I do mix up my own glazes, I go to glazy.org for recipes and try different ones out and play with combos. :)

Thanks! I hope to do more videos while I ramp up for the holiday markets

That would be helpful! Usually I dip glazes but a few I do brush, typically at least 4 coats

Welcome! Definitely watch videos by Simon Leach, he exclusively single fires. The final pieces if you fired to the correct cone to be vitrified, the pieces should be dishwasher/microwave safe. I often advise buyers to heat things slowly in the microwave to avoid thermal shock, 30sec-1min at a time.

Sunny Day? It's a layer of Floating Base + 10% Light Rutile and then the same floating base recipe but with a small percentage of chrome layered on top. This kiln load was a bit hotter so it melted nicely!

That's a good tip!

Check out Simon Leach's videos about how he does single fire! He is the expert! And do you mean the swirl pattern on the bottom? It's from the wire cutter I use, I don't trim the base of my pots if I use that wire.

Let it dry for about a week. Depending on the moisture in the air. It would explode if you fired it the same day.

Very tricky glaze, but when it works it's pretty!!

Good question, since I'm hobby potter I price my pieces based on how much clay I used, 10$ per lb usually+ $2 for glaze, so a large mug with 1.5lb is 15$+2$ glaze = $17 and I sell them at local craft fairs/markets and on my website :)

Great Idea! Stay tuned

Haha yes after I posted the video I realized I DO know how to pronounce Amaryllis! I was at NCECA only for 1 day, mainly to check out all the vendors and people watch :) Let me know how your pieces turn out!

Thanks! I'll let Katie know she has a fan! lol I typically like to fire to a soft ^6, however after this last firing I changed my thermocouple since some of my other pieces in that kiln just didn't turn out right and the witness cone showed a hot ^5, not a ^6.

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YES! She is always so positive! Encouraging both of my girls to try out pottery and painting too along with cheerleading :) lol

Thanks for watching, definitely check out Simon Leach and how he does raw glazing! I do spray the bottoms if I did a double dip but the only issue I keep encountering is cracks on the rim, bottoms are always fine. And I use a variety of clay bodies, I'm not sure what the difference would be between types of clay, that's a good question!

The very first mug was inside 10% Light Rutile, and outside was a floating chrome glaze, I think 2% ?

Thanks😊

Thank you, I will

There's a great Facebook group for single firing.

Can you share the name pls

The studio I go to is switching over to single firing. Cool how this popped up.

Sure! which mug or mugs are you curious about?

Thanks!! I made a quick display out of 2 boards, I think they are 2'x2' from home depot, they are precut which is nice, screw them together in a L shape. Then I bought a small pack of stick on tiles for the backdrop!

@@potterymama744 GREAT IDEA! Thanks so much.

Oh NOOOOOO!!! that's rough to hear! I did a few single fires when I first started and just got too scared and went to bisque. I hope to keep single-firing from here but... it is slightly scary lol

@@potterymama744 haha I will share what I learned. Sometimes even glazing bone dry, overnight isn’t long enough after glazing lol so if you run a preheat, you should be totally fine! I am playing it safe for a few but probably go right back to single fire 🔥

I have an ancient Skutt kilnsitter so I don't know how this works with a more modern one, but I hear you shouldn't turn your kiln up until you can place a small mirror near your top peep hole and see no steam collecting on it... That way you know there is no more moisture left in the load before it really gets going.

​@@deerhearted I have a kilnsitter too. It's a Skutt KS818. I've heard that too, but if I feel pieces are not quite dry I leave it on low for a few extra hours.

I agree, if you are going to brush you really need to invest in it fully by mixing very well and brushing at least 3 layers... I'm just too impatient! lol Total fire time was 9hours and 15 mins, a bit short I think so next fire I will tweak it to run a bit longer and slower from the start.

It's 2 glazes, first layer Heath's Elephant Ear and then over top use Heath's JP Purple. Both recipes are on glazy.org under an awesome glaze person named Walter Ivan Heath :)

Thank you!!! That is lovely to hear :)

Interesting, I don't think I've heard of someone using a banding wheel, are you finding that difficult?

I don’t find that difficult because I’ve learned about handmade pottery with banding wheel follow the Japanese techniques from the beginning until now. I love the way I have to spin the banding wheel manually instead of using the electric wheel. Yesterday, I tried your throwing technique, it works! But need more practice to make it smoother next times. One more time, thank you for sharing this video. You can visit my channel to watch some videos about pottery with banding wheel ☺️

So glad it helped you!!

I've been thinking about your comment for awhile and wondered why I stopped going all the way to the bottom of my pieces. I think the reason was because I wanted to see the clay body as part of the whole image, otherwise the clay I choose to throw with becomes insignificant. What are your thoughts? When you cover your entire pieces do you ever wish to see some of the clay body?

@@potterymama744 ah yes, I understand where you’re coming from with that. I’m in a totally different place with my work…much of it is unglazed porcelain (with carved grasses/seed heads inlaid with black), some with additions that have an oxide wash under transparent glaze (I like the contrast between the glazed & unglazed, so we’re on the same page there!). The white clay is more like a blank canvas for me, rather than being an integral part of the overall design.

@@celiagreenaway725 Oh for sure white clay is a great canvas!! Your work sounds beautiful :)

Thank you!