Glaze Kiln Opening: A Fantastic Load of Students Work using Amaco & Mayco Glazes with Jungle Gems
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- Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2021
- In this video we unload another glaze kiln containing pieces made by my extremely talented students and a couple of my pieces. I’ve also been testing some new to me Mayco Jungle Gem glazes and a couple of others to add to the extremely large glaze collection we use here at The Pottery Corner. In this load we have a lovely Wonky Pot made by Jane and glazed in a studio favourite - Amaco Fog - which is a lovely duck egg blue coloured glaze and one my students can’t get enough of! The Wonky Pot template continues to sell well in my Etsy shop so you could make your own version.
Lisa wins Student of the Week this week. She attended the Throwing on the Wheel course and made some lovely pots glazed in Amaco Blue Sapphire, Blue Rutile, Frosted Turquoise and Maycos Blue Hydrangea. Being as this was the first time she had touched clay and thrown on the wheel she did a great job. Well done Lisa and I hope she will return to have another go with her friend in the future.
I have thrown a bowl and decorated it with a studio slip in a beautiful violet blue with carp swimming around the bowl made using the vinyl stencils supplied by my friend and fellow potter, Karen, who sells the vinyl stencils in her Etsy shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/kasiepottery
The Amaco Potter’s Choice and Celadon glazes shown in this video are: Blue Rutile, Frosted Turquoise, Ancient Jasper, Blue Sapphire, Ice, Fog, Chun Plum, Indigo Float and Obsidian. I have also bought some new Mayco Jungle Gem glazes - the test tiles look exciting - and these are Gogh Iris, Mocha Marble, Mardi Gras, Jazz Notes, Kaleidescope and Noel. As I fire to stoneware temperature I think I lose quite a bit of colour so am planning to do some tiles in my small kiln at a lower temperature to see what difference this makes. More work to do on this and I’ll report back to you. I also used Mayco Night Moth and Sea Salt to good effect.
My work is available to purchase via my Etsy shop (link below) if you’d be kind enough to take a look.
Hi I’m Sarah Amos. I gave up my day job and am now living the dream as a full-time potter and teacher, running courses from my studio, The Pottery Corner, in a little village just outside Chichester on the South Coast of England. With Cissy and Charlie, my studio companions, we welcome students of all abilities from complete beginners to the more experienced, teaching throwing on the potters wheel as well as handbuilding techniques.
I love to share my clay experience and knowledge by passing on pottery techniques in my Pottery Top Tip videos; which include full tutorials on items to try out yourselves. I also sell my work via my Website and Etsy Shop. So grab a cuppa, sit back, relax and let’s dive into what’s going on in The Pottery Corner today.
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I will never get tired of the “sneaky peak”. I love your little sayings and thank you for another great video 👍
Awww that's very kind 😊. Thanks for watching
Blue rutile breaks beautifully on texture
the fish platter was amazing
Thanks so much 😊
I agree with Hubby, that bowl is lovely. Thanks again for another very interesting video Sarah. Keryn
Thanks Keryn - we'll see if it sells! Not my favourite piece but it is a talking point. Hope you're well. Cheers Sarah☺️
Nice works! Always enjoying to look at the videos😄
Thanks so much Helena. Always great to have you along 😀
The night moth is really good on colors as well.
Thanks Toni - more testing to do with this glaze but a promising start 👌
I love Fern’s butter dish- it’s gorgeous.
Thanks for watching 😀. The butter dish is a great form - Fern's a perfectionist and does great work 👍
Well done Sally! saw that one.
I like it!!! looks weathered! from Perth. Australia
Thanks for watching Elisha - although another vote for my husband!😆
Oh Sara, I really like the patchy look on the butter dish.
Hi Toni and thanks for watching again. Good to hear from you 😊
I love the mug.
Thanks so much for watching again. 😊
My dear Sarah, t’was not my intention to steal your tag line, I actually heard it from another potter from their kiln opening. Oops 😬. Sorry you are feeling the chill. Will send some tropical sunshine your way. Great opening, I too love the Amaco celadons to show off texture in hand built stuff. The quality of your students work can only reflect the excellence of your instruction. ❤️❤️❤️😎😎😎😎🇯🇲
Thanks Sally. No chill felt my lovely- just a catchphrase I've used since doing kiln opening videos on Facebook back in the day! Tropical sunshine would be most welcome 😊.
I agree with you. But I love the shape of the bowl so I'd refire it! Great to see you again, I still need to make a few wonky pots! After the busy holiday season :)
Thanks for watching and voting! I think I will refire it by adding something darker to the front. It'll probably make another appearance in a kiln opening 😂
I love it. antique. hi from spain!
Thanks for watching Liliana - great to have you along. And thanks for your vote (albeit for my husband!)😂
Berkeley from Missouri says he likes the blue transfer bowl just as. He thinks it’s nice. Me, Cynthia, are with you Sarah. - redo. 😘
😄 - love that - one vote for each side! Thanks for watching 😀
Lovely to see the new Mayco glazes….Try celadon bloom!
Thanks Barbara- I would try it if I could find it! Having trouble with lots of the suppliers I use at present and not just for glaze. Hope it's better in Scotland 😁
Hello from Germany ... I love to watch your videos and tutorials. I can learn so much from you. Thanks a lot ☺️
Thanks so much for your kind words Tanja - I'm really pleased you are learning - great to hear. ☺️
Couple things Sarah. I vote with you, the underglaze transfer doesn’t work - sorry to your hubby. You win. 😂
Love the wonky pot! Can’t wait to get my template that I ordered! Amaco glazes are in major shortage here in the states as well. Very, very depleted stock. I’ve been told that it has to do with a shortage of supplies such as plastic bottles partially because the price of a cargo shipment went from 2k to 10k (I’m not sure why but that’s a huge increase!!!) and there’s a shortage of workers as well…..trickle down effect of Covid. Anyhow, great kiln opening! Thanks for sharing! 💜
Thanks Natalie - hopefully your template will arrive very soon. Interesting comments about the Amaco glazes - this will have a knock on effect for their company as people find alternatives to use! 😳
@@thepotterycorner Bailey and a lot of the big pottery equipment suppliers are having the same types of problems. NCECA is going to really struggle this year & rumor has it that many big pottery supplier won’t be going because of the supply/demand shortages. Quite a wait at this point if you were in the market for a kiln, wheel etc. They can’t get parts and are short on staff as well. Automobile companies in the US are also very low on inventory - lots are half empty at many dealerships. It’s such a strange time.
Love it lol..
My vote is for you Sarah; on your bowl with the Sanbao carp transfer. But it's still a very nice bowl! And still watching and enjoying all of your videos! Thanks for posting them!
Hi Joann and great to hear from you again. Glad you are still watching and enjoying the videos. 😁
Lol. I noticed Sally Roper said “sneaky peek” and I think Lois Hook did too.
Another neat load, really like the wee fish on the platter.
Enjoy seeing your viewers' pots too.
Cheers...Freddie
Thanks for watching again Freddie - always a delight to hear from you. Not a bad kiln loan - my students are a talented bunch. 😀
I actually love Fern's mottled Rainforest glazed butter dish, just the way it is. mottled / blotchy is definitely right up my style, but I appreciate its not for everyone. Great Video Sarah! Love your videos!
Thanks for watching Marie - I feel I have been hard on Fern 😍 but I just love my students allowing me to critique their work.
If you know what the bowl was meant to look like and it isn't right then it would look like it failed to you, but if you're seeing it for the first time like us then it actually looks nice.
Very true! Exactly that - it doesn't come up to my imagination of the piece. Well said. Thanks so much for your lovely comments 😊
Dear sarah, I just love all of your content, I started putting a working table in my hobby studio to start slab building after seeing your videos on it! I hope I will soon be able to buy high fire pigments to make my own color palet! I saw in some videos in the background some hydreangea( hope the spelling is almost correct) flowers in your studio could you please please please do a how to video on those?? They always remind me of my late grandparents and I wish I could learn how to do a whole bunch of them!
All the best to you and thank you for these beautyful projects you do! Greetings and love from germany Eva
Thanks for watching Eva and for your kind words. The next kiln opening video (hopefully next week) will include the hydrangea heads. I may get around to a tutorial on these - but not until the spring as they're a warmer weather project. I'm so pleased you're now doing some handbuilding in your own studio. 😄
@@thepotterycorner thank you sarah, I'm looking forward to spring than, and will enjoy all of your videos in the meantime! Love, love, love them
Another great video ... I like Jungle Gems ....I have used a lovely strawberry and others ... used to get these when I go to Sydney but this year we have supplier in NZ. Yes in my experience of this nice product, your samples are definitely over fired however fortunately there is seldom a right or wrong way to do things. Looking forward to next week.
Hi Joyce great to hear from you again. Interesting your comment on Jungle Gems - I'm going to have a go in the little kiln at a lower temperature and see what happens. Always love a challenge! Hope you're well.😀
@@thepotterycorner Strawberry Sundae CG783 ... I bisque to 950c ... and glost 1080c ... on the bottle it says fades to green white at cone 6 ... these are definately fun glazes ... also yes we are well and vaxed coming out of a regional lockdown tomorrow ... all my ladies desperate to come back ... 3 Friday 2 Sat ... then back to normal next week
Thank you for your kind reply and keep safe. Joyce.😷
If you use the jungle hems with cone 6 glazes on a vertical surface they do really well and the color stays a lot better.
Thanks Michele- great to hear from you again. More work to do with the Jungle Gems but pretty impressive so far 👌 😊
It's a mess! But the bowl is seriously nice. Re-fire it with an opaque glaze. Win/Win!
Thanks Geoff- I definitely agree! A darker opaque glaze would definitely be the answer. Thanks so much for watching and commenting again 😁
I just love everything you have shown in this video. Yes the underglaze dish did smudged but I like it.
Question, what size kiln do you use. I did buy a used kiln which is manual and its 25-27 inches across. But I am doubting whether to have it installed or not. Thank you for your advise. From across the pond, Nova Scotia Canada.
Hi Laurie and thanks for watching. My kilns are both Rohde (from Germany). Excellent kilns which use a programme controller. There is a video on my channel about the kilns if you wanted more indepth info 😀
I love the bowl! But I don’t want to cause any undo friction. 🤭
Ha ha Juli - 😂 some do and some don't. It sold so somebody loved it! Thanks for tuning in 😊
Hi Sarah I just came across your channel, it’s entertaining and instructional! Thanks! I wonder who sells the acrylic stencils? That pug is so adorable! 😍
Hi and thanks for watching. My friend Karen sells the vinyl stencils in her Etsy shop - Kasie Pottery - hope this helps.😊
Nice work, is the small bowl with blue rutile on white clay?
Hi again and thanks for watching. Yes, the little bowl was thrown in White St. Thomas stoneware. Blue rutile is one of my top 10 Amaco glazes. 😁
Have you ever tried Georgie’s glazes? I’ve heard good things and have a bought a few myself. I believe they’re located on the west coast. Cheers!
Thanks for watching again Natalie. Might have a look at Georgie's - always up for new glazes 😀
Theres supply issues in the us also. 1/2 the shelves were empty at my pottery supplier
Hi Allen - great to hear from you again. Yes - I think the Amaco supply issue is a global phenomenon unfortunately. The company must be really hurting. I am trying to stock up on the popular glazes so I don't run out completely but it took me a couple of months to find Blue Rutile. Us potters will soon be dealing in glazes! 😀
Hello, I like your pieces, but do you use the same cookies several times? or do you each time a new cookie to put under your pieces? Thank you for your answer
Hi Josi and thanks for watching. I use my bisque cookies as many times as I can until they get glaze on them (the purpose of using them of course) and then I throw them away. There is a video on how to make kiln cookies to save your shelves on my back catalogue if you wanted to take a look. Some of them get fired 10-20 times so they are extremely economical and save me a load of time on grinding the kiln shelves. Hope that helps.😀
Bugger went to order your wonky pot template but no delivery to new Zealand 😢 😄
Hi Amanda - thanks - it is on my list of things to do tomorrow to sort this out! Please bear with me. I think it is easily done so do check back in a couple of days. Thanks for your support! 😍
@@thepotterycorner thanks 😊
We are having the same issues with all glazes right now here in the states. You just can’t get them. The ingredients used in glazes are on all of the shipping containers or not being shipped at all.
Hi Michele- yes, the glaze issue is starting to bite. It probably will take ages to sort with the world as it is. Trying to branch out into Mayco but they're really not my friend 😕. Thanks for watching again 🙂
I think it looks great!! Sorry!
Thanks Michele- I can't win all the time 🤣
Hia, Can you tell me more about Troy and how to find him please?
thanks
Great kiln opening
Hi - thanks for watching. Troy is a Down's Syndrome Gent living in the States. His instagram name is Troymadeit and I think he also has a Facebook page of the same title. Pretty sure he may have something on RUclips as well. He's pretty inspiration and has an absolutely amazing studio with just about every piece of equipment that I yearn for - do check him out! 😚
@@thepotterycorner great thank you
We can’t get Amaco glazes either!!!
Hi Lisa and thanks for watching. Oh Dear! This is a common cry. We just have to be on the bal l when a delivery gets to one of our suppliers! 😁
Amaco glazes aren't easy to get in the 🇺🇸 as well
Thanks for watching Jacklyn. I think generally all glazes are in short supply. I am trying to keep a spare bottle of each glaze so I don't run out for the students but it sometimes takes me weeks to source them. Great to have you along again from across the pond 😁
Hi. What do you fire at please.
Hi Julia. My glaze firing temperature is 1230 degrees centigrade. Thanks for watching 😀
Husband
😆 thanks for watching
Shouldn't the wife always win?
If you want a quiet life then definitely! Pretty even voting on this so far though. Which way would you vote??😍
I wouldn't be happy with it.
its a mess. reglaze it
Hi Jessica - absolutely! I agree. Thanks for your no-nonsense reply - made me laugh 😆