Sehr interessante Formen, lieber Craig. Gefällt mir sehr, wie sie erarbeitet sind. Deshalb werde ich mal versuchen, in der Art einen Topf herzustellen. Ganz lieben Dank fürs Teilen! Kreativen Gruß von Rosemarie.😍
I'm truly enjoying your videos and appreciate your clear explanations and illustrations of techniques you typically use. I find your facility with the materials and confident handling of design elements inspiring. Thank you so much for making and sharing these videos. Very lovely work!
I’ve started pottery class for beginners 4 weeks ago and honestly, I’m completely hooked? Do I just need to practice rolling out a square slab? I’ve watched you do it on one of your videos? Thanks Craig.
Hi ! Amazing video and amazing teaching. For people like me who are beginners and learning through experiment, you’re reaching is perfect. I am facing an issue where, if I want to make a mug out of slab, as soon as i fold the slab to form a cylinder, small cracks appear on the surface. Could you please guide me as to what should be the reason and what should i so to avoid them?
Glad you’re enjoying my videos. Sounds like you are trying to bend the clay when it is too dry. If it does dry more than you want then firmly rub a damp/wet sponge over the surface of the outside of the clay before you bend it into shape. The right dryness of the clay is when it’s pliable enough to bend but strong enough to support its weight when stood up.
It depends on the weather. If it’s sunny and dry then I would slow the drying out by lightly wrapping the slab up. In wetter colder weather I can leave it uncovered and it can take several days to go leatherhard.
Craig, I really admire your aesthetic for shape, texture and color! My question is, how thick are your slabs? They look quite thin compared to what I'm learning to use, but of course your slabs are perfectly balanced in every dimension to my eye.
For smaller pieces the slabs are about 4mm think. Over the years they’ve become thinner and occasionally I feel they go too thin and make a piece feel light and too delicate. For bigger works the thickness increases a little up to about 6mm.
😍👍👏lieber Craig, welchen Schamotte-Anteil enthalten dies 3 Tone? Bzw. Müssen alle 3 Tonsorten gleich viel Schamotte enthalten, da er nur sparsam aufgetragen wird vor dem Ausrollen? Natürlich muß die Brennbarkeit übereinstimmen, das ist klar..Mir gefällt ihre Vorgehensweise sehr gut und super erklärt. Bin gespannt auf ihr nächstes Video..Danke sehr für‘s Teilen!
I use 2 types of black clay. This one has quite a smooth texture www.scarva.com/Mobile/en/gb/Scarva-Earthstone-Professional-PF680-Black-Smooth/m-m-42.aspx And a much courser black clay that I have been using more recently is called Sibelco Black Crank.
Thanks. The drying process is usually determined by the weather. Only if it’s is hot and dry would I slow the drying process down. I prefer a piece to dry out evenly over a period of 2 days.
What a wonderful teacher you are. You have taught me so much. Thank you.
That’s great feedback. Thank you 🙏
These forms are so appealing - organic and structured all at the same time. Thanks for your videos!
I really love the way you explain everything, because that is exactly what happens in real life. Thank you.
You’re welcome. Hope you find my videos useful. 29 years of being a teacher has helped.
@@CraigUnderhill7 Yes, the videos are very useful to me, kind of ultimate beginner and lover of slab work.
I found you on Ceramic School, so glad you are sharing more here on RUclips, your work is elegant.
Thank you for this excellent demonstration of the technical aspects of making slab vessels. You explain every aspect very well! Excellent!
Beautiful and great advice thank you for sharing
Thank you for being so generous.
Sehr interessante Formen, lieber Craig. Gefällt mir sehr, wie sie erarbeitet sind. Deshalb werde ich mal versuchen, in der Art einen Topf herzustellen. Ganz lieben Dank fürs Teilen! Kreativen Gruß von Rosemarie.😍
New here. Thanks for your videos. As a new potter it’s giving mean lots of ideas and valuable instruction. I really like your work!
I'm truly enjoying your videos and appreciate your clear explanations and illustrations of techniques you typically use. I find your facility with the materials and confident handling of design elements inspiring. Thank you so much for making and sharing these videos. Very lovely work!
Thanks for this very positive message. I’ll try to keep up with making new videos.
i really enjoyed this beautiful video, u have amazing technique xx
I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching?
I’ve started pottery class for beginners 4 weeks ago and honestly, I’m completely hooked? Do I just need to practice rolling out a square slab? I’ve watched you do it on one of your videos? Thanks Craig.
Yes, practice if you want to get it right and if it’s useful to you.
Hi !
Amazing video and amazing teaching. For people like me who are beginners and learning through experiment, you’re reaching is perfect.
I am facing an issue where, if I want to make a mug out of slab, as soon as i fold the slab to form a cylinder, small cracks appear on the surface. Could you please guide me as to what should be the reason and what should i so to avoid them?
Glad you’re enjoying my videos. Sounds like you are trying to bend the clay when it is too dry. If it does dry more than you want then firmly rub a damp/wet sponge over the surface of the outside of the clay before you bend it into shape. The right dryness of the clay is when it’s pliable enough to bend but strong enough to support its weight when stood up.
Do you cover the slab when drying it to leather hard or just leave it on open air, and for how long pls
It depends on the weather. If it’s sunny and dry then I would slow the drying out by lightly wrapping the slab up. In wetter colder weather I can leave it uncovered and it can take several days to go leatherhard.
Thank you 😊@@CraigUnderhill7
By my opinion, you are the best ceramist. I'm unloved to your style.
Craig, I really admire your aesthetic for shape, texture and color! My question is, how thick are your slabs? They look quite thin compared to what I'm learning to use, but of course your slabs are perfectly balanced in every dimension to my eye.
For smaller pieces the slabs are about 4mm think. Over the years they’ve become thinner and occasionally I feel they go too thin and make a piece feel light and too delicate. For bigger works the thickness increases a little up to about 6mm.
😍👍👏lieber Craig, welchen Schamotte-Anteil enthalten dies 3 Tone? Bzw. Müssen alle 3 Tonsorten gleich viel Schamotte enthalten, da er nur sparsam aufgetragen wird vor dem Ausrollen? Natürlich muß die Brennbarkeit übereinstimmen, das ist klar..Mir gefällt ihre Vorgehensweise sehr gut und super erklärt. Bin gespannt auf ihr nächstes Video..Danke sehr für‘s Teilen!
does the clay firing at 1140 vitrify clay enough so that water inside doesn't seep through and leave a damp ring underneath
They are not quite vitrified at 1140c. I don’t mind that as I see my pots as 3 dimensional ceramic paintings rather than functional pots.
Hello Craig--what is the name of the black clay you use?
I use 2 types of black clay. This one has quite a smooth texture
www.scarva.com/Mobile/en/gb/Scarva-Earthstone-Professional-PF680-Black-Smooth/m-m-42.aspx
And a much courser black clay that I have been using more recently is called Sibelco Black Crank.
Love your work. Once the pieces are assembled do you have a long drying process? To help ensure the moisture is more even.
Thanks. The drying process is usually determined by the weather. Only if it’s is hot and dry would I slow the drying process down. I prefer a piece to dry out evenly over a period of 2 days.
@@CraigUnderhill7 Thank you.
p̳r̳o̳m̳o̳s̳m̳