65. Let me inspire! How I use Amaco Oatmeal in my Glaze Layering process. Including Fired Results

[@robertafronteras1534]

Lois, I love how you explain your techniques and show us your fired results! Thank you for sharing your expertise! As a new potter I am gloriously inspired!

[@LoisHook]

Thankyou for your kind words.

[@katharinelloyd5293]

Yes, you are one of the very few presenters who shows the final fired pot - 47:15 and that’s what we are all working toward! Thank you. btw, I often find closed captions to be helpful as I watch the BBC tv series.

[@LoisHook]

Closed captions. ? What do you mean.

[@PaulByrne-ev2zm]

Hard to find good vids on glazing layers and glazing techniques. This one is one of the best I have seen. Well done!

[@susanfurlong127]

your glazing videos surpass anyone else. the details etc and the way you edit video to show results,... and numbering the video so I can find it again. A wee list of the colours used would be the icing on the cake. I was confused when you mentioned "rooftile? rootill? etc until your text came up saying rutile 😁" thank you so much for your help from a new potter !!

[@ginafeddersen8200]

Thank you for this video Lois, you certainly have inspired me! Much appreciate your before and after and your explanations for each piece. I know making this video come together was a lot of effort and Thank you for it🥰❤️🥰

[@VillalonaCreations]

Beautiful results, thank you for sharing your process. ❤

[@SallyRoperPottery]

Superb video, one of your best. You describe the process of glaze application and immediately show finished result. I certainly have my favourites and will try it out for myself.

[@LoisHook]

How are you Sally I so miss the Caribbean it’s been nearly 2 years. Thanks for your comments it’s so great feeling I can be helpful.

[@SallyRoperPottery]

@@LoisHook I live in Jamaica and have a home studio. If you are in the neighbourhood, stop in !

[@rOHRshackartpottery]

On the positive side I have learned so much from your videos an appreciate you art and your work. Being an American the speed at which you talk sometimes baffles me as I have a hearing disability and often can’t understand you due to your strong British accent. But that I am afraid is my problem and the longer I view your videos the more I am growing accustomed to your speech pattern. In the beginning you might have been speaking in Chinese as I had no understanding of your language. At the end of your video you finally identified rainforest as the underlining glaze of the pieces with the scalloped Smoky Merlo trim. Thank you so much!

[@LoisHook]

Just a thought. Up the top right hand corner is subtitles. That may help. I also know because none is scripted I make mistakes as the brain is running away with me. So I usually identify Ans put up an apology.

[@rOHRshackartpottery]

@@LoisHook marvelous idea. I never thought of using captions when watching an English video. That works quite well. I will now watch your videos all over again. What a delight! Thank you so much for that suggestion!

[@LoisHook]

It’s something I hadn’t really thought about until someone wrote about watching the subtitles for clarity. By chance I was playing with mine and the subtitles were on and I found myself reading everything. Xx

[@paulahill472]

I just want to thank you for sharing your glaze process. Your pieces are beautiful! I’m from America, Georgia and I have no trouble understanding your accent, which is mild compared to a thick southern accent. Cheers

[@alexfinn7989]

Wow! I learn so much about glazing in this video!! Thank you.

[@seagal58]

Thankyou Lois, your video is very inspirational for a new potter in Aotearoa New Zealand. Your using colours I'm wanting to use so seeing the effects with layering is brilliant. The oatmeal is a nice touch and the tip so its at the top re running is a big help. Have a good day 😁

[@knightclan4]

Wow Simply beautiful work

[@LoisHook]

Thankyou

[@peachesandolivia]

Absolutely gorgeous work, Lois. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@LoisHook]

Thankyou

[@nataliederome3418]

You really have a knack for all things pottery. Thank you so much for generously sharing your thought process and layering techniques!

[@lindam2428]

Showing the glaze process and the results in same video is very helpful. Thank you.

[@PatFitzgerald-hn9cs]

Love this video. It's among the best...most helpful...most informative...best organized I've seen. Going into my best videos file. Thank you for this. I hope you make more like these.❤

[@LoisHook]

I’m struggling to get back I the swing. My husband broke his back in December and ended up with the top 5 vertibea pinned. I will be back soon !!

[@SweetSpotKitchen]

Thanks for your generosity in sharing your beautiful work! Wonderfully presented.

[@vickiestadler4388]

I thank you for taking us along with your experimenting! It is so helpful, have a wonderful day!!! :)

[@GinaVaccaro]

This was so informative! I'm new to pottery and trying to understand glazes (how to apply them, how they work together, etc.). This video was extremely helpful!!! Your work is stunning. Thank you!

[@LoisHook]

Thankyou

[@denisenoble4010]

thankyou for sharing with us your glaze combos, they are stunning, every time you showed us up close, i loved it, next one, i loved it, so safe to say, they were all amazing. will save this vlog to that i can watch it and try and match some of the combos you used. the pieces themselves were beautiful and showed the glaze beautifully, some of your 'mountain range' pieces, to me, looked like mountains in day time then inside at night. Glazing is not my favourite part of the process, so watching vlogs like this give me hope. Thankyou

[@vickig2406]

Thank you so much for sharing your methods and results!

[@SPIRITWILDCHILD28]

Stunning. Thank you so much for making this video

[@billcary4156]

Thanks for sharing your glaze layering process! I made an effort to use some of your combinations recently and I couldn’t be happier

[@jackiestoklas6015]

Awesome. Very inspiring. Thank you!

[@kiddywriter]

Beautiful and inspiring! Thanks Lois🙏🏻

[@gabrielabukovacova-bartoso303]

lovely colors, thank you for video !! 😍❤

[@maryfisher2582]

What an inspiration. I have been working with iron Lustre as well. Oatmeal on everything is my motto!

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

You seem to have the whole glaze layering technique down. Your pieces came out looking fantastic.

[@katiedc8239]

Thank you so much for sharing this glazing process. I did some throwing and glazing in college but that was eons ago, and I've been having the urge to take it up again. And it's the glazing process that I've had the most questions about. So this is really helpful. And your work is so beautiful. And as an artist myself, I particularly appreciate your attention to good craftsmanship. And I love your studio set-up! Best of luck on your first pottery show. I know you'll do excellent!

[@sheilacarroll3981]

Thank you so much for your oatmeal demo.

[@slbw24]

So helpful to see the application as well as the results. Thank you!

[@ilenemccandlis6264]

Thank you so much for this video. It is so helpful for me because I learn visually. I'm just starting my pottery journey. I love where you are painting on the glaze. So captivating. I look forward to more videos.

[@lorrainecliftonceramics]

Beautiful glaze combinations, inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

[@tksmith3698]

Thank you for taking the time to post such informative and interesting videos!

[@freddiemoretti8456]

Food safe??? I remember as a 4 year old going to the Moretti box making yard on Bluevale St. in Glasgow and drinking tea out of tin cans. That would be 1954 and I doubt the cans got any more than a rinse in between. I love Iron Lustre and have started combining more often with Oatmeal. Hope the weekend goes well, folk who don't fall in love with your pots must still be coming out of the Covid Dumps. Great share and results.... Cheers...Freddie

[@jacklynstoklas3575]

I am just getting into overlapping glazes so this is very helpful!

[@LoisHook]

Thanks xx

[@patriciasadlertrainor6771]

These are stunning! Thanks for sharing

[@marisastocker1566]

Thanks Lois, this are great tips. I really could learn allot from this video. You are a great inspiration.

[@LindaGisla]

Hi Lois :-) Thanks a lot for this video. Beautiful things you made. I hope you did well at the market. I enjoy your videos and I am glad you did go ahead and post this one in spite of your "brain" mixups. If it makes you feel better, I can tell you that it reminded me very much of myself. I do that all the time. I sometimes joke about it saying it's the teflon I have on my brain from the Teflon pans I used to use while cooking. Keep on doing your stuff, you are so good at it, teflon and all ;-)

[@LoisHook]

It’s my age and the reason I took up Pottery. To help through the menopause. I’m so much better than I was. 55 next week. Xx

[@johnw3629]

This was just absolutely fantastic video and awesome work thanks so much for sharing your work with us. this really helped me decide on some glaze combos thanks again

[@gabrieldunn7384]

Your Ancient Copper seems "brighter" than mine. Maybe your kiln temperature is a bit higher ?

[@LoisHook]

Yes. This kiln runs on the hot side. Probably neatly a 7.

[@user-nh4dz1bo7v]

I’m sorry if I am asking a repeat question or missed the answer in the video. What is your fire schedule and cone? Thank you so much for sharing. I’m new to all of this and your videos are so helpful!❤

[@LoisHook]

I have a preset Skutt a KMT1018 so I ask it to fire on a cone 6. I’m sure a medium fire unless I have any big bits when I ask for a slow fire.

[@bbjo787]

Hello Lois - did you say in another video that you fired cone 6 on Medium heat?

[@LoisHook]

Yes I do. No hold preset with the skutt kiln

[@kennethdante]

Those lamps are out of control! :)

[@mariabhuri]

How do you think the glazes would work on a black clay body and not using obsedian as the black base glaze?

[@valeriecolclough8280]

Hi Lois, as always I find you posts very helpful, A couple of times Ive heard you mention a glaze ?? Hell Glut rot ??? not too sure but it looks luscious, deep red, Could you please tell me who makes it , ? Mayco or Spectrum many thanks Lois keep the post coming Thanks Val

[@LoisHook]

Hi www.scarva.com/Mobile/en/Terracolor-Brush-on-Stoneware-Glazes/m-c-89.aspx It’s a Scarva glaze called Terracolor It’s a brush on glaze. I wanted what was called solar Orange and Solar Red. When I got the containers. Gut Hellrot was in the red. Attached is the range. You will have seen me use the Orange and red. There is also a deal red I’ve not tried.

[@elliepapadopoulou6680]

hello! I wanted to ask you if its possible to mix/layer different glazes that are fired in low temperature when used on earthware?

[@LoisHook]

I can’t help you with this as I don’t know. I did terracotta but used underglazes then clear.

[@dawnamarkova2003]

One last question ( When you are so inspiring, people want to create the same kind of beauty you do!) When my oatmeal dried, it got very flaky. Is that OK?

[@LoisHook]

Yes it does go flaky especially if you buy on thick. You just have to watch you don’t know any of it off.

[@glynneturner1]

Fantastic demo LOUISE. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT, BUT HOW MANY COATS OF THE TT AND AC ON YOUR LAMP PIECES please? Also is it 2 sm over obs? Thank you. Glynne

[@LoisHook]

Three layers on each. With the over lap of about an inch no more. I’ve just double checked I did TT over the Ancient Copper. Yes one thick SM over obsidian will give maroon. Then a thick second SM coat round the rim with the obsidian over to make the blue/Maroon.

[@wilbmoore]

Great video as usual. Curious? What clay body are you using? I've been running into pinholes using Amaco glazes and I've never had this issue before. Please help. Lol

[@LoisHook]

All these would be made with Scarva ES10 white stoneware.

[@libbysmithstudio]

Thank you! I've been scared of oatmeal after seeing some nightmare stories. My clay body did not like above Cone 5. Before I buy some of these glazes, do any need a higher firing than Cone 5 to get these beautiful results? Truly stunning!

[@LoisHook]

So all these are fired on a cone 6 either medium or in the case if these ones a slow fire because of the big lamps. This is a preset Kiln and I find my witness cones are at cone 7. Not sure what results you will het at cone 5 though most glazes are happy at that but if you investigate on the Amaco site you will find some major differences with Temps. A thought. May be look at a stoneware smooth white clay no grog like mine and then cone 6 is fine.

[@libbysmithstudio]

My clay is a stoneware bmix, no grog... but I hear it can get less reliable at Cone 6. My kiln fires to a hot Cone 5, so I'm hoping to get similar results. Those colors have me salivating to try!!!! Thank you for the response! ❤❤🤗

[@dawnamarkova2003]

Your videos are inspiring to say the least! When you make " stripes (ie of blue rutile and smoky merlot) over iron lustre, is that one coat of each or 2 or three coats of each stripe?

[@LoisHook]

It’s thick and equivalent to 3 layers. watch the latest video To see a new lamp base done with that glaze. I also have me preparing the pot and painting the glaze on to put up.

[@dawnamarkova2003]

@@LoisHook Now Im inspired and grateful! How fortunate that you are i. this world bringing us so much beauty!

[@veloxteox6563]

ello just sending an text in regards to a question is the oatmeal over the iron luster glaze combination drink / food safe alongside is the ruteal blue drink / food safe too

[@LoisHook]

My understanding is all tested for food safe. I think red or Metallic glazes are an issue. Contact Amaco direct to check. They will answer on Facebook.

[@knightclan4]

What firing schedule do you use for the these glazes. Do you hold temp at the high end?

[@LoisHook]

I have a Skutt with preset schedules. So far cone 6. No hold. It does fire high so top end cone 6

[@knightclan4]

@@LoisHook Thanks I just ordered my first skutt kiln yesterday. Looking forward to repeating your success.

[@ehalvarez6968]

Why oatmeal flux instead of honey flux? What does it add or how is it different?

[@LoisHook]

I have both. Only just started to play with honey flux. Oatmeal thicker. Causes outstanding reactions. I think honey flux mixes with the glazes more and runs more. Merges more. Oatmeal seams to not run so much and cause colour changes it a short run. The only way to see what you feel is to buy and play with both. Do some text tiles.

[@mikeeee7064]

Does the oatmeal have color to it or does it just help glazes run more?

[@LoisHook]

In this instance when over curtain glazes it mixes Runs and causes a flux. I did it on its own and it’s an oatmeal colour. No run. Then put snow over and it had a white motels effect. There is a video though not sure of the number but right back at the beginning with test tiles and oatmeal is in that.

[@SallyRoperPottery]

Quick question. What temp do you fire these to?

[@LoisHook]

I have a prescheduled Skutt and do a cone 6 fire. This was a slow fire because of the size of the lamps. But usually medium. No hold. It usually comes closer to a cone 7.

[@SallyRoperPottery]

@@LoisHook I too glaze fire with my Skutt prescheduled program but to Cone 5 with 10 min hold which actually fires to Cone 5 1/2

[@kennethdante]

Not sure if it's true but my local supplier said Amaco discontinuing PC- 56. I was like... um what?

[@LoisHook]

Can’t buy it here in the UK and Amaco site not shipping until June !!

[@PapasPtPt]

I really like that you show the raw glaze followed by the fired result BUT you are confusing me by not being specific enough about all the glazes on the raw piece (and sometimes the wrong name). Glazes do not look at all similar to their final color in raw form, so I am having trouble accurately following what you have on the piece.

[@LoisHook]

I’m sorry your struggling. If you tell me the time on the video I will clarify what glazes I am using.

[@eddiespottery8439]

Young Lady you do very nice work, but do you ever make your own glaze bye on your own ?? instead of buying a jar or jug ??

[@LoisHook]

Young. Thankyou. !! Anyway. No not yet. Pottery is a hobby as I run a couple of shops and an online buisiness. www.reptilecentre.com. But you never know.

[@eddiespottery8439]

@@LoisHook well I have a few years on you. well you should give it some thought on making your own glaze as long as you have the time, but it sounds like you are busy as of now.

[@eddiespottery8439]

I know a little about pottery, almost 30 years now and I just love to play in the mud. My background was engineering, but have some chemistry in the pharmaceutical company I have been at for the last 15 years. that was how I learned to break down alot of the glazes. And with the help of John Britt. He writes a good book. But I can under stand not having the time I get that way all the time. Nice talking to you Lois. eddie.

[@LoisHook]

I have his medium glaze book and watched some of his videos. I am only 2 and half years in. And have learnt so much from videos. Need some more classes etc. So I’m interested in Chrystaline glazes and I know I will need to start to understand more for this.

[@LoisHook]

You in the UK?

[@catherineyoung3889]

Say globule three times fast!

[@mariabhuri]

How do you think the glazes would work on a black clay body and not using obsidian as the black base glaze?

[@LoisHook]

I have done some work on vulcan black clay and you have to do tests. The glase colour will not be the same.