And we’re huge! We’re actually the largest high school in the whole state of Ohio! But I will say, over the past 27 years I have worked really hard to build this ceramics program! 🥰
lol!!!! 😂. I’ll be retiring from my full time hs teaching job this May- and will be able to finally travel to present workshops!! So, maybe you could someday be in my class! 😉
Wow that’s a lot of boxes - a big undertaking. Then they need to be stored somewhere 😬. You’re an amazing teacher, your student are very fortunate and so are we as you have share all these years with us too - thank you for helping us become more efficient, informed and inspired. ❤
first year retired art teacher here I made it 35 years …you astound me ..the video gives me memories of being the only teacher in school over break inventing better methods and waiting for the kiln to shut off….or loading it trying to fit everything and break nothing I LOVE clay …
Congratulations! I shall be joining you this time next year! I’m on year 34 and this is my last one! 🥰 Next year I’m excited to be focused on my own personal pottery, and presenting workshops and traveling around!
Always enjoy your videos as a beginner potter with a home studio. Just made a damp box Saturday. Wish I would have done the alcohol spritz. I sanded the drying plaster when was still barely damp, which evened the surface. The damp plaster gummed up the sandpaper but avoided the dry dust.
This is so helpful, I'm a beginning potter at home and definitely need a dry box! I have let pieces go bone dry, but need them to be leather hard again. Your information was so helpful about this - is this the best way to do this - like you explain in the dry box with watering from a bisque cup with water inside it?
Yes- I love a damp box- but my favorite kind are plastic lidded bins that have a lovely seal! They keep things leatherhard for months! I only used cardboard here due to budget constraints! This is my favorite style with a foam gasket! (I do put plaster in that as well!). www.homedepot.com/pep/Ezy-Storage-18L-19Qt-Waterproof-Clear-Latch-Tote-IP-67-FBA34060/314650516?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&pla&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D25S-023_016_GARAGE_ORG-NA-NA-NA-PLALIA-D59S-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-FY23_Shopping_JControl24&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D25S-023_016_GARAGE_ORG-NA-NA-NA-PLALIA-D59S-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-FY23_Shopping_JControl24-19829423972-160557736445-2273666844163&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADq61UeAJbqdcR1jVglNOW4lnQNrW
Thank-you for sharing this. Can I check - is it the same process if you have the heavier-duty plastic box instead of the cardboard box? This really will be a game-changer when I get back to attending weekly ceramics classes
Yes, absolutely- in the video description I actually linked a couple of videos where I’m making damp boxes in plastic bins! And I did pour eight of those black bins that I show in the video on that same day!
I've had issues with making flat pieces like trays or plates, because rims dry out faster than the center, and they warp. Maybe a long, flat dry box might help, but is there anything else you'd recommend to prevent flat pieces from warping as they dry?
Absolutely- Here are my recommendations. When possible, I encourage my kids to put a footring on to lift, as it helps to allow for a little more even drying. (I have a recent video on helping to place a footring for greatest support) Next, I always recommend to dry on an absorbent material like drywall- something that can't warp- (Like my masonite boards may warp when they absorb water). Lastly, EVEN drying is really encouraged by using a couple of layers of heavy bath towels. They will breathe and help to also hold in enough moisture to avoid fast drying rims. And, as a side note- if it is a wheel piece, make sure that the base and rims are the same thickness!
it boggles my mind that a high school would not just have a ceramics teacher but TWO ceramics teachers. your school is blessed
And we’re huge! We’re actually the largest high school in the whole state of Ohio! But I will say, over the past 27 years I have worked really hard to build this ceramics program! 🥰
@@KaransPotsAndGlass I'm 61 years old. Can I still go to your high school???😉
lol!!!! 😂. I’ll be retiring from my full time hs teaching job this May- and will be able to finally travel to present workshops!! So, maybe you could someday be in my class! 😉
Thanks for sharing some of your 'behind the scenes ' work in making a damp box😊
the slow watering with the bisque fired cup is such a great tip! thank you
Wow that’s a lot of boxes - a big undertaking. Then they need to be stored somewhere 😬. You’re an amazing teacher, your student are very fortunate and so are we as you have share all these years with us too - thank you for helping us become more efficient, informed and inspired. ❤
Awww!! Thanks so much!! 🥰
first year retired art teacher here I made it 35 years …you astound me ..the video gives me memories of being the only teacher in school over break inventing better methods and waiting for the kiln to shut off….or loading it trying to fit everything and break nothing I LOVE clay …
Congratulations! I shall be joining you this time next year! I’m on year 34 and this is my last one! 🥰 Next year I’m excited to be focused on my own personal pottery, and presenting workshops and traveling around!
Always enjoy your videos as a beginner potter with a home studio. Just made a damp box Saturday. Wish I would have done the alcohol spritz. I sanded the drying plaster when was still barely damp, which evened the surface. The damp plaster gummed up the sandpaper but avoided the dry dust.
Great tip with the bisque fired cup of water!
Yeah- I learned the tip about the alcohol after previous video when a viewer recommended it! It’s pretty cool how it stops the bubbles!
You are such an awesome human and a-super teacher
🥰 Awww- thank you!
This is so helpful, I'm a beginning potter at home and definitely need a dry box! I have let pieces go bone dry, but need them to be leather hard again. Your information was so helpful about this - is this the best way to do this - like you explain in the dry box with watering from a bisque cup with water inside it?
Yes- I love a damp box- but my favorite kind are plastic lidded bins that have a lovely seal! They keep things leatherhard for months! I only used cardboard here due to budget constraints! This is my favorite style with a foam gasket! (I do put plaster in that as well!). www.homedepot.com/pep/Ezy-Storage-18L-19Qt-Waterproof-Clear-Latch-Tote-IP-67-FBA34060/314650516?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&pla&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D25S-023_016_GARAGE_ORG-NA-NA-NA-PLALIA-D59S-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-FY23_Shopping_JControl24&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D25S-023_016_GARAGE_ORG-NA-NA-NA-PLALIA-D59S-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-FY23_Shopping_JControl24-19829423972-160557736445-2273666844163&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADq61UeAJbqdcR1jVglNOW4lnQNrW
Thank-you for sharing this. Can I check - is it the same process if you have the heavier-duty plastic box instead of the cardboard box? This really will be a game-changer when I get back to attending weekly ceramics classes
Yes, absolutely- in the video description I actually linked a couple of videos where I’m making damp boxes in plastic bins! And I did pour eight of those black bins that I show in the video on that same day!
I've had issues with making flat pieces like trays or plates, because rims dry out faster than the center, and they warp. Maybe a long, flat dry box might help, but is there anything else you'd recommend to prevent flat pieces from warping as they dry?
Absolutely- Here are my recommendations. When possible, I encourage my kids to put a footring on to lift, as it helps to allow for a little more even drying. (I have a recent video on helping to place a footring for greatest support) Next, I always recommend to dry on an absorbent material like drywall- something that can't warp- (Like my masonite boards may warp when they absorb water). Lastly, EVEN drying is really encouraged by using a couple of layers of heavy bath towels. They will breathe and help to also hold in enough moisture to avoid fast drying rims. And, as a side note- if it is a wheel piece, make sure that the base and rims are the same thickness!
Where do you get the large bags of plaster?
Any pottery supplier will sell pottery plaster number one!