New Year - New Clay! Trying Out Porcelain on Some Wheel Thrown Cups!

Happy New Year! This video is just a little quick bit of throwing, using a clay new to me- Standard 365 English Porcelain. I normally use a cone 6 Laguna B-mix, but have been thinking about making a switch, and this is a test!
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I am a public high school ceramics teacher at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. (Mason is currently the largest high school in Ohio!) As a potter, I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 30 years, the past 20+ have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site; www.etsy.com/shop/KaransPotsA...
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[@catwoolf11]

I really love watching you create. You're exceptionally good at teaching.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Thank you so much!

[@gregorymelchor-barz8643]

Thanks so much for sharing your talents!

[@321ReadysSetG0]

I work with a wide range of clay from very iron rich reds to lovely white porcelain and found having a dedicated set of sponges, tools, towels, bucket -- etc really helps keep the contamination down and is much easier in the long run for cleaning. I also throw from the darkest clay to the lightest cleaning in between so by the time I get to porcelain - the wheel - bats - shelves are free of red clay in places you don't know is hiding it 😜 or missed when cleaning. Porcelain is wonderful - have a ton of fun exploring - water etching is particularly beautiful with the translucent qualities and adds a visual depth you just can't get with anything else. Happy New Year ❤️

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Yes to all this!!! And I LOVE water etching on porcelain!!! That’s one of the big reasons I wanted to do a little switcheroo!

[@brittgastreich4065]

Happy New Year! I have been thinking of trying porcelain for a while and now I’m really inspired. I recently purchased some Laguna 1/2 & 1/2 to see how it compares to B mix. Then I will try the porcelain! I love that you were watching your football team play while creating a beautiful mug! Thank you for all your fabulous videos!!!

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Happy new year!! Thanks!! I know it was a little goofy to leave in the part where I am rooting for the team... but it was me!! Ha!

[@marypeterson1011]

How clean do your surfaces need to be when you transition from B-mix to porcelain?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

I keep everything pretty clean at the end of every working session, so the transition won’t be difficult!! Mixing porcelain into BMix isn’t problematic- the reverse could inhibit some of the delicious properties of porcelain however- but probably not a huge deal since BMix is porcelaneous stoneware. :)