Good morning. I'm John Hunter.

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The video likely worked due to the unexpected and adorable presence of the kitten, which created a heartwarming and shareable moment that overshadowed the typical content of pottery making. The combination of a skilled craftsperson and a cute animal is a universally appealing formula.

Summary

A potter, John Hunter, is shown trimming an elephant pot on a pottery wheel with a kitten in his apron. He explains his process of shaping the pot and its legs, referencing past experiences with school groups and the use of elephant tails for jewelry.

Structure

1Introduction and kitten companion
2Trimming an elephant pot
3Explaining the process of shaping legs
4Mentioning past experiences with school groups
5Demonstrating making the tail and jewelry
6Finalizing the pot's form

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Trim an elephant pot with me and my little friend #kitten #elaphant #ceramics #funny #pottery

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Good morning. I'm John Hunter. And Georgie and I are gonna be trimming an elephant pot that I started yesterday. And it's too thick. Making an elephant pot. And I'll make the legs on the wheel. I used to come and visit. We had a bunch of teams come from a high school in Atlanta. We used to divide them up and half the kids would work at community hope school. And the other half would make bricks. And I remember one girl was very worried about her nails. She said, "I'm not sure her nails survive the brick making." So I guess it's okay. It passed inspection. And the next thing I do is I actually make the legs. And I squish them in like this. Make the four legs. And then I make the tail. And then what I do is I make all sorts of jewelry out of elephant tails. And then I make the tail. And that's the next part after that. I guess it's okay. Passed inspection.