30,119
It's just my week.
It's my week to go.

1375
00:53:30,120 --> 00:53:33,639
And I was looking at the other three
and I was thinking they go well

1376
00:53:33,640 --> 00:53:38,519
as a final group, and I'm happy
to go home and just chill out.

1377
00:53:38,520 --> 00:53:41,159
Gutted, gutted that Bill's not here.

1378
00:53:41,160 --> 00:53:43,599
I am so blummin' proud of him.

1379
00:53:43,600 --> 00:53:45,479
It's been such a pleasure
having you on.

1380
00:53:45,480 --> 00:53:47,799
Thank you. Well done, Bill.

1381
00:53:47,800 --> 00:53:50,919
I might not have won
Potter Of The Week,

1382
00:53:50,920 --> 00:53:53,479
but, you know,
I've won some friends.

1383
00:53:53,480 --> 00:53:54,640
That's a win in my books.

1384
00:53:56,000 --> 00:54:00,399
So, as Bill bids farewell to
the pottery, Elham's wall-mounted

1385
00:54:00,400 --> 00:54:03,720
Walter Fountain takes its place
in the Throw Down Gallery.

1386
00:54:04,840 --> 00:54:06,559
Ahhh!

1387
00:54:06,560 --> 00:54:08,479
Woo!

1388
00:54:08,480 --> 00:54:11,639
Elham had Potter Of The Week.
And a really fitting one.

1389
00:54:11,640 --> 00:54:14,319
She'd created something
that flowed very well,

1390
00:54:14,320 --> 00:54:17,199
and she just got a softness
to the overall appearance.

1391
00:54:17,200 --> 00:54:18,999
It was... it was really
extraordinary.

1392
00:54:19,000 --> 00:54:20,519
And then there were three.

1393
00:54:20,520 --> 00:54:23,319
We have our finalists at last.

1394
00:54:23,320 --> 00:54:25,359
They've all been Potter Of The Week
twice,

1395
00:54:25,360 --> 00:54:29,199
so it couldn't be more even stevens
and that's really quite exciting.

1396
00:54:29,200 --> 00:54:32,679
We're in the final.
We're in the final.

1397
00:54:32,680 --> 00:54:34,640
I never thought I'd get this far,
I really didn't.

1398
00:54:36,120 --> 00:54:38,119
I batch cooked
and I didn't cook enough.

1399
00:54:38,120 --> 00:54:41,519
Genuinely have not processed any
of it at all.

1400
00:54:41,520 --> 00:54:43,159
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

1401
00:54:43,160 --> 00:54:45,679
The fact
that I'm here is absolutely insane.

1402
00:54:45,680 --> 00:54:47,159
One last make, one last

1403
00:54:47,160 --> 00:54:49,679
second challenge and that's it.

1404
00:54:49,680 --> 00:54:51,519
It's been a massive roller-coaster.

1405
00:54:51,520 --> 00:54:54,319
My head's already spiralling
out into ideas

1406
00:54:54,320 --> 00:54:57,439
and actually trying to figure out
what I need to do.

1407
00:54:57,440 --> 00:54:58,480
Roll on next week.

1408
00:55:00,320 --> 00:55:01,439
Next time...

1409
00:55:01,440 --> 00:55:04,559
Now, the moment you've all been
waiting for.

1410
00:55:04,560 --> 00:55:06,559
The final.

1411
00:55:06,560 --> 00:55:07,799
Oh, my God!

1412
00:55:07,800 --> 00:55:10,039
Blows my mind that I'm here now.

1413
00:55:10,040 --> 00:55:12,439
It's quite overwhelming.
It's a big deal.

1414
00:55:12,440 --> 00:55:15,519
I'm gonna give it every single bit
of me.

1415
00:55:15,520 --> 00:55:17,599
BLEEP!

1416
00:55:17,600 --> 00:55:19,599
My legs are shaking.

1417
00:55:19,600 --> 00:55:22,639
Flipping heck! So much to do.

1418
00:55:22,640 --> 00:55:24,359
This year's winner...

1419
00:55:24,360 --> 00:55:26,199
Is not going to be an easy one,
is it?

1420
00:55:26,200 --> 00:55:29,160
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1421
00:55:31,960 --> 00:55:33,279
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1422
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