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I'm so glad! Thank you!

I think best practice is to move and manipulate the clay as little as possible, sure, but there’s also a lot of wiggle room depending on your goals and experience. I don’t think I was too worried about warping for this mug. :)

Aw thanks! I could have picked one that didn’t have red glaze in the rim for the video but oh well. 😂

If I’m in a hurry I can do that, but I try to only use it for the last bits of drying, not the full process. It’s been pretty rainy so everything is taking its sweet time drying. But no hurry!

@@sonja.ceramics that’s good to know. I wasn’t sure if it was just not common practice or if there was a specific reason. Makes sense now :) thanks!

I’ve also heard that the moisture can cause more wear and tear on the elements so also not a great thing to do too frequently. 🤷‍♀️Idk if that’s true.

Hi! I go back and forth between 1 lb 6 oz and 4 oz. I prefer to do 1lb6oz and then trim a lot away.

Thank you! Love your work by the way. :) @@sonja.ceramics

@@katiestruck2462 wow thank YOU so much!!!

No problem! I was using them to weigh down the clay and help it dry without warping. Now a days I just compress more and dry more slowly. :)

It helps the clay stay flat

Thank YOU!

oh my gosh thank you for asking! This is my Etsy account: studiokodimer.etsy.com I have a mug listing and only have pictures with the Julian stamp on it! but the listing is for the mug without the stamp! I just haven't gotten pics of the stamp-free mugs! (If you want a Julian mug though let me know.)

They’ll be in upcoming videos! Thanks for wanting to see them though!!! 😊

I cannot claim to have come up with it but I can’t remember who I learned it from!

Haha I get it! I’ve been posting on Instagram for such a long time! Just flying through the video! I’ll be doing a few videos of each individual thing over the next few days. :)

@@sonja.ceramics Awesome! 😁

That’s super helpful, thanks! Would you use that for molds as well? I bought hydro stone or hydro cal (can’t remember and not in the studio right now) to finish pouring my damp boxes when I couldn’t get any pottery plaster. The great people at the clay shop mentioned the plaster I bought is less absorbent than potter plaster which is why I didn’t use it on my reclaim table. Hence the mold question. I don’t use molds but I’d like to get them figured out someday. Maybe I’ll hunt down some gauging plaster and do some experiments. Someday. So much to do. 😊

Also would that mean someone would put up a piece of board and then put a thick layer of plaster on it? Were the walls 1/6”? Sounds thin!

Yes definitely will! I ran out of plaster. Still waiting for that shipment to arrive! Will do another pour when it comes in.

I think that one was standing! 😁

Whatever gets the job done! I have been using whatever random plaster forms I had laying around. And they were always in the way. I’ll try adding a pillow case to the layers!

Hi! So I glaze everything as one whole piece and then I carefully wipe the glaze off of the stamp. It’s taken some practice to do it so I don’t wipe the details away.

Thank you 🤗

Hi! I use Laguna bmix for this. The slab is about 1/4 inch.

Oh great! I didn’t have an immersion blender at the time but that helps a lot!

Thanks!

Hi! I’m just not good at being super active on here. It comes and goes!

Sorry was out of town. The table surface is cement board. It’s nice because it’s absorbent so nothing sticks to it very long.

That’s cute! You’d just rest your head on the clay and doze off.

Oooo that’s a good question. It’s been a long time since I made these. I only use Laguna glazes and it’s one of their whites but I don’t know the exact one.

Haha thanks! When I first started (I’m absolutely always learning) my goal was to learn how to throw well at high speeds. So I always kept it fast even though I messed up even more probably.

Hi I'm sorry for the delay! I use the beans to help weigh down the clay so it dries evenly and flat.

Hi! Yes this is cement board. I love it!

Hi! That is a liquid wax. It keep glaze from sticking to certain areas.

Can i use bee wax ?

I think a thick 1/4 inch.

I allow the clay to firm up for awhile. It will hold its shape more easily. But I also sometimes have trouble with the clay flopping!

Thank you! 😊

Thank you!

Sorry for the delay! The glaze ingredients are sort of immortal. But if the liquid dries out you have to go through the entire process again to be sure the glaze is smooth and clump free.

@@sonja.ceramics thank you for the info and taking the time to answer me! Happy new year🎉☺️

@@suzieduchesneau8271 happy new year!!! Hopefully I’ll get into the groove and start making more videos this year hahah

oh I'm so glad thank you! I've learned so much too and hope to start making more videos soon.

Good question.

sorry for the delay! It's a chunk of plaster I made. Basically I poured potter plaster into a plastic Tupperware container, let it firm, popped it out and then used it to hold the dish.

I haven't gotten set up for online sales yet, but do sell my work in a shop in Julian, California called "crow and lilac". You can contact them at crowandlilac.com

Do you mean the large brick like form? It's a chunk of plaster I made. Basically I poured potter plaster into a plastic Tupperware container, let it firm, popped it out and then used it to hold the dish. Let me know if you meant something else.

I made it!