My six year old son was so invested in this video. When you were packing the kiln he kept saying under his breath, "I believe in you, I believe in you." ❤😂 We thought they looked great.
Hello Shelby, I believe that the opening in the back will slip over a nail that is in the wall. I think that they would be well supported and hang flush with the wall. It is nice to see all the different versions and I am confidant that you will learn how to fix the cracking issue. We all can be hard on ourselves when things do not react the way we expect, but this is how we grow. Thanks for the hard work you do for these videos and for taking us along on the journey.
As someone that has the 3 flying ducks on the wall this is exactly how you hang them. You hammer a nail or put a screw into the wall and then the little round hole slips over the end of the screw/nail so they are flush to the wall. I also think there is a special type of hook you can get to hang them from drywall.
Was thinking the same thing, a nail or a hook are often used to hang something like that "invisible". Sadly not a potter so no advise about the cracking. The birds are very cute though!!
Shelby I used to pour these you need to pour much lighter drain sooner the head to wing crack is possibly an air gap in the head but mostly due to head being full. Then get the mold open to set up and then add wing when it is formed wings also need to drain and poke a hole into the body where they join.
I have some roosters that hang the same way…all you need is to tap a nail angled upwards and they will sit flush on the wall. I’m restarting my grandmother’s ceramic business and absolutely love watching your mistakes and experiences with your work! You give me confidence that everything will be okay and I will make my grandmother proud. Thank you Shelby! ❤
I think the cracking problem could be fixed by taking the birds out of the molds sooner. If too much shrinking occurs while the clay is in the mold and part of the mold interferes with the clay's ability to shrink without being stressed it could result in cracking (especially in that curve where the wing attaches to the body). I also slip cast and have found that that usually solves the problem. Good luck!
I’d use it as a nail hole as well. If the angle isn’t quite right, you can use nano tape-that double sided silicone tape. That way you can secure it at whatever angle you want.
As an American, I just love when you work with plant/animal life pieces from Australia! It’s such a cool way to learn more about your beautiful country and it’s so sweet how passionate you are about your natural, local spaces + animal friends 🤍
Love love love your enthusiasm and heart for Australian birds, animals and plants. Your genuine love and kindness is amazing and thank you for sharing it. Love these birds and I’m sure you‘ll figure out the cracking situation and help them take flight ❤
I agree with the notion of reinforcing the hanging method. Adding a hanger with more options for angles and direction will give you lots of choices and the confidence that all of your hard (hard!) work won’t come crashing to the floor! Like other commenters I had to google up some photos and the pics show the pink as very vibrant. You’ll get the glaze right. Test tiles may be the ticket since the birds are so so delicate?
I know you weren't too happy with these, but I think they're fantastic! I love the vintage flying birds. I'm not a slipcaster but I do work with clay... I think you're right that there's some sort of tension causing the cracking. I wonder if just taking some extra time to compress the spot would help. That or maybe adding a bit of extra clay in the spot to support it. As for the hanging, maybe a couple of holes on the back that you could string a wire through? Just suggestions! Love the video, as usual, especially your commentary at the end when trying to hang the birds. You're an expert at the "Australian No".😆
I love watching you even though you struggled a bit. It is real and human we all have to remember that..there is no such thing as perfect there is always room for improvements. I'm in the US and it would've been nice to see a picture inserted of these particular birds like you did with the blue bees
Definitely too hard on yourself …which you know 🫶🏼 These are so great! I’ve been waiting & hoping for flying ducks to come out. It’s the missing piece above the piano where our Shelby shelf ducks have come to rest. But flying Pink & Greys!! That takes the absolute cake. Love love love them. I hope they make their way to your shop one day. The colours in the blue one are so gorgeous, too. Wonder how a series of different Aussie cockatoos would look? Like pink & greys, sulphur crested & red tailed black cockatoo!
I haven’t owned a cat in over 10 years, but when you kitty’s bell tingled I immediately thought there was a cat in my house 😂 The three coloured glaze ones actually remind me of the overhead light fittings in your studio!
I love love love these. I can't wait to see them painted in all the different colours of galahs. I've scene in the past sets with 3 different coloured galahs. The hole slots onto a hook or nail when hanging
Oh wow! I found a kookaburra one of these at my local op shop and got it for my dad. They broke my heart when they told me they'd sold its mate earlier. Now I'm guessing there were originally three of them? The galahs are divine, now I want a set for my dad to go with his kookaburra that he hung on his front door (I believe the hole in the back sits over any hook or nail, from memory). Stunning work!! ✨
I think what may help with the cracking is when you're letting them get to leather hard, have them dry more slowly. That spot is really thin compared to the rest of the piece. I think it may be drying too quickly, but not enough to where it's cracking before you fire it; but it's introducing enough stress so that it cracks when you do fire it.
It might just be my computer screen but the brighter pink seems like a better fit to me. Either way they all look so cute and your enthusiasm for galahs is so sweet, my poor old farmer dad would wholeheartedly disagree though.
The Galahs are sooo cute!! I think if you play with the mold some more and you figure out how to keep the cracks from happening, then you are going to have a very popular item for your store. Most Aussie I have met simply love Galahs. I have heard they are really sweet and beautiful birds and are good for keeping creepy crawlies from your gardens. The cutest birds we have in Arizona are Cactus Wrens and even they are kinda plain compared to Galahs. Hope you are able to fiddle with them to make them work.
These are stunning! I actually interned at my local zoo in the bird department (US) and was in charge of feeding the Australian aviaries so I’ve gotten up close and personal with these gorgeous guys
I am NO potter or craftsman but I use 3M Velcro Command strips on EVERYTHING I hang in my home. As long as you have a flat surface against the wall you can make it work, just a thought so you have less pressure to worry about how to attach it. Sending ❤ from the 🇺🇸! 😊
I love how they look. No one would notice the crack, and you can just be careful hanging them. Glad you added the join button. I've lived your content on my old channel for a long time!
I LOVE THEM ! The colours are lovely and the detail of the feathers is gorgeous ! They look great hanging on the wall too ! Cool twist on the flying duck s
I love the yellow as it looks like an antique. The cracking is minimal and only you noticed it. The hole is for a nail. You could also use dry wall hooks, they are also called monkey hooks that should work w the holes.😊
I have used epoxy clay to atatch one of those triangular things to hang picture frames in a couple of ceramic things. It works really well but doesn't look pretty (but is out of sight sooo...) Also, I just finish watching The lost flowers of Alice Heart per your recomendation. Is really good and the filmography is sooo beautifull. Australian native flowers are really pretty (love the set of mugs you made too) P.d.: sorry for my english
I absolutely love your videos. I’m so very happy I found them before I started painting my house again. Your voice and personality are so soothing they bring me such a peaceful joy. Thank you for this series.
I think they are amazing. I have a bird obsessed kid. Well … to be honest she’s animal obsessed but she loves watching birds. It would be so cool to see these painted in mated pairs. I know I would spend a small fortune to get a pair for my kiddo to hang on a wall or inside a shadow box.
I have a daughter who would go INSANE to have these, she LOVES birds, especially Australian birds. They are gorgeous! If you can't work out hooks you could just stick command strips on the back, the ones with the hook and loop, I have heaps of things stuck to my walls via that method
I think they are WONDERFUL -- even with the cracks. I'd be perfectly happy to put them on the wall with those slight cracks; it's not like they have to hold liquids or survive being washed in a sink. And I had never even heard the word "galah" until this video -- what pretty birds!
I love the way the birds turned out! The pink and gray is a wonderful color combination🥰 I wonder if you put a little bit of slip on the area that tends to crack before glazing if that would help with the cracking issue in that spot😳 what do you think? Do you want to try one?😃🩷💐🌷🌻🍒🍦
These are so cool. So the purple bird I wasn't a fan of until you put it with the yellow and blue ones. Then they all worked and looked really cute together.
Omgosh cracks or not they are SO CUTE!!! 💗 Also just hang them on a long nail or something, on the wall already. You trying to hang them up in the board gave me so much anxiety for the sweet birbs 😆
I don't know how you're supposed to hang them, but I would think just a nail would work. The holes on the back remind me of these decorative Italian plates my mom has. We have them on the wall via a nail with a large head. They kind of slot in and settle and just hang there. But like I said, I don't know if that how it's supposed to work.
Yess that’s what I am thinking of too! I think I just feel nervous about the commitment of putting a nail in the wall just to test if they will hang. They will definitely work on a nail! Thank you!!
@@ShelbySherrittCommand do stick on nails for hanging things (I’m a renter and needed one to hang a clock that is meant to hang on a nail, it worked great)
Oh I love them! Galahs are a special ‘spirit animal’ for some dearly loved and missed family members, so as soon as you opened these it was love for me! Traveling Australia we have seen so many different shades of galahs, too! I’d be too nervous to hang straight from a nail as someone else mentioned, however I love a good 3M command hook! Hope you find a way to love them, because I’d love if they became a regular I can get my hands on a set! 😍
Those birds are so cute! When I lived in Aus, I saw them everywhere but I thought they were super exotic and took loads of photos of them which the locals thought was weird - I didn't realise they were common in Aus!
Hi Shelby, my mum suggested that when you do the Glalars again maybe you could put some copper wire in them so when you fire them with the wire in they might not crack like they did this time also I love you videos that you do
Oh my gosh I totally understand your excitement for this mould, I've been searching for china wild duck since I was a kid, how cool to find galahs! I so hope you can figure this mould out because I'd absolutely love a set
Oh these are adorable, I'm hanging out for your next stocking. "If blu tak can take paint off the walls of my house-" my Harry Potter poster (circa 2004) ended with my mum teaching me how to colour match a swatch and blend a wall patch.
When you began painting the head, I felt you were bringing to life a precious Gallah that had been forgotten about for so many years long and was so happy you were bringing life to them again❤
My seagull hangs by the hole in the back. I use a slightly heavy headed nail and tap it into the wall leaving it sticking out to accommodate just the thickness of the clay. He has been that way for years. These are so pretty!
Silicone is a very strong adhesive that is excellent to attach non porous material to each other. I have used it to glue glass to glass and pottery to bowling balls for garden globes. It’s the stuff you use with aquariums. It’s waterproof and stays flexible. I think you can attach something to the back of the birds with it.
Hi Shelby! I love these! I think if you make a bit of an overhanging lip in the carve out and glue a thin strip of felt in there with e6000 adhesive, that’ll hook nicely over a nail or picture hanger and protect the fragile lip.
I love these I know you were hoping for different colors but they remind me of my Grammy and Grampa's house in the summer as a child. I love your channel Thank you for sharing your amazing finds and artwork with us.
I caught a few of your unveiling. The birds are Awesome! I think a simple wire hoop formed and epoxy poured into hold them should work to hang and make functional.
Beautiful galahs! If I were you I would compress the clay around that cracking area after removing the mould. Whilst moving them before bisque they should be kept very supported. The neck will act like a hinge as the head pulls down away from the body. Any cracks you did get could be reinforced with a tiny bit of clear UV resin and a UV torch. They are just so lovely. We get flocks of galahs here in Canberra... I love watching them chatter together.
About a hook, I wonder if you could do the wire like you were thinking but support it with a bit of ceramic fiber blanket or a hole in a fiber kiln shelf to keep it from collapsing. I work in metal clay and support the bails on pendants this way in the kiln. Love these so much; always a joy to watch!
In terms of hanging, I have a few ideas: If the hole is hollow enough, you could thread something through to the other hole and tie it up. Or you could have... Something like a stick with a loop, that you could insert in a hole and then it clings to the back and because its broader than the hole, it would hold? What about hooks on top before bisquing? Or just a nail in the wall? There are other nail like hangings and hooks, that go into the wall, where you can just hang things from.
Oh, I love them! ❤ The blue one is so pretty. My mom used to use Sticky Tack (idk if that's the same as Blue Tack?) in addition to picture hooks on some of the porcelain decorations she hung in our stairway and they hung for like decades lol.
Wow this turned out amazing! They are such unique designs and I think the blue one is my favourite, though it does look a little bit like a budgie in that colour ❤
The cracking would bother anyone who works with clay. From what I remember, cracking happens because of air bubbles, drying speed, or joining the wing. Maybe the clay is too thin right there too. Many don't realize these flaws take away the value of the piece too. I worked with clay a long time ago in college and have made my own mold aming other things. Cracking happened there during a raku fire and rather mysteriously on this gentleman'd piece who neither him nor the professor could figure out why. Its a real artform that has it's dissapontments. I had an instructor who threw away pieces by slamming them into a metal trash can breaking them. It was so dramatic and she was so talented, most of us didn't get it. You're good natured about it. And I like this series.❤ From Texas USA 🤠🇺🇸
Hey! In Germany (and surely in many other countries too), they put two little holes in the rim on the backside of decorative plates and such and after the last firing, they thread some kind of string or wire through them, to create a loop to hang on a nail... maybe you could do something similar on the backside of those gorgeous birds?!
You are so pro! I mean how you pay attention to every detail, like the eye that you think needs to be slightly less prominent. I'm sure you will work out the crack issue and the hanging method and find the the coloring that transmits your vision in the best way. I don't have a favorite yet. What a coincidence, by the way, as I have been watching some parrot videos lately (Gizmo, the African grey is my favorite of those).
I love these, I’m sorry you had such a hard time with them. We had a set of flying swallows on the wall when I was a kid. They were black and gold and possibly cast metal. These are so beautiful and colourful 💖💖💖
I have never seen a Galah, I love your enthusiasm for Australian nature. The brighter ones remind me of flamingo tourist pottery from the 1960’s. Not necessarily nature accurate, but a beautiful decor addition. The trio of primary colors are my favorite and could see them in nursery design with primary colors. I would not allow the crack to dim your enthusiasm for these, painting them to match their real counterparts can be a work in progress. If you get a chance to show us your inspiration plants and birds it would be lovely. Cheers from the Midwest USA 💜
I bought a ceramic wall art piece once, and on the backside it was a permanent patch/sticker with a small metal ring to hang on a nail. I have seen them in shops where they sell frames and home repair stuff.
To hang them just look for plate hangers. The ones that have an adhesive back, which I'm sure you epoxy, and a metal triangle. You can usually find them on different sizes. Cute birds.
Yeah I slip cast a lot too. Where you're getting those cracks is a narrow point in the mould. When its drying its contracting and you're getting tiny hairline cracks that open up when you fire them. Its also possible that because of the shape the moisture is being pulled out by the plaster a little unevenly, so this area is drying faster and making the problem worse. You could try pulling them from the mould a bit sooner than you usually would, but I don't know if you'd then get warping.
I’ve seen doves like this but they were applied to a flat planter front. I’ve also seen the doves, which have the wings just like those, applied to pillars around the top and to a ceiling medallion. As a 3D ornament and they were glued. And E6000 is a great glue for the hooks
Can't speak for the gallahs, but the ducks are weighted so the nail in the wall (that everyone has suggested) hangs them at the perfect angle. I love these. I love seeing all the versions of the duck on a wall. Crown Lynne in NZ did some copies of the ducks, as well as a set of swallows and I think a couple of other birds. I adore the *ducks on the wall but make them not ducks* aesthetic so much! My initial reaction to the purple guy was also "argh!" But I think it was just because it was among the galah coloured galahs. As a set I love the pop colour ones... but maybe wouldn't put them somewhere they could stare into my soul for too long at a time...😅
My six year old son was so invested in this video. When you were packing the kiln he kept saying under his breath, "I believe in you, I believe in you." ❤😂 We thought they looked great.
Oh my gosh that’s so wholesome
So sweet!!!!
Sooo precious 😊
❤❤❤little potter in the making! What a sweety❤
Hello Shelby, I believe that the opening in the back will slip over a nail that is in the wall. I think that they would be well supported and hang flush with the wall. It is nice to see all the different versions and I am confidant that you will learn how to fix the cracking issue. We all can be hard on ourselves when things do not react the way we expect, but this is how we grow. Thanks for the hard work you do for these videos and for taking us along on the journey.
As someone that has the 3 flying ducks on the wall this is exactly how you hang them. You hammer a nail or put a screw into the wall and then the little round hole slips over the end of the screw/nail so they are flush to the wall. I also think there is a special type of hook you can get to hang them from drywall.
Was thinking the same thing, a nail or a hook are often used to hang something like that "invisible". Sadly not a potter so no advise about the cracking. The birds are very cute though!!
100% this
This was my guess too
Precisely what I would do.
Shelby I used to pour these you need to pour much lighter drain sooner the head to wing crack is possibly an air gap in the head but mostly due to head being full. Then get the mold open to set up and then add wing when it is formed wings also need to drain and poke a hole into the body where they join.
I have some roosters that hang the same way…all you need is to tap a nail angled upwards and they will sit flush on the wall. I’m restarting my grandmother’s ceramic business and absolutely love watching your mistakes and experiences with your work! You give me confidence that everything will be okay and I will make my grandmother proud. Thank you Shelby! ❤
I think the cracking problem could be fixed by taking the birds out of the molds sooner. If too much shrinking occurs while the clay is in the mold and part of the mold interferes with the clay's ability to shrink without being stressed it could result in cracking (especially in that curve where the wing attaches to the body). I also slip cast and have found that that usually solves the problem. Good luck!
I think the hole on the back is perfect just to hang directly on a nail in wall maybe? I have vintage ceramic fish and bubbles like that 😊❤
Suggestion could you mount them on wooden plaques. Could always add mini vases to them to put little wild flower posies .
This needs more likes, hot damn. Perfect idea. I was also thinking that some sturdy command strips would do just fine.
Absolutely, my dad found a set if plaster ducks and he mounted his first on a board then mounted the board on the wall.
We had some hanging budgies and they hung happily with a nail in the wall , popping in the hole at the back of them 🤗 x
I’d use it as a nail hole as well. If the angle isn’t quite right, you can use nano tape-that double sided silicone tape. That way you can secure it at whatever angle you want.
As an American, I just love when you work with plant/animal life pieces from Australia! It’s such a cool way to learn more about your beautiful country and it’s so sweet how passionate you are about your natural, local spaces + animal friends 🤍
Same!🩷
Same, especially since us Americans aren't taught much about Australia.
Same, I'd never heard of a galah bird.
@@Agentmg17 lol… flash back to me in elementary school going to an Australian based after school club where we made didgeridoo’s and had Vegemite 😂
@@allgirlreview433 same!
Love love love your enthusiasm and heart for Australian birds, animals and plants. Your genuine love and kindness is amazing and thank you for sharing it. Love these birds and I’m sure you‘ll figure out the cracking situation and help them take flight ❤
the holes are for nails in the wall probably, but I would use a raisin based glue for adding a hook or use 3M picture stickers
I agree with the notion of reinforcing the hanging method. Adding a hanger with more options for angles and direction will give you lots of choices and the confidence that all of your hard (hard!) work won’t come crashing to the floor! Like other commenters I had to google up some photos and the pics show the pink as very vibrant. You’ll get the glaze right. Test tiles may be the ticket since the birds are so so delicate?
Yep 3M picture hanging Velcro strips would work perfectly for these!
I know you weren't too happy with these, but I think they're fantastic! I love the vintage flying birds. I'm not a slipcaster but I do work with clay... I think you're right that there's some sort of tension causing the cracking. I wonder if just taking some extra time to compress the spot would help. That or maybe adding a bit of extra clay in the spot to support it. As for the hanging, maybe a couple of holes on the back that you could string a wire through? Just suggestions! Love the video, as usual, especially your commentary at the end when trying to hang the birds. You're an expert at the "Australian No".😆
Ah-o Naaaaaawr! 😂
I love watching you even though you struggled a bit. It is real and human we all have to remember that..there is no such thing as perfect there is always room for improvements. I'm in the US and it would've been nice to see a picture inserted of these particular birds like you did with the blue bees
Mine have holes in the back and I just hang them on straight nails! They are stunning!!!! I love galahs. The pink is just like them,
Definitely too hard on yourself …which you know 🫶🏼
These are so great! I’ve been waiting & hoping for flying ducks to come out. It’s the missing piece above the piano where our Shelby shelf ducks have come to rest. But flying Pink & Greys!! That takes the absolute cake. Love love love them. I hope they make their way to your shop one day.
The colours in the blue one are so gorgeous, too.
Wonder how a series of different Aussie cockatoos would look? Like pink & greys, sulphur crested & red tailed black cockatoo!
I haven’t owned a cat in over 10 years, but when you kitty’s bell tingled I immediately thought there was a cat in my house 😂
The three coloured glaze ones actually remind me of the overhead light fittings in your studio!
I love love love these. I can't wait to see them painted in all the different colours of galahs. I've scene in the past sets with 3 different coloured galahs. The hole slots onto a hook or nail when hanging
Oh wow! I found a kookaburra one of these at my local op shop and got it for my dad. They broke my heart when they told me they'd sold its mate earlier. Now I'm guessing there were originally three of them? The galahs are divine, now I want a set for my dad to go with his kookaburra that he hung on his front door (I believe the hole in the back sits over any hook or nail, from memory). Stunning work!! ✨
Galahs have to be one of my favourite birds to see around and about. It's always a treat to see a pink galah.
I think what may help with the cracking is when you're letting them get to leather hard, have them dry more slowly. That spot is really thin compared to the rest of the piece. I think it may be drying too quickly, but not enough to where it's cracking before you fire it; but it's introducing enough stress so that it cracks when you do fire it.
I do love these long form video's the most. Glad you are back with another season. 😄
It might just be my computer screen but the brighter pink seems like a better fit to me. Either way they all look so cute and your enthusiasm for galahs is so sweet, my poor old farmer dad would wholeheartedly disagree though.
The Galahs are sooo cute!! I think if you play with the mold some more and you figure out how to keep the cracks from happening, then you are going to have a very popular item for your store. Most Aussie I have met simply love Galahs. I have heard they are really sweet and beautiful birds and are good for keeping creepy crawlies from your gardens. The cutest birds we have in Arizona are Cactus Wrens and even they are kinda plain compared to Galahs. Hope you are able to fiddle with them to make them work.
These are stunning! I actually interned at my local zoo in the bird department (US) and was in charge of feeding the Australian aviaries so I’ve gotten up close and personal with these gorgeous guys
I am NO potter or craftsman but I use 3M Velcro Command strips on EVERYTHING I hang in my home. As long as you have a flat surface against the wall you can make it work, just a thought so you have less pressure to worry about how to attach it.
Sending ❤ from the 🇺🇸! 😊
1:16 watching you do that happy happy dance makes me smile 😁😁😁
I love how they look. No one would notice the crack, and you can just be careful hanging them. Glad you added the join button. I've lived your content on my old channel for a long time!
I LOVE THEM ! The colours are lovely and the detail of the feathers is gorgeous ! They look great hanging on the wall too ! Cool twist on the flying duck s
I love the yellow as it looks like an antique. The cracking is minimal and only you noticed it. The hole is for a nail. You could also use dry wall hooks, they are also called monkey hooks that should work w the holes.😊
I have used epoxy clay to atatch one of those triangular things to hang picture frames in a couple of ceramic things. It works really well but doesn't look pretty (but is out of sight sooo...)
Also, I just finish watching The lost flowers of Alice Heart per your recomendation. Is really good and the filmography is sooo beautifull. Australian native flowers are really pretty (love the set of mugs you made too)
P.d.: sorry for my english
Oh really!! Yes I don’t think the back matters as long as you can’t see it and it holds up! I might give it a go!!
Nothing wrong with your English 😀
@@ShelbySherritt yes, a couple of them are really heavy and they are good 3 years later. I used the one with 2 parts that you have to mix
Omg Shelby, i love them they are my fav aussie bird .. i want a set for my home.. i would buy them even with the crack
I absolutely love your videos. I’m so very happy I found them before I started painting my house again. Your voice and personality are so soothing they bring me such a peaceful joy. Thank you for this series.
Your gasp of excitement when you saw the galahs was brilliant. I loved seeing flocks of galahs when traveling up the coast to Townsville in QLD.
I think they are amazing. I have a bird obsessed kid. Well … to be honest she’s animal obsessed but she loves watching birds. It would be so cool to see these painted in mated pairs. I know I would spend a small fortune to get a pair for my kiddo to hang on a wall or inside a shadow box.
Those birds are Everything !....sooo beautiful !...🙏💜✨
I have a daughter who would go INSANE to have these, she LOVES birds, especially Australian birds. They are gorgeous! If you can't work out hooks you could just stick command strips on the back, the ones with the hook and loop, I have heaps of things stuck to my walls via that method
I think these little birds are beautiful! Enjoyed watching this video!💕💕
I think they are WONDERFUL -- even with the cracks. I'd be perfectly happy to put them on the wall with those slight cracks; it's not like they have to hold liquids or survive being washed in a sink.
And I had never even heard the word "galah" until this video -- what pretty birds!
Oh, I think you did do them justice!! I think they're quite beautiful!
I love the way the birds turned out! The pink and gray is a wonderful color combination🥰 I wonder if you put a little bit of slip on the area that tends to crack before glazing if that would help with the cracking issue in that spot😳 what do you think? Do you want to try one?😃🩷💐🌷🌻🍒🍦
These are so cool. So the purple bird I wasn't a fan of until you put it with the yellow and blue ones. Then they all worked and looked really cute together.
Omgosh cracks or not they are SO CUTE!!! 💗
Also just hang them on a long nail or something, on the wall already. You trying to hang them up in the board gave me so much anxiety for the sweet birbs 😆
I don't know how you're supposed to hang them, but I would think just a nail would work. The holes on the back remind me of these decorative Italian plates my mom has. We have them on the wall via a nail with a large head. They kind of slot in and settle and just hang there. But like I said, I don't know if that how it's supposed to work.
Yess that’s what I am thinking of too! I think I just feel nervous about the commitment of putting a nail in the wall just to test if they will hang. They will definitely work on a nail! Thank you!!
@@ShelbySherritt You're welcome. Hope it works out. Good luck!
@@ShelbySherritt Yup, keep it simple. I believe it will work fine.
@@ShelbySherrittCommand do stick on nails for hanging things (I’m a renter and needed one to hang a clock that is meant to hang on a nail, it worked great)
These are so beautiful!! I feel like the single wing moulds could be used alone decoratively as well. Love this series so much.
I love the Australian natives you do, they feel like the mascots of this channel. 😊
Oh I love them! Galahs are a special ‘spirit animal’ for some dearly loved and missed family members, so as soon as you opened these it was love for me! Traveling Australia we have seen so many different shades of galahs, too!
I’d be too nervous to hang straight from a nail as someone else mentioned, however I love a good 3M command hook!
Hope you find a way to love them, because I’d love if they became a regular I can get my hands on a set! 😍
Those birds are so cute! When I lived in Aus, I saw them everywhere but I thought they were super exotic and took loads of photos of them which the locals thought was weird - I didn't realise they were common in Aus!
Sitting, gaming, while watching yout videos is so peaceful.
Lowkey want to own the pottery skill now!
Hi Shelby, my mum suggested that when you do the Glalars again maybe you could put some copper wire in them so when you fire them with the wire in they might not crack like they did this time also I love you videos that you do
Oh my gosh I totally understand your excitement for this mould, I've been searching for china wild duck since I was a kid, how cool to find galahs! I so hope you can figure this mould out because I'd absolutely love a set
Oh these are adorable, I'm hanging out for your next stocking.
"If blu tak can take paint off the walls of my house-" my Harry Potter poster (circa 2004) ended with my mum teaching me how to colour match a swatch and blend a wall patch.
I got a set!!! 😍😍
When you began painting the head, I felt you were bringing to life a precious Gallah that had been forgotten about for so many years long and was so happy you were bringing life to them again❤
Omg this is such a gorgeous mold wowwwww what a find 😍
My seagull hangs by the hole in the back. I use a slightly heavy headed nail and tap it into the wall leaving it sticking out to accommodate just the thickness of the clay. He has been that way for years. These are so pretty!
Silicone is a very strong adhesive that is excellent to attach non porous material to each other. I have used it to glue glass to glass and pottery to bowling balls for garden globes. It’s the stuff you use with aquariums. It’s waterproof and stays flexible.
I think you can attach something to the back of the birds with it.
I ❤ this one so much! Galahs are such beautiful birds and so cheeky
If you make bird eye sockets very slightly football shaped instead of circular, it helps them look more alive - just a tip, they look fabulous though!
They are beautiful Shelby, I hope that you give them another go, you did such a great job.
Goodness weird sleep strikes again… 2.45 am fresh coffee and Shelby’s excitement…
Hi Shelby! I love these! I think if you make a bit of an overhanging lip in the carve out and glue a thin strip of felt in there with e6000 adhesive, that’ll hook nicely over a nail or picture hanger and protect the fragile lip.
I love these I know you were hoping for different colors but they remind me of my Grammy and Grampa's house in the summer as a child. I love your channel Thank you for sharing your amazing finds and artwork with us.
I caught a few of your unveiling. The birds are Awesome! I think a simple wire hoop formed and epoxy poured into hold them should work to hang and make functional.
This was my favourite mold of them all. I love birds and parrots are my ultimate fav
Beautiful galahs! If I were you I would compress the clay around that cracking area after removing the mould. Whilst moving them before bisque they should be kept very supported. The neck will act like a hinge as the head pulls down away from the body. Any cracks you did get could be reinforced with a tiny bit of clear UV resin and a UV torch. They are just so lovely. We get flocks of galahs here in Canberra... I love watching them chatter together.
They are beautiful Galah! I love the ones that are one colour! I would buy them!!
About a hook, I wonder if you could do the wire like you were thinking but support it with a bit of ceramic fiber blanket or a hole in a fiber kiln shelf to keep it from collapsing. I work in metal clay and support the bails on pendants this way in the kiln.
Love these so much; always a joy to watch!
In terms of hanging, I have a few ideas: If the hole is hollow enough, you could thread something through to the other hole and tie it up. Or you could have... Something like a stick with a loop, that you could insert in a hole and then it clings to the back and because its broader than the hole, it would hold? What about hooks on top before bisquing? Or just a nail in the wall? There are other nail like hangings and hooks, that go into the wall, where you can just hang things from.
Galahs are my fave birds, love these so much!
I love the underglaze set! In reality, all of them are very pretty…except for the cursed of of course! 😂
Oh, I love them! ❤ The blue one is so pretty. My mom used to use Sticky Tack (idk if that's the same as Blue Tack?) in addition to picture hooks on some of the porcelain decorations she hung in our stairway and they hung for like decades lol.
Wow this turned out amazing! They are such unique designs and I think the blue one is my favourite, though it does look a little bit like a budgie in that colour ❤
My friend is a bird keeper at Animal Kingdom and she has two galahs! They are the best and this whole video had me wanting a set for her!!
The cracking would bother anyone who works with clay. From what I remember, cracking happens because of air bubbles, drying speed, or joining the wing. Maybe the clay is too thin right there too. Many don't realize these flaws take away the value of the piece too. I worked with clay a long time ago in college and have made my own mold aming other things. Cracking happened there during a raku fire and rather mysteriously on this gentleman'd piece who neither him nor the professor could figure out why. Its a real artform that has it's dissapontments. I had an instructor who threw away pieces by slamming them into a metal trash can breaking them. It was so dramatic and she was so talented, most of us didn't get it. You're good natured about it. And I like this series.❤ From Texas USA 🤠🇺🇸
you laughing when you opened the kiln is such a sweet sound! despite the issues i love how these turned out 💖
Hey! In Germany (and surely in many other countries too), they put two little holes in the rim on the backside of decorative plates and such and after the last firing, they thread some kind of string or wire through them, to create a loop to hang on a nail... maybe you could do something similar on the backside of those gorgeous birds?!
They look so lovely hung up! I had to google galah and gosh what a sweet looking bird. I love it when you have local species.
Hi shelby I think all your native gallahs are really nice and the bright pink one doesn't look demented
Omg as a galah mum, I need a set of these. How awesome!
You are so pro! I mean how you pay attention to every detail, like the eye that you think needs to be slightly less prominent. I'm sure you will work out the crack issue and the hanging method and find the the coloring that transmits your vision in the best way. I don't have a favorite yet. What a coincidence, by the way, as I have been watching some parrot videos lately (Gizmo, the African grey is my favorite of those).
I love these, I’m sorry you had such a hard time with them. We had a set of flying swallows on the wall when I was a kid. They were black and gold and possibly cast metal. These are so beautiful and colourful 💖💖💖
These are gorgeous! I hope you solve the cracking issue, they looked so lovely hung up on your board!
I think they’re stunning. You exude talent thank you for sharing with everyone.
I love the blue one and on the top shelf I loved the one just before you pulled out the last one. They are pretty.
Beautiful,llove birds of all types. You are so creative!
I have never seen a Galah, I love your enthusiasm for Australian nature. The brighter ones remind me of flamingo tourist pottery from the 1960’s. Not necessarily nature accurate, but a beautiful decor addition. The trio of primary colors are my favorite and could see them in nursery design with primary colors. I would not allow the crack to dim your enthusiasm for these, painting them to match their real counterparts can be a work in progress. If you get a chance to show us your inspiration plants and birds it would be lovely. Cheers from the Midwest USA 💜
I bought a ceramic wall art piece once, and on the backside it was a permanent patch/sticker with a small metal ring to hang on a nail. I have seen them in shops where they sell frames and home repair stuff.
The adorable kitty noises ❤❤❤❤❤
I love those. I'm a bird lover. I have a cockatiel and a budgie and those are so pretty.
To hang them just look for plate hangers. The ones that have an adhesive back, which I'm sure you epoxy, and a metal triangle. You can usually find them on different sizes. Cute birds.
Ooh having them in that "flock" was so cool!!!! I could see even just a small portion of a wall would just be amazing!!!
I love ALL the colours, and would like a set of each!! Just need a big enough wall space! LOL
Yeah I slip cast a lot too. Where you're getting those cracks is a narrow point in the mould. When its drying its contracting and you're getting tiny hairline cracks that open up when you fire them. Its also possible that because of the shape the moisture is being pulled out by the plaster a little unevenly, so this area is drying faster and making the problem worse. You could try pulling them from the mould a bit sooner than you usually would, but I don't know if you'd then get warping.
I’ve seen doves like this but they were applied to a flat planter front. I’ve also seen the doves, which have the wings just like those, applied to pillars around the top and to a ceiling medallion. As a 3D ornament and they were glued. And E6000 is a great glue for the hooks
You are AMAZING and just a complete Joy to watch.😊
When I was young, I seem to remember that my mum had a set of flying budgies. They were gorgeous. I hope you find a mold for budgies.
Beautiful colors and design. The hole in the back is supposed to fit over a nail in the wall so the bird hugs the wall.
In NZ we do use blutack to stick ornaments down in case of earthquakes, so hopefully the birds stayed up a while with blutack in their backs
Very pretty and I love your enthusiasm 😂
Can't speak for the gallahs, but the ducks are weighted so the nail in the wall (that everyone has suggested) hangs them at the perfect angle. I love these. I love seeing all the versions of the duck on a wall. Crown Lynne in NZ did some copies of the ducks, as well as a set of swallows and I think a couple of other birds. I adore the *ducks on the wall but make them not ducks* aesthetic so much!
My initial reaction to the purple guy was also "argh!" But I think it was just because it was among the galah coloured galahs. As a set I love the pop colour ones... but maybe wouldn't put them somewhere they could stare into my soul for too long at a time...😅
The yellow bird is my favorite!❤