EASY Wax Resist and Inlay Project!

[@annruel1982]

****The sample vase in the video is available if you are interested,,,,shipping in US, please, Let me know.****

[@shirleycirio6897]

I'm interested!😀

[@annruel1982]

@@shirleycirio6897 Awesome Shirley. The vase is listed in my shop if you can get there.

[@annruel1982]

@@shirleycirio6897 Hey Shirley I have tried to get in touch with you about it, but cant figure out how, haha.

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Hi Shirley - KZbin is taking down my reply when I post a link to my address. So maybe this will work? Contact me at a n n e r u e l 7 @ g m a i l . c o m

[@sandrasaunt6441]

Awesome ❤

[@jtcpottery]

I always put Dawn soap on my brush before using wax resist. Simple clean up and the brush is like new 😀

[@annruel1982]

Yes! Great tip J! I have heard that. I just didnt have it in my studio and didnt want to have to trudge back to my house to get it, haha. The good thing about the Laguna wax emulsion is that it seems to wash off a lot easier than some of the oilier wax options.

[@jtcpottery]

@@annruel1982 I have never used that wax resist but I think I’ll try.

[@annruel1982]

@@jtcpottery Hey Janet. I like it for this process although I have had a love/hate relationship with waxes in my time in the studio because I am so klutzy, haha.

[@jtcpottery]

@@annruel1982 Haha! I get it!

[@mixedmediaartgirl300]

Pro tips!!!❤

[@CallUsTemily]

Yay so pretty! Poor Jim

[@annruel1982]

Hahahaha. I wondered how many people would watch that to the end and see the little Easter Egg Jim put in the video, haha. I cant believe he did that. I hope you and Tim are doing well Emily!

[@dragonboatphoenix6375]

What a great idea Ann! Doing sgraffito and Mishima together! Plus wax resist! Lots of techniques together Great idea and I love the result! ❤

[@denisenoble4010]

for someone who dislikes wax resist, it was a lovely video, your are work has me in ore, cant help myself, Thanks Ann, keep potting and i'll keep watching

[@annruel1982]

Haha. You remembered. I do hate the wax, in fact when I was making this of course I spilled the bottle...luckily it was on my shirt and not on my piece, haha. I am just too clumsy for wax, but I do have say I really enjoyed this process and ,love the reveals. Give it a try.

[@fruitlessbeast]

Another great lesson. But with you and Jim there's no other kind. Always so well done! Thanks! -John

[@annruel1982]

Awww....thanks so much John!! Im glad you enjoyed it!!

[@WildAcornsArtStudio]

Love this. Nice job!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Wilda. Thank so much! I appreciate you watching.

[@stephaniebart-horvath1382]

Beautiful! You are an idea machine!

[@annruel1982]

Haha. Im always on the lookout for new ideas. Sometimes I have a bunch of them at a time and other times, I am scrambling, haha. Im glad people like them. thanks for watching

[@chrisp7548]

You are so talented! Thank you for sharing!!

[@annruel1982]

that is so nice of you Chris. Thank you for watching.

[@halraines9]

You are such a skilled potter, carver, teacher. I bet Jim has to be pretty tough . Thanks Ann for sharing your skills w/ us. I'm definitely a fan of the Ruells and Little Street Pottery.

[@annruel1982]

hahaha. Thanks so much Hal!!! You made my day! I wondered how many people would stay through to the end. Happy potting to you!!!

[@candystamping4552]

Thanks Ann! Looks like a fun technique 😊😊

[@annruel9142]

Hey Candy! Im not a fan of wax, but I have to admit this one was fun. try it!

[@brown80204]

WOW! I like it! I'm going to try this!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Brown. go for it! It really is a fun technique, just be careful of the wax as it can get all over everything. 🙂

[@bronwynpawson6162]

I can't wait to try this! 💜

[@annruel1982]

Hi Bronwyn! Great!! Im glad you like it. Go for it.

[@carries6427]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing

[@annruel1982]

You are welcome Carrie. Thanks so much for watching.

[@marypearce7812]

Love your teaching style! Many times see products and don’t know how they are made. You were specific thank you.

[@annruel1982]

@@marypearce7812 Wow, thanks so much Mary! I appreciate that. Jim and I put a lot of work into this channel to make things easy to follow and understand. Thanks for watching.

[@skcamerican]

Nice!

[@annruel1982]

Thanks Su!

[@joytotheworld1748]

I'm so grateful for all you share with us, thank you ❤

[@carlyntumlinson1408]

You make it look so easy!!!! I'm a beginner and can't wait to try it!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Carly! go for it! It really is a fun technique to try.

[@tammyandkiki]

Absolutely gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@annruel1982]

Hey Tammy and Kiki! Thanks so much for the kind words and thanks for watching!

[@tammyandkiki]

@@annruel1982 you always do such amazing work! Helps get us “out of the box” and expands our experience ❤️

[@annruel1982]

@@tammyandkiki Wow that is so nice. That really makes my day! Thanks!!! Happy potting to you.

[@heididerksen8227]

Stunning

[@annruel1982]

Hey Heidi! Thanks so much!! I really appreciate your kind words and for watching.

[@mainacht3509]

It’s amazing how beautiful your work is, and it reflects how much thought you put in behind each design. Thanks for sharing your techniques, Ann. I always enjoy your videos.

[@annruel1982]

Thanks so much Mai! That is so nice of you. Jim and I do put a lot of work into each of the videos and I appreciate your kind words. Happy potting.

[@jeanniepratt1326]

Your so talented!

[@annruel1982]

That is so nice of you Jeannie but it is all practice and determination, haha. Thank you for watching 🙂

[@tuchiramirez5038]

Thank you, you are awesome!

[@annruel1982]

You are very sweet Tuchi. Thanks for watching.

[@carries6427]

Thanks!

[@annruel1982]

Yeah! Thanks so much Carrie!! That is so kind of you!! Jim and I really appreciate that. Now you are one of the members of our Little Street Pottery Research Facility Team. So dont forget to watch our future videos where we will welcome you to our team and Jim will give you your own unique title 🙂

[@ljbinghamify]

This was fantastic.

[@susanspencergervais8242]

Awesome ideas!!

[@alejandraescandon7723]

It is beautiful ! Congratulations

[@annruel1982]

Hi Alejandra. Thanks so much! I appreciate that.

[@BerndMuller-g6i]

Love it ❤

[@madeleinegamble6599]

Can’t wait to try this

[@geraldadeoliveira8110]

I loved all!!

[@debrajustice7060]

Thank you 😊beautiful

[@annruel9142]

Thanks Debra!!

[@AdkSarah]

Gorgeous work. I'm definitely inspired to try this.

[@TomKatRanch]

Did you bisque it with underglaze done. Then clear gaze it and refire.?

[@annruel1982]

Hi Tom and Kat, I did bisque fire it to cone 04. then I put Amaco C-11 Clear over top of it and fired it to cont 5 with a 5 minute hold. Cone 6 would have worked too, but I used Chamois glaze along the top and bottom edges which dont like the cone 6 as much. Hope that helps.

[@deathfuntaxes]

Love the piece and the instruction, Ann!

[@elsagarcia4056]

Beautiful, thank you for sharing your technique

[@constancevogler5950]

I always learn so much from your videos

[@mnmlst1]

Só beautiful!!

[@annruel1982]

Thanks so much M!

[@julielongdon4284]

Absolutely stunning thank you ☺️

[@iorekab3611]

I tried a similar technique with oxides a few months ago, but was a bit disappointed as some oxides burned in the high temperature firing. I'll try again with underglazes, thanks for the video !

[@annruel1982]

I hear you about the oxides. They are not as predictable when fired which can result in some really cool effects, but if you are looking for consistency, the underglazes are the better choice for sure. Go for it.

[@jackiemorrison2661]

Beautiful Anne

[@joannecaligiuri2565]

Lovely video…..thanks for info….so good

[@desertpotter1003]

Very nice!!!!

[@cristinad4835]

Very beautiful.

[@zfish7]

I have been looking for a way to do this, thanks !!!

[@elahehElahi-yd2ns]

Really wonderful❤❤❤

[@micheledickey4066]

Wow!! How beautiful!! I have a really odd wax that I bought that you have to leave on for at least 12 hours to dry then it fires off. I think I’m going to just melt some candles and use that. Have you ever tried latex? Thanks sooo much for your videos and all of this knowledge.

[@annruel1982]

Hey Michele! There are different waxes for sure. I have heard some people say they use crayons or even melt crayons in a heat gun, haha, but I cant imagine it would give you a solid coat where you need it. I like the Laguna emulsion wax. It dries faster and isnt as greasy and hard to clean. That said, i still have a love/hate relationship with wax because i am so clumsy with it, haha. Happy potting and thanks for watching

[@shirleycirio6897]

I absolutely love this vase! 😊I have to pay very close attention when using wax, invariably smudging along the way.😏 How long did the complete process take on this vase? Six plus hours to throw, dry, trace, paint, wax, carve?🤔

[@annruel9142]

Hey Shirley! I didnt keep track of how long it took, really, but I can tell you that it sure didnt take as long to do as the usual pieces that I create. I threw it pretty quickly the waited util it was leather hard to decorate so ...overnight. I did the rest of the decorating for the camera. The longest part was waiting for everything to dry. I just had to be really sure that my uderglaze coats were solid and not streaky so I did take time to really check and make sure that my underglaze was spot on, applying underglaze if I thought it might not be solid enough.... before putting on the glaze. Im a bit fanatical about that.

[@mjceramics5552]

I just love this one Ann! Love this technique, although it looks very time consuming! I've avoided wax because people say it gives off fumes in the kiln. Is the odor really that bad? My kiln room sits close to a neighbor's property and I don't want the odor to travel to their window!

[@annruel1982]

Hey Mj. It will give off fumes yes so I wouldnt be in the kiln room when it is burning off, but the fumes from this wax at least dont seem to linger long. At least I didnt notice any residual smells lingering in my studio. I guess that also depends on how much wax you are burning off too. I have a small kiln and dont run many pieces at one time so this load only had one with wax in it. You might want to test your wax on one piece in the kiln and see if you think it would be too offensive for your neighbor.

[@SophieAllen-ev5uw]

❤thank you, great

[@maurad5378]

If not carving, can you use the under glaze and wax to create patterns on a bisque piece? Just learning about under glazes. This was a wonderful creative and informative video! Ty!

[@annruel1982]

Hey Maura. If you arent going to do carving there is no need to use the wax. Just paint with underglazes and you will be good to go. :-) Thanks for watching!

[@maurad5378]

@@annruel1982 On bisque? Just to be sure I got it. Thank you Ann!

[@annruel1982]

@@maurad5378 Hey Maura. Feel free to ask any questions. I actually prefer to paint on greenware. If I mess up when I am painting, it is easier to clean up on greenware than when the piece has been bisqued. That said, I work on a non grog very fine porcelain so that if I mess up, I can sponge it off and it basically just erases it. If you are working with a clay that has any grog in it, you wouldnt be able to do that because the fine clay on the top would wash away revealing the rough grog underneath leaving your piece pitted and overworked. So take that into consideration if you want to start painting on pottery. Actually I have some workshops on Vimeo on painting if you are interested that go into a lot more detail than these short videos. The link is in the description section under the video. Happy potting.

[@embee7434]

"I had a what?!" Always enjoyable to hear that you two really do have fun together. 😂 Spectacular outcome here. I really like the colors you chose. What do you do with the clay birds from carving where the wax is? Do you just reclaim it with the assumption the wax amount is too minascule to matter? Or do you toss it?

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Yeah, unfortunatly anything that might have wax on it goes out!

[@jasongibson3914]

I thought wax resist on top of glaze dulled the colors? but these look amazing. are the effects different with regular glaze ?

[@LittleStreetPottery]

I've not had issues with dulling - the wax burns off and leaves full color in my experience. Good luck!

[@elahehElahi-yd2ns]

Hi, Can we use vaseline instead of the wax resist?

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Probably would not work as well because it tends to not dry like wax...cant hurt to try...let us know!

[@Earthdaybaby422]

Before doing the darker blue underglaze, when you carve through the moths, the carvings look light blue, not the clay body color. How is that possible? Or am I seeing that wrong 🤔

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Its just the porcelain underneath - a cool white clay - may look a bit blue on your screen.

[@azulsolari]

Hi. Im abroad and dont hace that Wax. Floor wax may work? Or how can i get something similar? As I try with a local product i Brush away the color while i applied rhe wax...

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Google "wax emulsion" - I'm sure you can get that there. crayons work and candle wax can work too.

[@LambentLark]

Damn Ann, that wax resist, it did ya wrong like a bad boyfriend didn't it!? ~Note to self, don't wrong Ann. She won't give ya a second chance to do her bad.~ lol So, define what you meant by fingernail brush. Like they use to do acrylic nails?

[@geraldadeoliveira8110]

I loved all!!

[@vicfarrell5667]

Thanks!

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Thank you so much for your support and welcome to the LSPRF Team!

[@suelaneve5927]

Thanks!

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Thank you so much for your support! We really appreciate it...WELCOME TO THE TEAM!