Making Easy Bisque Drape Molds from Household Objects Without Plaster- Day 31 Quarantine Distraction
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- čas přidán 15. 04. 2020
- Coronavirus Quarantine: Video 31
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What’s a potter to do when they don’t have access to their favorite drape molds?? If you are stuck at home out of the studio and you want to make drape molds for handbuilding, this video covers simple objects and how I make drape molds for them. All my drape molds are at school in my classroom currently, and I can’t get to them. In this video, I discuss how you can make drape molds from just about anything you have around your house! Cornstarch is the one item you probably have in your kitchen that you could use as a release. I know lots of people use things like Pam or vegetable spray, but I don’t like to get it in my clay. (My personal preference) I use thick slabs- about ⅜” thick in order to create the versatile drape molds which when fired can be used endlessly!
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This was very helpful! Your students are fortunate to have such talented instructor😊
I love your videos. Your students are very lucky to have a teacher like you! Going into the studio make molds this morning. Thank you!
Loved the 28 glaze techniques. So concisely presented with lots of details. I can tell you are a teacher. Thank you.
You’re a great instructor and your students are lucky to have you. I’ve learned a lot from you. I hope your daughter is improving.
She is- thank you so much!! She has a bit of coughing that may stick around a few more weeks as an after effect of the pneumonia... but she is so much better! Thanks!
As a high school math teacher and hobby potter, teaching at an arts magnet school and drowning in creating math videos, I am *loving* your series. Thanks to you I have finally set up a clay reclamation system and am playing with pinch pots (almost exclusively been throwing on the wheel for years). Now I am planning to make some drape molds. I work online during the day, then head off to my studio, largely because you are keeping me motivated (and sane). Your videos mean more than I can say. On a separate note, your daughter is in my thoughts everyday as I head to the studio. Many blessings.
I love these bisque moulds. They are easy to make and are less fragile than plaster. Corn flour is a trick that I saw in the 80s and had forgotten about. I admire your work and video
I'm really glad that i met your channel. I'm a ceramics and glass student and i wanted to appreciate your passion in ceramics, your love towards your students. Teaching requires a deep passion and even in colleges we don't see passionate professors/assistants..etc. Wishing you a happy week!
Loved these ideas . Tip on texturing with ruler 👍 and the double bowl. Using household items wow! Thanks for the ideas
What a blast from the past my mom had the Tupperware salt and pepper shakers like you used for the cornstarch way back in the 70's!
Excellent video, really got the ideas flowing!
Absolutely brilliant, generous tutorial. Many thanks from Hayling Island, UK.
Lovely, going to try this this weekend! Would love to see a video about making hand-built nesting bowls. (:
Thank you, Karan, for your kind reply and all the information.
Thank you for fixing the Crack... that was very helpful!
You're welcome! That was a mistake which is super common for my kids, and I figured you all could benefit from learning from my mistake due to my hasty drying outside!
these videos have been so helpful for handbuilding at home! thank you SO much for these!
You may have started this project for your students or out of quarantine boredom, but now we are ALL your students LOL! I have watched probably 20 of your videos and wish I had discovered you two years ago when I first started my pottery addiction. You are a fabulous instructor and with very easy to follow instructions and very much inspire me. At 67 I feel like I can do anything after watching your videos! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Wow, during a really hard school week, this is a much appreciated comment! Thank you so much!!!
Very useful!! Thanks so much for sharing your expertise!! 😊
Rather than wheel throwing in the studio, I'll be doing hand building at home. Your demos will help. Thank you!
I've been wanting a rectangular slump mold and I hate buying what I can make. Thanks for the food tray idea. 👍👍👍
Thank you. Great tips!
Hello Karen, thank you for this very useful tutorial! Could you tell us what that green tool is called which you used to take the edge off of the rectangular drape mold? Many thanks :-)
what a marvellous video. As a novice to understanding greenware and bisque and molds i had no idea that what you demonstrated was a viable option. And you explained why it had to be rolled out as thicker clay over existing items found in the home to eventually become a bisque mold.
To create a future bisque (after it is fired) mold from objects found in the home using the clay the way you described and demonstrated was a revelation.
But to create greenware do i surely then still need a mold that has to have liquid clay poured into reusable mold held together with straps until the clay is leather hard?
Greenware is very difficult to purchase in my area. The one supplier of greenware in my area closed his business. you explained it all very clearly. '
I did do short Saturday morning class for few lessons (painting direct on greenware that was then fired by the teacher and the following week glazing it and then fired again).
However the lady running the classes also had to end her classes when the greenware supplier above closed his business. So she could no longer provide the greenware. items. I found painting direct on greenware a very satisfying activity.
I have been able to fix a similar sized crack in bone dry clay by wetting it with vinegar and rubbing fresh clay into it. End result was a small hair fine line that still showed up once fired, but the glazes covered that up just fine
Thank you! 🙏❤️
Thank you again especially love the use of corn flour I will definitely use that technique.
great video. thanks so much
Such an inspiration! Thank you thank you!
I don’t know if you noticed this but at the time stamp 1:23 you have an orb fly right into the left side of your head. It’s right after you say “it’s wired, but” and fix your glasses.
I saw it too!
I Love your videos
Thank you a great video 😊
Thanks for sharing!
If you dab a little vinegar on the crack after scoring it helps!
lindas todas as peças, obrigada por ensinar, moro no Brasil
Thanks for this great video. Which temperature do you fire these to maintain them porous? I use earthenware clay, which I usually fire at around 900º C
I fire to cone 04 when I bisque fire... that's about 1945 F. :)
You said fire at a low temperature, what would you fire these at if not at a cone 04 bisque? Thank you!
Awesome
Thank you soooo much for showing that one, you dried it out too much and made a mistake, and two, you showed how to fix it!!
I really like and enjoy your videos. Thanks for all the time that you put in doing them. I have a question on the rectangular pot. Why didn’t you form the mold on the outside of the pot? It seems to me that making to form inside the model it will be smaller than the original because of the clay thickness. Then when you form an actual piece it will be even smaller because of clay shrinkage. I know you have a good reason for what you did. Thanks for your time.
It’s because there were stamped letters on the exterior of the bottom! Yes, it will be smaller- but I didn’t particularly care for the demo. I could have put tape over the letters on the tray to flatten the area first... but just elected to go to the inside! :)
KaransPotsAndGlass Thanks for your prompt reply.
Te assisto do Brasil. Amo seu trabalho. Gostaria que fosse legendado em Portugues. Gratidao 🥰
Love your black plate on the wall 😊
Thanks!!
Did you do it? Let’s do a class on that 👍 😁
Ha- yes! Thank you! 😁
Sorry lol that sounds rude 😑 Can you show us how? Please and thanks 😊
where do you get your tools from?
Hello Karan,
I wonder what material your table is made off? When I make slabs they always stick to the table. And thanks for all these nice videos. I love them, Dieter from Brussels, Belgium
It is a canvas covered board! :)
@@KaransPotsAndGlass Is it attached with a staple gun underneath?
Is there no need to wedge the clay for these things?
How to fire these if you are at home without a kiln?
Your rolling pin looks pretty big and heavy duty. Where did you get it?
Try this:
www.grainger.com/product/41G571?ef_id=Cj0KCQiAsqOMBhDFARIsAFBTN3fJKUk496H6nCGXFGLhhF1_8tQhxFHv-xTVQtIlotTWBrkbxEQNFHAaAlhCEALw_wcB:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!2966!3!264955915847!!!g!438409284165!&gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2295:4P7A1P:20501231&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsqOMBhDFARIsAFBTN3fJKUk496H6nCGXFGLhhF1_8tQhxFHv-xTVQtIlotTWBrkbxEQNFHAaAlhCEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Great video as always!!! Many thanks! I used that tool (Shredder Rasp Tool ) , but this tool now is like rusty. Can this tool to have contact with water? because I left it in water. Thanks!
I always wash mine when done- and dry it- it does help to preserve it. Yeah, avoid ever leaving it in contact with water. Many clay tools don't like that, whether steel or wooden. A little oil- like wd40 or another spray oil can help to preserve it too. Don't worry about the rust, as you use it, the rust will probably wear off... going forward, just try to keep it clean and dry when not using it! :)
@@KaransPotsAndGlass thank you !!! You are my favorite teacher in CZcams😊
Awww- thanks!! 🥰
Hi there, Can i just ask if cornstarch is the same as English cornflower or custard powder? or can you use flour?
Anne Ward Hi Anne - yes in the U.K. We call it cornflour. It's a great idea - much better than things that leave a tacky surface. I wouldn't use custard powder though.
Hello🥰 I'm Arezoo who recently become acquainted with pottery and decided to choose it as my profession. I've been following your instructional videos since I first saw them, but I only taken a simple class and I don't have access to any good classes in the country that I live -Latvia- so would you please guide me how can I benefit your training courses ?
I would say if you don't have the opportunity to take classes in person somewhere, you could benefit from the video instruction if you worked in your own space/home. Finding someone who will fire your pieces may be the most challenging. My videos are great for those people who have access to clay whether or not they are working in a class situation. :) Of course, I make them for my students, but tons of other people find them helpful! :)
KaransPotsAndGlass Thank you for your response.Yes your videos are perfect and really helpful 🥰I love them.Do you have any online courses? How can I attend to your courses?
where can you buy the green scrapper tool you used? tks
Is this the one you’re talking about? www.theceramicshop.com/product/25348/rib-large-platter-mudtool/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAh4j-BRCsARIsAGeV12DuUvtMqZLnrvg2BBiMdnr_KJBA3a_Jkq58uqTOagAtwi97HUMnuXQaAkc6EALw_wcB
how do you keep your nails nice doing this? I'm learning a lot from you and thought I would ask that as well. thank you!
Lol! Thanks for noticing! ;). I use a dip method- and do it myself! I have a link at the bottom of my Googledoc in the video description with what I use! (Revel) I was so vain a few years ago, I was tired of my hands looking like man-hands and wanted to make them look nicer in my videos! Ha! :)
@@KaransPotsAndGlass I use Revel too! Okay good to know. I chopped my nails down to shorties. Im still learning hand building techniques, I might become less messy as I get more skilled with the clay, maybe, maybe not! I'm glad to see another woman with pretty nails doing this :-) Thank you for responding!
New to clay. You cleaned up edges with a "sherf horn?" (That is what it sounded like.) I have looked on-line and can find nothing like yours in clay tools, or even in hand graters. Where can I get this tool?
Surforms are made by Stanley sold in home improvement stores. Mudtools makes brilliant shredders which are sold as pottery tools!
What are the wooden sticks you’re using called?
Hardwood thickness strips or slab sticks. Sold in sets by ceramic suppliers. However, if you use the jumbo paint sticks sold in paint sections, those work perfectly for 1/4" sticks!!
Do you need to use fresh clay or is it acceptable to use recycled clay?
You can use recycled clay! That doesn't matter! :)
What kind of clay are you using? Thank you, Susan
Hi Susan- sorry for the delay- in this video it’s BMix cone 6 w/grog
Are you rolling on canvas table cloth?
I have my work bench covered/stretched in heavy canvas. I like it as a work surface, but have heard recommendations of birch plywood and hardiboard as well as surfaces on which people like to work. I sponge my canvas off aggressively at the end of every work session to keep down dust.
Can these be used for slumping glass?
Yes!!’ If kiln washed properly!
What is the tool that you are using? The one that looks like a grater.
That is a surform or shredder! Stanley brand or Mudtools!
hi can these ceramic molds be left to air dry and then be used as y mold for polomeric clay and used multiple times in a electric oven
hmmm... Perhaps they would work fine as bone dry clay- but I have never tried with polymer clay. I assume it would work?? Just know, unfired bone dry clay is brittle and very easy to chip or break!
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What is your table top made of?
plywood with canvas
what is vegatable spray, can i make with a blender and some caRROTS . and "pan" ??
No. It is vegetable oil in a spray
Seems like all the time you spent fixing crack was about equal to just making another, but nice to know how to fix. Thanks!
Totally agree- just used that as a teaching moment on how to fix cracks correctly! Beginners often make the mistake of just blending over them- and that never works!
سلام من میتونم بجای کوره از فر اجاق گاز استفاده کنم؟
What is the desired thickness of a slab tray?
That depends on the size. So in this video I was making molds to use... and the molds would be thicker than a normal end product. So, the molds would be 3/8" to 1/2" thick.
I like the idea of making a mold out of clay. My plaster olds are always chipping/cracking
Could you actually make a bowl by slumping the clay into the metal bowl?
Yes! You absolutely can! I making a bisque mold however because it’s easier as the clay will not get stuck to it! They are more versatile!
KaransPotsAndGlass cool! Thanks!
Curious how thick your slabs are!
I’m pretty sure I made those about three eights of an inch thick to be a little bit more durable since I wanted to use them as molds. If I were building a dish to be functional from that I probably would go more like a quarter inch.
@@KaransPotsAndGlass thanks!
why not make a pin prick to allow the air to escape from under the clay?
you certainly could- I just didn't find it necessary- as when I pushed the clay down the air snuck out! :)
The object that you use to make the drape mould needs to be a big one. The clay of the mould shrinks as it dries and bisqued, then the final product also shrinks as it dries and is fired.
Good point to always factor in shrinking. (My intention was to just make smaller molds in the video of course!) ;)
If you fill an old sock with your cornstarch it is much easier
That’s also a nice way to do it! I’ve tried both ways- but still like the brush! :)
Queen, angel pls be my ceramic mum
lolololol!!!!
no watch now button
Am I missing something? Watch now for what? Thanks for any help!
Just too much talk, not enough demos!
Because I TEACH high school kids- I often need a great deal of explaining for them to understand deliberate craft… rather just winging it and having poor craft or a lack of understanding…