This piece turned out so beautifully, and I also just wanted to tell you that this was a perfect video to share with my perfectionist middle school daughter about the importance of persistence in art- she gets so frustrated by every small mistake and wants to give up. Since kids are programmed to believe everyone other than their parents, Imma just park her in front of this video instead of wasting my breath, lol. Also, re the broken wing, I sculpt a lot with paper clay and I’ve occasionally gotten away with using a small amount of paper clay to make repairs like this on regular bisque ware. Seems to work better when I use cotton linters than when I use flax. I use it to make armatures for really thin porcelain sculptures that I don’t want to have to cut apart and remove the armature as well. Just don’t let the teenagers actually build anything with the paper clay because then they’ll never learn good habits- it lets you break alllllll the rules. 😂😂
Oh my goodness, your daughter and I would be BFFs 🤣. It seriously took every ounce of hope I could squeeze out of my soul to carry on with this work! And every brush stroke I made after that wing cracked off was dipped in despair! But that’s the awesome thing about being a teacher, you can’t give up when 17 kids ask about your Panderfly everyday! Somehow you just have to keep on going, for no other reason but setting the example of progress and solving mistakes. Thanks for watching and for encouraging our youth to persevere!
Really loved watching the process in both Panderfly videos. I watched it with my 9 year old daughter who is interested in sculpture. I wanted to show her an example of building an armature and your tutorial was great. Also, I'm glad you showed your process for fixing something that breaks. Bouncing back from a mistake is a learning lesson that even old folks like me can learn from. Bravo and beautiful work. You have some lucky students to have a teacher like you.
This is the best most honest and enjoyable video I've found on practically everything I wanted to learn about underglazes (and fixing bisqueware?! BONUS)! Thank you so much for making these videos! Your students are lucky to have you (that includes us, your other students you've never met)! Thanks especially for the color comparison at the end - that's so super helpful. Glad you found Bisque Fix!
You are such a special human. Thank your parents, aunties and friends who loved and nurtured you! What a bright light I've discovered in your teaching -- you've gotten me so excited to dive back into the world of clay after a decades long hiatus. Mahalo from Kauai.
Super funny commented. Know exactly what you went through. Just broke a little angel, which I didn't mind too much. BUT I have an order, which cracked right through the middle. So I found you, showing how to use Bisque fix. Thanks for your very interesting commentary on a topic that can be so tedious. Loved it. ❤😊❤
OMG, I was laughing my tush off the last 6 minutes or so of this video. You are REALLY FUNNY! Also, the quality of your sculpting is wonderful, and honestly, your UG technique is some of the absolutely best painting I've seen in a long time. Congrats, well done kiddo! Best regards.
I absolutely love it … she encapsulates strength and power and all of your energy.. but when you held her by her tail to give her the matt coat my heart stopped … that bisque fix looks awesome. Good find.
You're lovely! Just starting on pottery and been looking for a glazing video like this, explaining beyond the basic techniques and this was so helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and tricks!!! It's so fun to hear you all exited and pleased with your work XD
This piece of sculpture is amazing, I felt your pain when the wing came off in your hand, the making, decorating, fixing, is inspiring to me, I wish my art and craft teacher had been as enthusiastic as you, I may have enjoyed the sessions better. I now do ceramics at Adult Ed classes and love to throw,. Please continue to share your work for me just to be in ore of. Thankyou
Ah! I was so exited to see you posted a new video. I am only half way through the video at this point and I wanted to comment about how amazing it is looking! I love how much detail is on this art. I need Bisque Fix too! I had a foot pop off due to poor slip and scoring.
I highly recommend the Bisque Fix! I got some good advice after this video was made to pour water on top to store it and then when you use it again, pour any remaining water off. It helps keep it air tight. Thanks for the support as always!
I know this piece was a labour of love but I love it sooooo much , wow! learning so much from you Miss Linnea. Amazing piece, I feel inspired to do more sculptures
The piece is SO beautiful and you have such a good vibe. I really wish I had you as my school art teacher I’d take on to pottery much earlier in life. 🌸💛
OMG I absolutely love this project!!! Thank you so much for sharing it so thoroughly - it is amazing. May I ask you a couple of questions??? - Why do you fire it before AND after underglaze?? So far, I have seen underglaze being applied to greenware and then fired on the bisque fire OR applied on bisque and fired together with the glaze, so I'm really curious about it! - Which is the matte glaze you are using?? I have only found milky ones so far, that I won't like to apply over underglazes, for sure... I would also appreciate if yo can share a nice shinny one to use with underglazes too, since I'm looking for both at the moment - I think we don't have as many option in UK though. Thanks again!
1. Underglaze can go on greenware or on bisqueware. But whichever you choose you must fire the underglaze before applying glaze. This is because underglaze is made of clay. When clay and underglazes go through the firing they release gasses and other crud in the firing. If glaze (liquid glass) is on top of the clay when it is releasing those gasses, in the initial firing, they get trapped under the glaze and result in bubbles and glass shards. The reason I choose to usually fire my work before underglazing it is because, especially with sculpture, you have to frequently handle the piece to reach all the hard to reach areas. The piece is INCREDIBLY fragile before a bisque firing. I did not want to break off the tail or wings handling my piece before it was ceramic. The other reason is because I have noticed that "shivering" is more likely to happen when you apply underglaze to greenware. This shouldn't happen if you have good clay... but sometimes it does. Shivering is when the underglaze detaches from your piece and chips off. 2. Clear glazes: I use low fire clay and glazes as I fire at 05-04. My preferred brand is Amaco. Here is the clear gloss I use: www.dickblick.com/items/amaco-lead-free-clear-transparent-glaze-liquid-gallon-transparent/ And the clear matt I use: www.dickblick.com/items/amaco-lead-free-matt-glaze-gallon-transparent-matte-transparent/ In my experience, clear gloss glazes are pretty easy. Maybe a little on the thin side... I always use 4 coats to their recommended 3 coats. But always super consistent. This clear matt and other matt glazes seem to be more temperamental. It is the most needy of all my glazes. I use distilled water and an emersion blender to keep it the consistency of pancake batter. This is crucial. And I sieve it EVERYTIME, before I use it. Make sure you only use 3 coats. If it goes on thick it fires cloudy white instead of clear. Talk about disappointing. If I am glazing 3D areas where the glaze puddles or pools I apply the glaze and then immediately use a clean brush to mop up the excess glaze that wants to stick in the corners. This glaze is a primadonna, but I think it's worth it. I had never had weird shivering or other firing issues with our clays and glazes until the pandemic. I read that there were shortages on minerals and such and so some of the clays and maybe the other supplies were changing their recipes... I don't know what the culprit is, but there has been cracking and shivering in recent years that I have never encountered before. I am hoping this works it's self out... but in the meantime I need to do some more research. GOOD LUCK!
@@MissLinneaLark Thank you so much for the extensive and thorough explanation, I really appreciate! There's so much to learn about clay, and glazes and firing... thanks again for sharing the knowledge 💙
JUST today saw this, and must say EVERY DETAIL IS AMAZING! and so glad the bisque fix worked....thats the reason I first found this video,....gonna git me some o that bisque fix now! Thank You! and your Pandafly is OUTSTANDINGLY GORGEOUS!
Marie, thank you so much for the love in ALL CAPS! I definitely feel and appreciate it more! :D I am so happy to share my Bisque Fix experiences! It's a game changer for sure. Good luck to you and thank you truly for all the love!
What a beautiful 🐼-Fly! The arrangements and motives with underglaze colors are assume! The Sculpture pieces are next on my next higher level of pottery. Your have created a PandaFlyful-Work & have a PandaFly-ful-Day!
I may be wrong because I don't have much experience, but from what I read about it, it shows when glazing. I think in my case, because I underglazed it and it was opaquely covered it was invisible.
Wow! Just gorgeous. I’ve filled bisque cracks quite successfully with clay, clay grog and dog or human hair. Although you were trying to glue this on and not fill a crack in this case - I just thought I would share in case you needed that info. :)
This is very fascinating info you have shared! I have never use hair for anything other than firing a design... I am going to google thins! How interesting!
Can’t believe how different your glaze made the underglaze colour! I use a dipping glaze at work and it literally makes no difference to the colours but that may be the type of underglaze we use! Anyway it looks incredible
@@MissLinneaLark Well we are your classic paint a pot studio so we use Fun Strokes by Gare. Then we use their Dazzle dip on top! But some things for myself that aren’t for use with food or drink I’ll only use 3 coats of the underglaze because the colour payoff is the same :)
Sometimes it can be helpful in a difficult joining place to put modeling clay on the pieces to hold them longer. Sometimes they’re just not in a good spot for fingers.
@@MissLinneaLark I am missing you too (Art class over here is way too boring without you) Me and my closeones are doing well. I hope you too😊 Happy Thanksgiving btw!
I'm curious how u would remove the paper from the tail and limbs. It seems like it would b difficult to reach from where u showed u would cut the sculpture open to remove from the body. Also, I'm not a fan of having to cut a sculpture to remove fill (paper) or hollow out because I always struggle to get rid of the seam when I reattach. Any advice there? Thanks so much for the videos! Such a beautiful piece and a fantastic tutorial!! 😊
You can cut each part apart, take out the paper and then put it all back like a puzzle. It can be tedious. When putting parts back together, you might need to slip and score on some thickness to the insides of the walls so that they can stick back together and let that set up a bit. They score both side really deep. Put slip on one side and score that again. Squish and rock the 2 parts back together. Clean up the joining. You will still see a seam. Then score the seam widely. It should already be pretty wet but u can also add more slip. Roll out a coil about the width of a pencil, give or take. Score the coil and then squish it into the seam. Now your seam is less like a valley and more like a hill. Use your serrated rib to scratch and sand down the hill until it’s flush with the walls. Use a metal rib or rubber rib to smooth out all the serrated score marks until it is smooth. It’s best to do all this when the clay is soft leather hard. Hard enough to keep its shape. But wet enough that you will be able to smooth out the serrated parts. I hope that helps! Good luck!
@@MissLinneaLark Thanks so much!!! 😊 It sounds like I probably haven't been adding enough clay to the seam. And I like the idea of scoring and slipping twice before joining.
@@cassandramelena4665 you can & I did 😂. It’s not recommended cause you’ll get smoke, fire alarms and ash. Not to mention it increases the wear and tear on your kiln elements.
A beautiful piece , and so well illustrated in the different phases and techniques. I have a question: I cannot understand why some artists use monoprint , instead of painting directly on the clay, as shown here. Can you explain to me? Thank you very much anyhow.
Hi Susy, thanks for the kind words 💕. I think the draw in the mono print is that it gives it a rustic or weathered look. Everyone prolly has different reasons that they like it, it is also considerably easier to paint on a flat surface. But the thing I like about it is how rough and imperfect it is. It has a draw of its own. Hope that helps.
@@MissLinneaLark Good day Linnea , thank you so much for your explanation , very clear. I really admire your work and your generosity to share your skills and talent with us!
I didn't glaze the bottoms. Any color on the bottom is underglaze and is made of colored clay and is fine to paint on the bottoms of your work. Just be sure not to confuse it with glaze. When I put the clear glaze on top I made sure to sponge off the bottoms so it wouldn't stick to the kiln shelf.
I am so glad I just found your videos! You are a delight and super talented. I have a quick question: can you share a link for your clear matte glaze. I’ve been trying to find that for my pieces but can’t seem to find one that’s not shiny. Do you formulate it yourself?
Thanks Rhea 😊 here’s the glaze I use. It is low fire. Good luck! www.dickblick.com/items/amaco-lead-free-matt-glaze-pint-transparent-matte-transparent/
@@MissLinneaLark can I ask one more question? Why do you choose an underglaze as opposed to a colored slip/engobe when painting your pieces? I’m trying to assess the pros and cons of each. I am looking to get that saturated matte look to my vases and larger wares.
@@rheahalona I love amaco underglazes especially because they can be used on greenware or bisqueware. I like that I can rejuvenate it when it dries out when I forget to lid it 🤣. I like that it is relatively thin. I love how it mixes and I can create my own colors. I like that I can manipulate it to be opaque or transparent. Things I don’t love: having to do 3 layers to get opaque finishes. Can be very tedious when doing little designs. I don’t love how much the colors change from wet, to dry, to fired, to after applying clear glaze. It takes time to get to know but even when you know the process is fraught with doubt. Hope that helps 😊
I use low fire clay with low fire UGs. Also, make sure you give your work a bath a day before you start UGing. Store it in a clean area, even if you have to wrap a clean trash bag around it to keep dust from the studio off of it. Hope that helps.
@@MissLinneaLark I started with low fire clay, then tried Laguna Bmix mid fire, still having shivering all the time, and I'm using the same UGs you are. Amaco velvet underglazes! I really think it has to be my technique! I'm going to try and wash my pieces more thoroughly and see if that helps reduce it! Thank you! :)
This piece turned out so beautifully, and I also just wanted to tell you that this was a perfect video to share with my perfectionist middle school daughter about the importance of persistence in art- she gets so frustrated by every small mistake and wants to give up. Since kids are programmed to believe everyone other than their parents, Imma just park her in front of this video instead of wasting my breath, lol.
Also, re the broken wing, I sculpt a lot with paper clay and I’ve occasionally gotten away with using a small amount of paper clay to make repairs like this on regular bisque ware. Seems to work better when I use cotton linters than when I use flax. I use it to make armatures for really thin porcelain sculptures that I don’t want to have to cut apart and remove the armature as well. Just don’t let the teenagers actually build anything with the paper clay because then they’ll never learn good habits- it lets you break alllllll the rules. 😂😂
Oh my goodness, your daughter and I would be BFFs 🤣. It seriously took every ounce of hope I could squeeze out of my soul to carry on with this work! And every brush stroke I made after that wing cracked off was dipped in despair! But that’s the awesome thing about being a teacher, you can’t give up when 17 kids ask about your Panderfly everyday! Somehow you just have to keep on going, for no other reason but setting the example of progress and solving mistakes.
Thanks for watching and for encouraging our youth to persevere!
Really loved watching the process in both Panderfly videos. I watched it with my 9 year old daughter who is interested in sculpture. I wanted to show her an example of building an armature and your tutorial was great. Also, I'm glad you showed your process for fixing something that breaks. Bouncing back from a mistake is a learning lesson that even old folks like me can learn from. Bravo and beautiful work. You have some lucky students to have a teacher like you.
@@nadiaalenov6644 thank you so much 💕, it really means a lot to me that you enjoyed the panderfly videos. Good luck to you and your daughter!
This is the best most honest and enjoyable video I've found on practically everything I wanted to learn about underglazes (and fixing bisqueware?! BONUS)! Thank you so much for making these videos! Your students are lucky to have you (that includes us, your other students you've never met)! Thanks especially for the color comparison at the end - that's so super helpful. Glad you found Bisque Fix!
You are such a special human. Thank your parents, aunties and friends who loved and nurtured you! What a bright light I've discovered in your teaching -- you've gotten me so excited to dive back into the world of clay after a decades long hiatus. Mahalo from Kauai.
Oh my goodness, you are so sweet! Thank you for the lovely encouragement. And I hope you truly start creating again!
I am, @@MissLinneaLark . You're teaching style is very digestible and thanks again.
I LOVE panderfly so much and your video is so good - I am equal parts inspired, admiring and jelly… thank you thank you thank you for this video!! ❤️👀
Super funny commented. Know exactly what you went through. Just broke a little angel, which I didn't mind too much. BUT I have an order, which cracked right through the middle. So I found you, showing how to use Bisque fix. Thanks for your very interesting commentary on a topic that can be so tedious. Loved it. ❤😊❤
OMG, I was laughing my tush off the last 6 minutes or so of this video. You are REALLY FUNNY! Also, the quality of your sculpting is wonderful, and honestly, your UG technique is some of the absolutely best painting I've seen in a long time. Congrats, well done kiddo!
Best regards.
Thank you Harriett! I'm always happy to inspire a laugh!
Your voice is so much FUN to listen to. It's like pure joy! I am new to pottery and I am learning a lot here. Thanks!
Kelly, thanks for the kindness
I absolutely love it … she encapsulates strength and power and all of your energy.. but when you held her by her tail to give her the matt coat my heart stopped … that bisque fix looks awesome. Good find.
Loved this video. A lot of knowledge 👍🏻💚🫶
You're lovely! Just starting on pottery and been looking for a glazing video like this, explaining beyond the basic techniques and this was so helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and tricks!!! It's so fun to hear you all exited and pleased with your work XD
This piece of sculpture is amazing, I felt your pain when the wing came off in your hand, the making, decorating, fixing, is inspiring to me, I wish my art and craft teacher had been as enthusiastic as you, I may have enjoyed the sessions better. I now do ceramics at Adult Ed classes and love to throw,. Please continue to share your work for me just to be in ore of. Thankyou
Ah! I was so exited to see you posted a new video. I am only half way through the video at this point and I wanted to comment about how amazing it is looking! I love how much detail is on this art. I need Bisque Fix too! I had a foot pop off due to poor slip and scoring.
I highly recommend the Bisque Fix! I got some good advice after this video was made to pour water on top to store it and then when you use it again, pour any remaining water off. It helps keep it air tight. Thanks for the support as always!
Enjoyed watching your video…so cool…thanks 💁🏻♀️🌻🌻
You are SO welcome 🤩
I know this piece was a labour of love but I love it sooooo much , wow! learning so much from you Miss Linnea. Amazing piece, I feel inspired to do more sculptures
The piece is SO beautiful and you have such a good vibe. I really wish I had you as my school art teacher I’d take on to pottery much earlier in life. 🌸💛
Beautiful
OMG I absolutely love this project!!! Thank you so much for sharing it so thoroughly - it is amazing. May I ask you a couple of questions???
- Why do you fire it before AND after underglaze?? So far, I have seen underglaze being applied to greenware and then fired on the bisque fire OR applied on bisque and fired together with the glaze, so I'm really curious about it!
- Which is the matte glaze you are using?? I have only found milky ones so far, that I won't like to apply over underglazes, for sure... I would also appreciate if yo can share a nice shinny one to use with underglazes too, since I'm looking for both at the moment - I think we don't have as many option in UK though.
Thanks again!
I would love answers to these two questions as well!
1. Underglaze can go on greenware or on bisqueware. But whichever you choose you must fire the underglaze before applying glaze. This is because underglaze is made of clay. When clay and underglazes go through the firing they release gasses and other crud in the firing. If glaze (liquid glass) is on top of the clay when it is releasing those gasses, in the initial firing, they get trapped under the glaze and result in bubbles and glass shards. The reason I choose to usually fire my work before underglazing it is because, especially with sculpture, you have to frequently handle the piece to reach all the hard to reach areas. The piece is INCREDIBLY fragile before a bisque firing. I did not want to break off the tail or wings handling my piece before it was ceramic. The other reason is because I have noticed that "shivering" is more likely to happen when you apply underglaze to greenware. This shouldn't happen if you have good clay... but sometimes it does. Shivering is when the underglaze detaches from your piece and chips off.
2. Clear glazes: I use low fire clay and glazes as I fire at 05-04. My preferred brand is Amaco.
Here is the clear gloss I use: www.dickblick.com/items/amaco-lead-free-clear-transparent-glaze-liquid-gallon-transparent/
And the clear matt I use: www.dickblick.com/items/amaco-lead-free-matt-glaze-gallon-transparent-matte-transparent/
In my experience, clear gloss glazes are pretty easy. Maybe a little on the thin side... I always use 4 coats to their recommended 3 coats. But always super consistent.
This clear matt and other matt glazes seem to be more temperamental. It is the most needy of all my glazes. I use distilled water and an emersion blender to keep it the consistency of pancake batter. This is crucial. And I sieve it EVERYTIME, before I use it. Make sure you only use 3 coats. If it goes on thick it fires cloudy white instead of clear. Talk about disappointing. If I am glazing 3D areas where the glaze puddles or pools I apply the glaze and then immediately use a clean brush to mop up the excess glaze that wants to stick in the corners. This glaze is a primadonna, but I think it's worth it.
I had never had weird shivering or other firing issues with our clays and glazes until the pandemic. I read that there were shortages on minerals and such and so some of the clays and maybe the other supplies were changing their recipes... I don't know what the culprit is, but there has been cracking and shivering in recent years that I have never encountered before. I am hoping this works it's self out... but in the meantime I need to do some more research.
GOOD LUCK!
@@MissLinneaLark Thank you so much for the extensive and thorough explanation, I really appreciate! There's so much to learn about clay, and glazes and firing... thanks again for sharing the knowledge 💙
JUST today saw this, and must say EVERY DETAIL IS AMAZING! and so glad the bisque fix worked....thats the reason I first found this video,....gonna git me some o that bisque fix now! Thank You! and your Pandafly is OUTSTANDINGLY GORGEOUS!
Marie, thank you so much for the love in ALL CAPS! I definitely feel and appreciate it more! :D I am so happy to share my Bisque Fix experiences! It's a game changer for sure. Good luck to you and thank you truly for all the love!
Oh! What a beautiful Panderfly! Great video Again Miss linnea Lark!
She's gorgeous! I love her 💜 way to persevere 💜
What a beautiful 🐼-Fly! The arrangements and motives with underglaze colors are assume! The Sculpture pieces are next on my next higher level of pottery. Your have created a PandaFlyful-Work & have a PandaFly-ful-Day!
Thank you! And good luck on your sculpture adventures!
Bisque fix sometimes makes cracks worse final firing. Good luck. Pretty piece
I may be wrong because I don't have much experience, but from what I read about it, it shows when glazing. I think in my case, because I underglazed it and it was opaquely covered it was invisible.
Can you make a video on what colours you use for underglaze
Your work is nothing short of inspirational. AMAZING!!!
Skylar, thank you for taking the time to build me up. It truly means a lot to me, 💕 happy summer!!!
Wow! Just gorgeous. I’ve filled bisque cracks quite successfully with clay, clay grog and dog or human hair. Although you were trying to glue this on and not fill a crack in this case - I just thought I would share in case you needed that info. :)
This is very fascinating info you have shared! I have never use hair for anything other than firing a design...
I am going to google thins! How interesting!
Looks awesome, for me thought that red on the leaves is too thick but what do i know? great work.
Can’t believe how different your glaze made the underglaze colour! I use a dipping glaze at work and it literally makes no difference to the colours but that may be the type of underglaze we use! Anyway it looks incredible
Thank you Zinnia
@@MissLinneaLark Well we are your classic paint a pot studio so we use Fun Strokes by Gare. Then we use their Dazzle dip on top! But some things for myself that aren’t for use with food or drink I’ll only use 3 coats of the underglaze because the colour payoff is the same :)
They are only fired at 06 so that may have something to do with it!
Skweeee. The best. Learned a few things and just love your panderfly.
amazing work!!! wow super inspiring for my very first animal sculpture project
This was so helpful! You are a delight to listen to and your panderfly is so cute!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 💕
This is the sweetest and so helpful! I am so grateful for you!
Absolutely amazing artistry! It truly is spectacular!
Thank you for writing such kind words! 🥰
I really enjoyed your presentation. Love the piece,it turned out great!!!
Quick question. Was the glaze firing to cone 6 or low fire?
Thanks,
Ed
Cone 04, low fire 🤩
Beautiful!
Magnificent! This is an inspiring piece of art!
Thank you, Armand! That truly means so much to me!
This video is a delight. Thank you.
Oh, thank you Isabel! So glad you enjoyed it!
The famous panderfly
Stunning.
Stunning!
Sometimes it can be helpful in a difficult joining place to put modeling clay on the pieces to hold them longer. Sometimes they’re just not in a good spot for fingers.
What a great idea!! I'm gonna try it!
the flowers are so pretty!! i love how it turned out🥰
Thank you Lilly 🤩
Lily, are you my Lily? I miss you!!
@@MissLinneaLark I miss you too!! I moved to chs, art and ceramics aren’t the same without you ! ☹️
So fun!
LOVE THIS!!!
I love her! so beautiful
Even before it was done I loved your pandafly so much!! The final outcome is amazing😍
Bless you and thank you!
Are you my sweet German student?!
@@MissLinneaLark
Hahaha Yes! I am😊
@@konfettikopf I miss you and think of you often! Hope all is well over there! 💕
@@MissLinneaLark I am missing you too (Art class over here is way too boring without you)
Me and my closeones are doing well. I hope you too😊
Happy Thanksgiving btw!
Hi, beautiful work!. Can you tell me at what cone is bisque and what cone is glaze fired?
Both are cone 04 ☺️ thank you for your kind comments.
Thank you beautiful, I love it so much 🤗
It's stunning!
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
I'm curious how u would remove the paper from the tail and limbs. It seems like it would b difficult to reach from where u showed u would cut the sculpture open to remove from the body.
Also, I'm not a fan of having to cut a sculpture to remove fill (paper) or hollow out because I always struggle to get rid of the seam when I reattach. Any advice there?
Thanks so much for the videos! Such a beautiful piece and a fantastic tutorial!! 😊
You can cut each part apart, take out the paper and then put it all back like a puzzle. It can be tedious. When putting parts back together, you might need to slip and score on some thickness to the insides of the walls so that they can stick back together and let that set up a bit. They score both side really deep. Put slip on one side and score that again. Squish and rock the 2 parts back together. Clean up the joining. You will still see a seam. Then score the seam widely. It should already be pretty wet but u can also add more slip. Roll out a coil about the width of a pencil, give or take. Score the coil and then squish it into the seam.
Now your seam is less like a valley and more like a hill. Use your serrated rib to scratch and sand down the hill until it’s flush with the walls. Use a metal rib or rubber rib to smooth out all the serrated score marks until it is smooth. It’s best to do all this when the clay is soft leather hard. Hard enough to keep its shape. But wet enough that you will be able to smooth out the serrated parts.
I hope that helps! Good luck!
@@MissLinneaLark Thanks so much!!! 😊 It sounds like I probably haven't been adding enough clay to the seam. And I like the idea of scoring and slipping twice before joining.
@@MissLinneaLark I guess you can't leave the paper inside when you bisque fire the piece?
@@cassandramelena4665 you can & I did 😂. It’s not recommended cause you’ll get smoke, fire alarms and ash. Not to mention it increases the wear and tear on your kiln elements.
@@MissLinneaLark Have you tried it with foil?
eeek.... i was cringing everytime you held or balanced it by its tail. cute video . l love bisque fix
hahaha I know! Watching it was scary for me too.
Omg, you are amazing.
So cool! What kind of paint do you use ?
It’s underglaze 🤩
What brand of underglaze do you use?
A beautiful piece , and so well illustrated in the different phases and techniques.
I have a question: I cannot understand why some artists use monoprint , instead of painting directly on the clay, as shown here. Can you explain to me? Thank you very much anyhow.
Hi Susy, thanks for the kind words 💕. I think the draw in the mono print is that it gives it a rustic or weathered look. Everyone prolly has different reasons that they like it, it is also considerably easier to paint on a flat surface. But the thing I like about it is how rough and imperfect it is. It has a draw of its own. Hope that helps.
@@MissLinneaLark Good day Linnea , thank you so much for your explanation , very clear. I really admire your work and your generosity to share your skills and talent with us!
A little late but you can use paper clay to fix the part you broke
woah! was wondering if the panderfly survived!
It took almost 2 years but she survived!! :D
What did you fire it on to keep it from fusing to the kiln shelf?
I didn't glaze the bottoms. Any color on the bottom is underglaze and is made of colored clay and is fine to paint on the bottoms of your work. Just be sure not to confuse it with glaze. When I put the clear glaze on top I made sure to sponge off the bottoms so it wouldn't stick to the kiln shelf.
@@MissLinneaLark Thanks! I haven't used underglazes, though I'm starting to experiment.
I am so glad I just found your videos! You are a delight and super talented. I have a quick question: can you share a link for your clear matte glaze. I’ve been trying to find that for my pieces but can’t seem to find one that’s not shiny. Do you formulate it yourself?
Thanks Rhea 😊 here’s the glaze I use. It is low fire. Good luck!
www.dickblick.com/items/amaco-lead-free-matt-glaze-pint-transparent-matte-transparent/
@@MissLinneaLark thank you so much!
@@MissLinneaLark can I ask one more question? Why do you choose an underglaze as opposed to a colored slip/engobe when painting your pieces? I’m trying to assess the pros and cons of each. I am looking to get that saturated matte look to my vases and larger wares.
@@rheahalona I love amaco underglazes especially because they can be used on greenware or bisqueware. I like that I can rejuvenate it when it dries out when I forget to lid it 🤣. I like that it is relatively thin. I love how it mixes and I can create my own colors. I like that I can manipulate it to be opaque or transparent.
Things I don’t love: having to do 3 layers to get opaque finishes. Can be very tedious when doing little designs. I don’t love how much the colors change from wet, to dry, to fired, to after applying clear glaze. It takes time to get to know but even when you know the process is fraught with doubt.
Hope that helps 😊
@@MissLinneaLark this makes so much sense. You’ve helped me immensely. Thank you!
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Haha soo true!
I use the same underglaze and always have issues with shivering. I cant figure out why!
Me too,
I use low fire clay with low fire UGs. Also, make sure you give your work a bath a day before you start UGing. Store it in a clean area, even if you have to wrap a clean trash bag around it to keep dust from the studio off of it. Hope that helps.
@@MissLinneaLark I started with low fire clay, then tried Laguna Bmix mid fire, still having shivering all the time, and I'm using the same UGs you are. Amaco velvet underglazes! I really think it has to be my technique! I'm going to try and wash my pieces more thoroughly and see if that helps reduce it! Thank you! :)
@@kimberlyc.2318 good luck Kimberly! The washing is it! I can feel it! 😊 you shall have much success in future!
Please darling a polar bear making
Good at Fortnite and art lol-Cheddahh
LOL
CAN YOU MAKE A MONKE
Send me a photo of what kind of monkey and will make it for you!!
Omg I saw that the sucks
Beautiful
Thank you 💕