72. Using Sodium Silicate to Create Crackled Texture with Hsin-Chuen Lin 林新春 岩花瓷拉坯示範

[@yewenguo]

Before your educational videos I can only admire beautiful pottery but after watching your videos I now can appreciate them. Your are truely a master of the craft. Your explaination and demos are very clear and methodical. Thank you.

[@helena6268]

Fantastic demonstration! I like the fact that there is no unnecessary explaining going on. Beautiful piece and what an interesting technique!

[@hsinchuen]

@waltpark Hi, the other way to do is that you can coat the slip first and then brush sodium silicate to the surface. That way you don't need to guess what is the right mixing amount. (I added the sodium silicate to the wet slip that is ready to put on the surface.)

[@chuckgrunt100]

Well done! The uniform pattern fits with the shape of the piece and seems to add movement and expressiveness to the work. I am a fan, I always learn when I watch your video's. Thanks.

[@Toedogg1]

WOW!!!! This is a beautiful piece Hsin-Chuen. I love your demonstration and I think I'll try them. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent, technique and knowledge of pottery. You are by far my favorite youtube potter and I attempt to use your techniques for your videos all the time. If I'm ever in the bay area, I'd love to come meet your and visit your studio.

[@bethholt1517]

Just beautiful. Love this technique.

[@tupence7]

I love watching you work and am learning so much .Love the peacefull way you work .thanks for sharing and helping me pregress in my art .

[@pfosinger]

Gorgeous pot. Incredible patience. Can I ask why you dried the pot initially with a torch, then switched to a heat gun to dry the sodium silicate wash?

[@lelemacedoraku]

You are the Great Master in all about Ceramics universe! Thank you for sharing your World! Thank you very much! I’m from Brazil!

[@notawuss]

Beautiful. I've seen this done before but never with such a uniform geometric pattern. Is it because the wheel is running slowly as you stretch it?

[@ArtbyGretaMichelle]

This was just so amazing to look at; especially when you started the stretching. Can you still do this technique if you don't have a blow torch?

[@meredithpottery]

How amazing and beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Does your slip have to have the same shrinkage rate as your clay body or can you use any high fire red clay?

[@Rimmonin]

This is really beautiful!! I love how it looks like it's been naturally weathered over thousands of years, and the detail it has is amazing :)

[@hsinchuen]

@notawuss Hi, I don't think the wheel speed matter but as usual I slow down the wheel while I am shaping/stretching. I think the pattern of the texture is depending on how dry the surface and how much sodium silicate you put on.

[@EmilyClaireHess]

Your pottery is amazing! Why do you torch the cylinder before you coat it with the sodium silicate and red slip? Does this help give a better cracked texture?

[@michaelosborne4050]

Well done sir … how do you fire it … with a clear glaze in electric, salt , soda or wood … thanks fir your demonstration …

[@hsinchuen]

Please watch my glazing videos on glazing the sodium silicate texture vases. Just search keywords “ Hsin glazing sodium silicate”

[@HardleySnodgrass]

Thank you Hsinchuen Lin for sharing your skill.

[@deafphoneoperator]

Do you have a photo of the finished product? I looked at your etsy shop and your website but couldn't find it. I'm very interested in seeing the final piece. Thanks Great technique.

[@lakechild9669]

Thank you for teaching us how to do this. I just got a new wheel with aluminum alloy ? wheel head. Should I be worried about Sodium Silicate corroding or building up on it? I noticed it leaves a film that is hard to remove on the bats used to make these pots.

[@hsinchuen]

You should wipe off the sodium silicate when it is still wet.

[@lakechild9669]

@@hsinchuen Thank you!

[@MegaWisdom777]

I would love to see this when glazed. Do you use a celadon so that the red shows?

[@VithiSingh]

this is awesome. What is the wheel that u use?

[@EarthNationCeramics]

Is the sodium silicate powder just mixed with water and you spread it on before pushing the piece out?

[@WindDancer435]

This is absolutely incredible. This clay looks like porcelain, which I normally dont use. I use stoneware cone 10 and can hardly wait to try it next semester at my art school. Thanks so much. Could you please glaze a piece to show final product? I am thinking a Woolery Clear or Woodash glaze would really make this piece pop!

[@bue1969]

Hi. Really nice work. What percentage of sodium silicate added to the slip? Percentage?

[@Ilovesailing1]

I loved watching and learning. Thank you!

[@Mamamia878]

Hsinchuen Lin, Thank you! So inspiring! What is the plastic clay mass?..

[@saeidmomtahan]

Wonderful work. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. Greetings from Shiraz, Iran

[@genearnold3252]

How much clay did you start off with?? It helps to have some comparables to see where we are in our skill level.

[@mariatarko98]

Fantasztikus! Nem vagyok teljesen laikus, mégis lenyűgözött! Gratulálok! Köszönöm! :)

[@lena15]

can you use a hair dryer when you dry the clay and slip? also can you use any type of slip or does it have to have sodium silicate in it?

[@EclectiClysm]

A true artisan, beautiful

[@clifforddalton3067]

Just a thought, as you are so neat with all your pots, the 2" at the top and bottom of this pot have not been stretched. I was wondering if you could "chatter" these areas to complete A BEUTIFUL pot Hsin_chuen Lin.

[@hsinchuen]

Yes, sometimes I apply chattering texture the the area you mentioned.

[@clifforddalton3067]

@@hsinchuen thinking alike :)

[@LetMoi]

How many percentage of sodium silicate you add in the slip ? Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and your wonderful work.

[@beewee1million]

My recipe is the same as an oxide wash, but instead of water use sodium silicate. So it looks something like: 50% oxide 50% frit hydrate with sodium silicate

[@ANNUNZIATARICCELLI65]

fantastico maestro,veramente bello

[@margaretphillips3264]

A pleasure to watch. Thank you.

[@Lilbitster]

I love watching this! You are amazing.

[@JoeSantaFe]

I do a alot of altered forms (I've learned a lot from you in that area), and I only use a torch for setting the walls before I alter them. I noticed you used a torch on the cylinder, but a heat gun on the sodium silicate slip. Is there a reason for that change? When do you use a torch, and when do you use a heat gun? Thank you so much; I've become a much better potter through your videos.

[@rodrigogoguiroae5598]

Hi there, in my experience, the torch produces grain in the sodium silicate and the heat gun does not

[@WaltPark]

When you make the slip, how much sodium silicate do you put into it? Is it all sodium silicate + dry slip? or is there still water?

[@TheCypruss]

Very nice job. Congratulations!

[@hsinchuen]

@franciscolorusso Hi, I guess you are asking me how thick the wall before stretching. I assume the wall is aprox. 1cm to 1.2cm before been stretched.

[@elleaf]

Wow, this looks really cool!

[@MarcellaSmithVegan]

So how did it look after firing?

[@tracylynn4654]

Beautiful, Now if you made a match set by reversing the wheel! Wow that would be amazing.

[@TheDraindeimo]

So i just bought my first wheel, any tips on the first essentials i need?

[@erikclarke7009]

amazing. I have been watching your videos and wish I could apprentice for you

[@genearnold3252]

How much clay did you start with. It would help us know where to reference our cylinders to in final height.

[@christianperrette3579]

I would like to thank you so much for your most interesting, helpful and so rich lessons which help me to progress. Chris-the-Swiss

[@monicacanal1]

La técnica es maravillosa. Genial.!!! Qué porcentaje de Silicato de sodio, de öxido de hierro y arcilla se usa en esa pasta de color,?

[@MariElle3]

love watching your videos!

[@tylerjshull]

do you use a high fire clear glaze

[@stianaslaksen5799]

Looks beautiful. Would be awesome if the video ended with the finished product.

[@Dvod22]

could i use this technique with just a normal colored slip or does the sodium silicate help induce the cracking?

[@ronaldbarton8180]

Dvod22 No, just using slip will just stretch out with the clay making a thinner layer of slip. The sodium silicate dries to form a crust. As you stretch the clay, the cracks form and the exposed clay stretches and the layer with sodium silicate does not. How heavy you coat the silicate will effect the size of surface between cracks. If you get it too dry with heat gun or stretch too thin, it will tear holes in the wall. It takes a little practice but makes a wonderful surface. Without colored slip, it makes a nice texture for the new potter's choice celedon glazes to accent. I have used similar color of nontransparent glaze on the smooth areas and the results are very nice.

[@nickpastore807]

Ronald Barton what if you paint the colored slip on, and use a torch to dry it before it chips off and then belly the pot?

[@ronaldbarton8180]

If you over dry the clay, it tears holes in the deeper cracks as you stretch it out to shape. The silicate dries and makes the crackable crust with the surface layer without drawing as much water out of the deeper clay so it stretches out smoothly.. Without it I am fairly sure you'd find that it would not be able to be dry enough without drying pot too much to stretch to more than a tapered vase rather than a sphere shape which shows the cracks the best.

[@nickpastore807]

Thanks, very helpful

[@purplethumb7887]

@@ronaldbarton8180, how to create large, deep cracks?

[@MyDom55]

Bravo l'artiste ... Dom.

[@custardthecat5763]

How long did you dry the outside ?

[@franciscolorusso]

desde argentina lo felicito por sus enseñanza im from argentina ,one question the wall of pottery how many cm are? sorry for my poor ingligh}

[@soulak6332]

Thank you Mr Lin

[@puchululina]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@ivanildevb]

Fiquei sem respirar...lindo!!

[@MrAlcmj]

I was hypnotised into watching this

[@gnomeater]

Na2SiO3 is sodium silicate. It''s commonly known as liquid glass. It's got a massive amount of uses, lots of repair uses and can be used in water treatment. It's also used to treat concrete and other mixing crap. You can buy it on amazon, but I'm not sure how you go about getting into solution for pottery. I'm just a chemistry major, so my knowledge is limited to chemistry and crap like that.

[@superstaravenuefan]

why did you blow torch the cylinder before applying the sodium silicate? does it need to be dry before applying the solidum silicate?

[@odranfitzgerald7991]

yes you do to make the slip with the sodium silicate stick better

[@basilromo4718]

After done with the Sodium S, how you fire the piece

[@Gingy50]

That's so lovely x

[@lizardas]

I wish some of the questions here had been answered.

[@shereepechin4299]

maybe write him at his etsy store

[@1962udm2112]

beautiful work

[@nataliewalker3095]

Is the red color from iron oxide?

[@hsinchuen]

Yes

[@mariadelsocorromillanurrea8488]

Excelente trabajo

[@snuffluphagus2]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing!

[@foster7204]

fabulous., thank you for your time and knowledge!

[@edwoo9348]

Stunning

[@mikefroggman121]

What is sodium silicate, and how/where can I get some?

[@marianmccarter1214]

Thanks for sharing your expertise

[@osanasemh]

Parabéns... a técnica é maravilhosa!

[@free2throw]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!!

[@msmaix808]

Wow so beautiful

[@DirtKickerPottery]

Beautiful!

[@MademoisellePupsy]

Admirable , greetings

[@jennifers6435]

Excellent!!!

[@nuciide]

beautiful.

[@sonjaasiwajo5523]

Adorei, PARABÉNS.!!!!

[@barnaclebaystudio6544]

great video. Thank you

[@rickyphaylay3387]

good job

[@swamykatragadda8661]

excellent.

[@ghulamhabib6472]

Very nice

[@pascallacroix1717]

Bravo !!!

[@psireality]

Потрясающе!

[@toconotorno]

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[@CasaMetalica]

Thanksa lot to share.

[@ThatLynnGirl]

gorgeous. Thanks!!!

[@goblinpottery]

Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing :)

[@Rachel333Schneider]

You are my hero....

[@rainqtpai]

woot! Thanks for ideas!

[@helgajanen1959]

Einfach genial!!!! Altes Handwerk neu erleben!!!

[@franciscolorusso]

muchas gracias por su respuesta}

[@ВалентинаКалюжная-б8с]

Super!

[@沈御堯]

很好的发明 我在中国做陶艺 看了你的视频 很好的 希望交个朋友

[@tylerjshull]

when done

[@khalidali-nj5st]

عمل فني رائع

[@amrreda.1]

+khalid ali مرحب يا عرب

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[@amrreda.1]

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