Making and Using Simple Press Molds to Alter Wheel Thrown Cylinders

This video shows the process I used for making little press molds for pressing designs into wheel thrown cylinders. This video is not intended in any way to be a political statement. I am just trying to show/demonstrate a technique! For this video, I was filming the process I used to make my commemorative Coronavirus Cups. In no way do I mean to make light of the pandemic- I am commemorating my second vaccine shot I was able to receive this week, as well as the milestone reached when we hit the year mark from the moment we went into lockdown last March. I made these cups as gifts for some friends of the family who are in the medical field. There are a few more of these available in my Etsy store currently if you would like one. Here is a direct link to the listing: https://www.etsy.com/KaransPotsAndGlass/listing/954170458/corona-virus-mug-wheel-thrown-and?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1615849825046 For the great tools I frequently use, check out this link to a live Googledoc I continually update with lots of my favorite tools on Amazon using my associate links! (also some non-amazon suggestions on here!) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XbYPQjjJnHrQG5xyWGMHZkEcZj5N8VnUAbFZdJRrRmU/edit?usp=sharing I am a public high school ceramics teacher at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. (Mason is currently the largest high school in Ohio!) As a potter, I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 28 years, the past 20 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site; https://www.etsy.com/shop/KaransPotsAndGlass I started my Youtube channel a few years ago, to make videos to help my students if they are absent and miss a demo, or if they would like to explore more advanced techniques independently. I have been amazed to reach such a wider audience than my own students! Please subscribe to my channel if you would like to receive channel updates, or would like to learn more about clay and studio processes!