Carving Pottery - My 6 BEST TIPS for Carving Cutouts!!

[@shirleycirio6897]

As a 'ruel, another exceptional and informative vid!!!

[@annruel1982]

Haha! Thanks so much Shirley! Jim and I appreciate you watching!

[@denisenoble4010]

As ever, just beautiful, where and how do you continue to get your inspiration from, your head must be like pintrest on speed, what ever you do, please keep doing it, i just love to watch from far off rainy England. Thanks Añn

[@annruel1982]

Hi Denise! You are so sweet....and hello to England from Florida! One day I want to make it across the pond to visit your lovely country....I find inspiration all over, pinterest included. You are right there. I am always on the lookout for ideas to experiment with and then share with you guys.

[@walkerpottery9296-Natalie]

Such helpful tips! Especially the one about adding clay to bulk up a thinner piece. This is very reminiscent of a crystal vase my grandmother had. 😍 It’s really lovely & interesting to look at with the high and low areas, and the heads entwining. Thank you! 💜💜

[@annruel1982]

Oh good! Im so glad the video was helpful. It is all just a matter of having a clear plan of where you are going and then troubleshooting along the way, right.

[@walkerpottery9296-Natalie]

@@annruel1982 I tend to just go head on into a project and then work out the details as I go. I definitely need to improve on this. 💜

[@embee7434]

I so enjoy the carving videos! They're so beautiful.

[@annruel1982]

Hey Em! YOu are so nice. Thank you for watching. 🙂

[@SwanSong1234]

Beautiful design ❤ Thank you for sharing 💜🕊

[@annruel1982]

Hey Swan! Thank you so much!! I was inspired by something similar that I saw. I thought it might be a design which would inspire someone who has wanted to try their hand at carving cutouts to actually give it a try.

[@FFSS60]

Very Inspiring, Anne! Thank you 🙏

[@annruel1982]

Your welcome! Im glad you enjoyed it. Give it a try.

[@candystamping4552]

Very pretty! Thanks Ann 😊

[@annruel1982]

Hey Candy! Thank you so much. Im glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!

[@micheledickey4066]

This video was soo helpful!! Thank you Anne!!

[@annruel1982]

Hey Michele. Great to hear from you. Thank you so much for watching. Im glad it was helpful!

[@patspotpage]

Thanks Ann! You're always full of beautiful ideas! If I may be so bold as to offer a few suggestions...I can't take credit for all, as some were given to me by a potter who does a lot of carving. When you are doing the relief carving, would it be safer to do that before you carve out the cut-out areas? And when I cut out pieces, I will often leave the pieces in until I'm done cutting all the open work, then punch them out at once. There's less chance of breaking the pieces I want to keep that way. Finally, when I cut, I angle my cuts so that the face is narrower than the back, giving the illusion of a thinner piece (I hope I'm explaining that clearly!). Anyway, your egrets are very graceful, and the piece is beautiful. I can see that with flowers poking out from under the necks as well as out the top, creating a light, airy feel to an arrangement. Thanks for sharing!

[@annruel1982]

Hey Pat. Great tips for sure!! Yes you explained them very well. I understand all of what you said. You are so right about all of those. You are inspiring me to make an Intermediate Carving Cutouts video for those who want to get more intricate with their cuts.

[@knightclan4]

I guess it's time to get some porcelain clay I'd like to have the title of secretary of slips if the job is open. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience

[@LittleStreetPottery]

We would love to have you aboard - join the team!

[@williamhodges6610]

Great video.

[@annruel1982]

Thanks so much William. That is so nice of you. Thanks for watching.

[@nadjabierbaum8136]

Really interesting new ideas.

[@judypearlson3345]

Thanks!

[@annruel1982]

Aww...thanks so much Judy!! That is so kind of you!! We really appreciate that. And remember to keep an eye on our future videos where we welcome all new members of our Little Street Pottery Research Facility and Jim will give you your own unique title 🙂

[@jackiestoklas6015]

Thank you. Your carving demos are my favorite. Suggestion: I'm playing with designs for solar lights. I found almost nothing for ceramic solar on the web. Would love to see what you do.

[@annruel1982]

Thank YOU for watching Jackie. Solar lights? Tell me what direction you are going with there. Do you mean you are thinking about like ceramic holders for solar lights? I have seen something like this before. Are you thinking about carving out pieces and then putting solar lights inside them so they will shine out of the crevices? I am intrigued.

[@jackiestoklas6015]

@annruel1982 I can't figure out how to send a picture. My first effort is a flattened canister with the light bulb, including the solar receptor fitting on top as if screwed in. Boring. Thinking about making your bird vase with a holder for the stake or filling it with marbles to hold the stake in place. I will have to experiment to see how far the receptor can go inside. Lowes has a number of different light bulb configuations.

[@easterazali9237]

I love it 💖

[@annruel1982]

Hey Easter! Thanks so much!! Jim and I really appreciate you watching.

[@lizaallen1022]

what brand is that petal carving tool please?

[@annruel1982]

Hi Liz. If. you google pottery carving and sculpting tools, Amazon will have plenty of tool kits with the petal carver included with them. Many of the kits are under $10.

[@marisamoralesbaeza9299]

Muy original