Three Easy Extruder Projects - USING EVERYDAY TOOLS!

Ann shares Three Easy Extruder Projects that most anyone can do using simple tools from around the pottery studio and home. These ideas can add real interest to your pieces and is strangely a relief from all the "stuck poop" advertisements on KZbin. Needless to say, just watching this video is a virtual relief! What am I doing here...I dunno...who reads these things anyway? Links for the tools mentioned are below.
Answers to questions we get all the time:
We typically bisque to Cone 04 and fire to Cone 5-6
Ann uses Standard English Porcelain no. 365 unless specified otherwise in the video
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Polymer Clay: amzn.to/3DNpnyd
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Pottery Tott Aprons (Love These!) : amzn.to/3LznhXz
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Needle Point Tracing Wheel: amzn.to/3LRrtkB
Banding Wheel I use: amzn.to/3KssUXc
Diamoncore Tools: diamondcoretools.com/
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[@LittleStreetPottery]

Check out the community section to see the fired pieces from this video. Thanks!

[@freedomtrailamerica2981]

Well, GUESS WHAT YOUR FAN CLUB IS DOING THIS WEEK! My fav is the cup! Thank you for all your work. Its a win win!!

[@annruel1982]

Haha. Jim and I have a fan club? Love it. I think they will enjoy playing with this for sure!! Thanks for watching as always!!

[@veroniquesterckendries9143]

What a creative mind you are! So inspiring!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Veronique. You are so nice. Thanks for watching.

[@sara2010M]

Cool idea for the extruder 😊. Thanks for sharing

[@johncake3645]

A ricer does a similar extrusion of hir like clay strings and can hold a little more clay

[@annruel1982]

Oh, I will have to look up what a ricer is. Thanks for the tip!

[@suey.1127]

I hardly ever used my ricer for potatoes. Now it’ll actually be useful! Thanks for the great suggestion!

[@annruel1982]

@@suey.1127 haha. I like that. Go for it.

[@skcamerican]

Nice mug! I think it’d look good if you wiped it back with an oxide or underglaze to pick up the subtle texture of the strings. I like the sifter idea, too!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Su. That i a good idea. I didnt think along those lines. Give that a go! Thanks for watching.

[@stephaniebart-horvath1382]

Thank you for another great video. You are such a good teacher and I love all your creative ideas. I’ve been watching you for a while now and am going to join as soon as I finish typing this note.

[@annruel1982]

Thanks Stephanie. I really appreciate that. Happy potting to you!!!

[@denisenoble4010]

Another tip filled video, I liked the extruder 'hair ' into a mug to be, the pattern was cool.

[@annruel1982]

Hey Denise. Great. I am glad you like that. Thanks for watching!! Jim has already claimed that mug for himself, haha.

[@Alaineolier-zs5bd]

I look every few days to see if you have another new video- always look forward to your next one to see what new idea you have . Thanks for all the inspiration. 😊

[@annruel1982]

Hi Alaine. How nice of you. Jim and I really appreciate you watching and we are glad that you have found some inspiration on our channel. Happy potting!

[@cochoathemudslinger9055]

I ripped paper and applied as you did for my zebra design on some mugs.

[@PamSpaulding-vg9rh]

love this idea... They look great

[@lisalawn1111]

3mins in… BRILLIANT!!! Thank you soooo much!

[@nancyseavitt1587]

Love it. Easy and fun. Thanks

[@embee7434]

Looks great, Ann! I really liked the bean trivit 😂 but I think my favorite was the angel hair, mason-stained! I use the small hand held extruders to give me tight coils to apply, keeping it raised to the surface of leather hard pieces. (in the vein of 'arts and crafts' pretty style). My favorite design is to apply it like a fiddle head fern's early growth. I have a larger hand held extruder that I use to make even and consistent coils for coil pieces. Having the same size every time lets me concentrate on the design I'm gong for instead of rolling the next coil.

[@annruel1982]

I love those fiddle head ferns. What a great idea Em! You are so creative.

[@lindaseguin9039]

I just love your videos and artistry.

[@annruel1982]

Hey Linda!! You are so sweet. Thanks so much!!

[@terrychristens9110]

Will you be showing the fired results in a following video?

[@annruel1982]

Hi Terry. You are right that I didnt have the pieces finished by the date that we published the video. I still have the trivet that is still drying, but the other ones are out of the kiln. They are posted on the Community section if you want to see. Thanks for watching!! Cheers!

[@cochoathemudslinger9055]

Gonna ha=e to try this I really like the look.

[@micheledickey4066]

These are so much fun!!! Can’t thank you enough!! I’ve always had problems with conical shaped mugs for some reason I just can’t seem to curve it around correctly. But… using that foam tree is a great idea and I will be getting one asap and I’m hoping that will help. Thanks as always!!

[@candystamping4552]

Very cool ideas! I really like the mug. 😊

[@annruel1982]

Hey Candy!! Yeah! Im glad you like them. Thank you for watching as always.

[@easterazali9237]

These designs look fantastic ! 🥰

[@annruel1982]

Hey Easter. Aww...thanks so much for the kind words and for watching 🙂

[@SwanSong1234]

Thank you Great ideas. 👍💜🕊

[@annruel1982]

Oh good. Thanks Swan for watching!!

[@fruitlessbeast]

Love and use these techniques frequently! Another wonderful video from you and Jim! Deserves MANY like and views!

[@annruel1982]

Aw......thanks so much. I appreciate you watching and for all your support.

[@betsygrosso6529]

I have used a garlic press in the past when needing hair for a sculpture but never considered using it for pressing into a design. Will be trying that out soon!

[@annruel1982]

That is a great idea too Betsy. Thanks for the tip. We all learn from each other dont we. Happy potting.

[@karencooper6634]

I liked that idea and will try it… loved the bowl best then the plate… great ideas

[@annruel1982]

@@karencooper6634 Thanks Karen! Go for it. These were so much fun. You will enjoy making them. Thanks for watching.

[@patriciadifilippo9970]

Thank you. Love it 👍❤

[@annruel1982]

Hi Patricia. Thank YOU for watching!! Im so glad you liked it!!

[@paintingandceramicartstudio.]

I love Pottery ❤❤

[@annruel1982]

You and me both! 🙂. Thanks for watching!

[@soniaquintella3858]

Loved the results ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@annruel1982]

Hi Sonia. Thanks so much for the kind words and for watching. Give it a try!

[@juliechamberlain6703]

Wowsers!!!

[@annruel1982]

Hey Julie! Aww..thanks so much!! Im glad you liked these projects. Thanks for watching.

[@ushagarodia1557]

Loved it. Thanks a lot❤

[@annruel1982]

Thanks so much Usha. I appreciate you watching!

[@GeraldBlack1]

Love it!

[@annruel1982]

Hey Gerald. Thanks so much!!

[@noelia6803]

Great project ideas!! thank you :)

[@annruel1982]

Thank YOU Noelia. That is so nice of you. Happy potting.

[@joyceradesca408]

Hi, really beautiful Thanks so much Bye 😊🖐

[@annruel1982]

Thanks Joyce! Jim and I eally appreciate you watching. Happy potting....and Bye!

[@joyceradesca408]

@@annruel1982 ☺☺Bye

[@mavisdavisify]

I’ve wondered why you choose slumping into a sphere rather than using the same styrofoam as a hump mold? I have a heck of a time getting slump molded clay from folding on itself or they end up wonky and lopsided. Do you have any tips on using a slump mold?

[@20NotTwothousand]

My recent teacher’s suggest that a coil be used inside the base of the cup to seal the base joint. I had not done that previously. I see you don’t either. Thoughts, Ann? ✌️❤️

[@annruel1982]

Hi Kathy. Your teacher is right and I usually do put a coil over the seams. The coil is a safeguard against the two sections coming apart. I wondered if anyone would ask a question about that. Jim and I really did talk about that when we were piecing this video together I would have gone into much more detail about construction of the mug but we were trying to keep the video down to 10 minutes if we could and we figured the video was more about the decorating than the construction so I glossed over the parts that were more construction oriented. thanks for watching and happy potting to you and to everyone in your class.

[@20NotTwothousand]

@@annruel1982 Hi Ann!! Thanks for your reply! I have a wheel class starting in a couple weeks and am excited to try the underglaze paper technique. You have wonderful decoration ideas. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@annruel1982]

@@20NotTwothousand You are welcome. Good luck with your wheel class. that is exciting and I am glad you found a decorating idea that inspired you. Good luck!!

[@user-hu7vl8hy8f]

I’m looking around my house for “new tools” for my clay projects.

[@alisonjordan1152]

Can you mix underglaze in clay then do this or will you lose the underglaze once mixed. Sorry new but I’m loving these ideas

[@annruel1982]

Hi Alison. Good thinking. You probably could do something like that, but it would take a lot of underglaze to mix it in and underglaze is quite expensive. It is better to mix the clay with stains I would think. The Mason stains are made for doing this. Happy potting to you.

[@clubfishersd]

If you extrude the little coils using the garlic press, and you just wanted to use them as texture and not completely press them into the main piece of clay, how would you be sure they adhere?

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Tricky...that's why I like to roll them into the clay. You might experiment with putting a layer of slip down before attaching the coils. Love to know what you find out! Thanks.

[@willemh3319]

so you color clayslip and let it dry?

[@sallybrown9194]

Stuck poop? 😂