Production Pottery Tips - USING PROFILE RIBS

[@patriciafurr4771]

So glad I found this video, I just ordered a rib for making consistent mugs from this company.Thanks

[@deborahbrown6476]

Thanks!

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Thanks for your support Deborah!

[@patriciafurr4771]

Anne due to your video, I have ordered 3 OutPost ribs and had instance success!!! Great company!

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Great to hear! Glad they are working for you!

[@chrisp7548]

So nice of you to share your talents with us. Great video!!

[@embee7434]

Neat video, Ann! I had my father make similar items for me it off wood. I love them; but even still, the wily 'consistency' remains elusive.

[@annruel1982]

I hear you Em. As I said in the video, the ribs are but one tool you can utilize to create the consistency. I will have to construct one of those arms to the side of my wheel and demonstrate how that works to help with consistent widths and make a video of that. Those are very helpful too.

[@melodyadams]

I have those exact ribs, plus the Tulip ribs and the tile spinner from Outpost Pottery. Love all of them! Took a few times throwing to get used to them but after that they are so easy to use. As always, love your videos!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Melody. Very cool. Thanks for watching the video as always. I will take a look at all the other tools that Outpost has. Some people buy clothes and shoes, I like to buy tools 🙂

[@melodyadams]

@@annruel1982 LOL same here. I have two walls full of textured rolling pins.

[@annruel1982]

@@melodyadams haha! Love it!! I can see where those could be addictive. 🙂

[@AnaMahsati]

As always, thanks for the great tips! I think they are a good way to get consisten pieces, specially in combination with the cutting tool for the top. Also, I liked the little birds! It's a nice cute set 😄

[@annruel1982]

I agree Ana! For a really consistent set of pieces, the profile ribs are but one part of the process for sure 🙂. Happy potting!

[@tnlpottery4294]

I have thought about buying these but wonder if I should stick to the one of a kind thing. Nice to see you test them out. Thank you

[@candystamping4552]

Very cool tools! Your hand painting on your pots is always so pretty 😊

[@annruel1982]

thanks so much Candy!

[@CalculyticCuber]

I design my own profile ribs. They "work", but it seems like they have the tendency at the top end to bow outwards because of the inertia of the clay wanting to go out while it's spinning. I notice better results I think when I go slow, but there's still a little bit of that tendency. Might be worth putting in a bit of a draft angle on the wall to compensate.

[@julipolito7761]

Thank you, I always learn so much from your videos! 😊

[@catladyclay442]

Thanks for the video. I just bought these exact ribs and can’t wait to try them!

[@annruel1982]

Is that right? So cool!! I hope you have fun with them as I did.

[@kathleenfreeman1696]

I very much appreciate and love your videos. Thank you

[@jackiemorrison2661]

Great job Anne, you always give me great ideas

[@annruel1982]

Hey Jackie! Yeah! thanks!! 🙂

[@aubreytauer7308]

Hey Ann, have you ever heard that for porcelain you can avoid cracks by centering twice, coning up and down like normal, but then wiring it off, turning it up side down, and coning up and down again? I read recently in a book on porcelain that doing so aligns the particles in the porcelain equally from top to bottom, whereas doing it the regular way leaves the particles at the bottom not aligned as well and potentially having a bit of a spiral…when I can use my ankles again so I can use the wheel again, I plan on trying it out and seeing if it makes a difference! Also I wanted to let you know, in case you do a hydroabrasion video again, that I have discovered from Sasha Wardell that she and a few others are using Liquitex acrylic medium- there are several mediums for the paints, so I don’t know exactly which one she uses, but I have gotten both the ultra gloss medium as that seems the hardest, and also Liquitex’s water based varnish. Both are so much better than shellac, wax, or modge podge, are water based and have minimal to no smell, fire out well in the kiln, and don’t ruin your brushes at all! They are both hard enough to withstand the sponging without losing the edges, but the varnish is definitely a little bit tougher. They are completely clear so it helps to add some food dye to see easily where they are and to be able to tell how many layers you have put by how dark the color is then. Try it, I think you’ll love it. Ceramic monthly has an article by Sasha Wardell where she writes about it, and she also mentions it in her books and a few interviews. Her updated Porcelain and Bone China book mentions a few other porcelain artists who use it as well for hydroabrasion or in place of wax for resist, sometimes coupled with slips, underglazes, glazes, or soluble salts, on both porcelain and bone china. I’ve been desperately searching for an alternative to the other options, especially one that I can use my nice brushes with so I can really create some nice designs, and these products are perfect in every way! I no longer have to use crappy brushes with the horrible shellac, always feeling like my designs were not nearly as nice and intricate as they could be if I could use all the nice brushes I have, and no fumes or the icky shellac gunk after the firing that has to be cleaned up, these burn up really cleanly! I think Ceramics Review or Art and Perception might have a video of Sasha Wardell using it…

[@aubreytauer7308]

I just watched your video comparing modge podge, wax, and shellac a couple weeks ago while looking for an alternative to shellac & wasn’t satisfied with the modge podge even though it seemed like the best for brushes etc, but noticed that the video was actually older than I thought! Since the universe (or the simulation we live in, maybe?) always seems to provide more of what you are looking into, of course as soon as I watched that video I came across the Liquitex medium recommendation in several places from Sasha Wardell, and my first thought was that you would want to know about it because you seemed dejected a bit at the end of that video, as I think you were really excited (like I was) that modge podge would out perform or be equal to shellac but not have shellac’s issues, so I wanted to make sure you knew about this alternative. Maybe it is time for another hydroabrasion video? Definitely if you do it shine a light into the pot after firing to see the difference in translucency! I will continue to do hydroabrasion on handbuilt paperclay porcelain but I will be switching my slipcast work in a few weeks to bone china paperclay and plan to do a lot of hydroabrasion on the bone china for the really amazing translucency! I can’t wait to compare the difference between my home made cone 6 porcelain and the bone china in terms of translucency, maybe that will be my first KZbin video…

[@annruel1982]

@@aubreytauer7308 Wow Aubrey! thanks so much for all of the great information. I wish you had been with me when I was researching hydroabrasion. I have come to believe that all of the substances you could use for hydroabrasion have their pluses and minuses for sure. Perhaps you just have to pick one and figure out how to make sure the solve the problems associated with that process and then get really good at it. :-) Have you seen Jim Gotusso? Even though the shellac has a lot of drawbacks with damaging brushes and the possible results of the firings, but looking at Jim's results, WOW, you cant deny the results. ....good luck with your experiments. Sounds exciting!!!

[@aubreytauer7308]

@@annruel1982 I really don’t think there are any downsides to the Liquitex products! The same results as shellac but absolutely none of the draw backs. It really is as hard and touch as the shellac, especially the water based varnish. I will have to look up Jim Gotusso, but comparing Arne Ase’s shellac hydroabrasion with Sasha Wardell’s equally as wonderful, although she doesn’t use soluble salts like Arne (and now I) do. I got into soluble salts through pit/saggar/raku, and discovered Arne Ase’s work when I decided I wanted to paint watercolor like with the soluble salts on cone 6 oxidation porcelain and also bone china in oxidation. There are some other people showcased in Sasha Wardell’s updated Porcelain and Bone China book that primarily use Liquitex also instead of shellac, and their work is fantastic. Jim might be one of the shellac people she covered, I’ll have to look back. It definitely seems like more Europeans are using the Liquitex water based medium or water based varnish. Just none of the downside of shellac, and way more tough than modge podge or wax. I’d say equally as touch as the shellac. For me to get my best results I need to be able to use a variety of really good brushes, and I don’t like how shellac doesn’t completely burn off in the firing. I absolutely love the Liquitex and think it is the best of all possible worlds!

[@annruel1982]

@@aubreytauer7308 Awesome Aubrey! Thanks for all the information. I will have to do more research it looks like :-)

[@justsomeguy3090]

Hello Ann, from watching the video during the profile your hands seem to be at an uncomfortable position. Have you ever tried running your wheel in reverse for the profiling? I do all my bowls in reverse as it allows me to use my left hand in a natural position and still use my right to shape the pot as normal. Just a though

[@annruel1982]

That is interesting! I have not tried that before. Actually, I didnt feel uncomfortable, but I am always looking to improve myself on the wheel. I will have to experiment with that :-) Thanks so much for the tip!

[@jillheath2804]

fabulous ❤

[@paintingandceramicartstudio.]

Wow ❤️

[@ginajustis2958]

Hi there! It’s perfectly fine to use my name, I would be thrilled to be part of your staff! Also, I am curious if in any of your videos you elaborate on creating pristine smooth surfaces on geometric figures. I saw an artist online using a surform. The artist also showed away of smoothing out sides by rubbing them on a wet canvas. I would love to see your techniques for creating perfect pieces!

[@scoobydoozie65]

Great video as always, but I couldn’t help but notice in the close up of the ribs that they are really poor quality with uneven and rough edges. Not a fan of those ribs as there are better out there. Great job as always! 🥰

[@annruel1982]

Hey Scoob, Actually, they look a little rough in the video and the sides are rough probably so you can get a good grip on them but the edges that touch the clay are quite nice and smooth. As I was using them I actually was thinking that I wished the bottom edge was made of a substance that was not quite as hard. something that would glide easier as they slid on the bat. Maybe a little coating of a soft plastic dipped on the bottom...or something???? that would have helped.

[@joanpcloutier5897]

Thanks!

[@annruel1982]

Joan, that is so sweet of you to support us!!! We really appreciate it and stay tuned to our upcoming videos. We will welcome you to our team and Jim will bestow upon you a team title!! 😉😊🙂😁