PLASTER DISASTER + how to make one piece plaster moulds

[@swerdna111]

Just a hobby potter, so lots and lots of smushed pots = a lot of wasted clay, so beginning a reclaim bucket with my slops/scraps etc. and just used your plaster bat tutorial today. Success. Just have to rasp the edges tomorrow and we’re good to go. Loving all your posts and your work is beautiful, anddddd just ordered your new book Thrown - excited for its delivery. Take care.

[@dpwhammond]

Cool! Thanks for showing part one. It helped to understand why the second part worked so well.

[@MaeCeramics]

😎 you’re welcome! Good luck with your plaster casting Dez!

[@ArrowOfTruth01]

Thanks for showing us your learning process! I hope this doesn't come off weird, but I'm kinda jealous of what seems to be your charmed life. Walking distance city, working with your hands all day, being creative...just seems nice :)

[@MaeCeramics]

It is pretty charmed - but like all lives it’s not always this lovely! I show the nice bits of course. I do love living in a walkable city though for sure.

[@CookbooksonRepeat]

I ❤ the pieces you made with the molds!! Can’t wait to see them glazed and fired.

[@rebeccaschloss259]

Just discovered you yesterday and... Your videos and your voice are so calming. Could watch your vids aaall day! 😍 Sunny greetings and all the best wishes from Frankfurt, Germany!❤️

[@MaeCeramics]

Thanks! Another one will be out on Sunday for you to chill out to 🥰

[@Jane-zu5pg]

I admire that you came back to it and had such success. Well done!🎉

[@Maloup44]

for 1 portion of water use 1.5 or 1.8 of plaster powder and start immediately to mix slowly with your hand (from the bottom sake it to put the bubbles exit out, put the bubble on the surface with your hands and throw them away ) and watch to make sure you got the right consistency before pouring it when it's still liquid!

[@dmitrykoltsov]

Congrats! Nice molds) A helpful video!

[@leefang8140]

Thanks for this video. You're so authentic. How have you made the little strawberries? I like it so much!

[@karaengelbrecht2046]

love all your videos. thanks for the tips and tops

[@SReezi]

I enjoyed the part where your head basically exploded from the thought of the plaster cast then becoming a mould itself.. i was there with you mentally, lol! Love your videos pls keep making more

[@MaeCeramics]

honestly it's too much

[@linzismith6276]

I loved watching this video, super helpful and I love your relaxed, carefree approach 😀 We could all take a leaf out of your book. I just wish I could hit double speed on my clean up 🤣

[@JosieYapsALot]

Such a helpful video! Thanks for showing what you made with them in the end, the pieces look fab! 💕

[@MaeCeramics]

Thanks!

[@LeticiaWorld]

loving your videos!

[@nataliemerrill]

Not me yelling at the tv about how beautiful the bowl came out 😂

[@MaeCeramics]

IT’S BEAUTIFUL DO YOU HEAR ME

[@shanemilehi]

Fun video. Thanks.

[@espressomakesmep00p]

You can also put some vaseline or oil into the mold (just put it on a napkin and go all over your dish where you pour plaster in), so it demolds easier

[@jsainz]

Good video, I recently used some plaster to make a wedging / recycling table. Another thing to note - plaster needs to be stored in a sealed container after opening.

[@MaeCeramics]

Good tip- I now have it in a big plastic bag tied v tight - don’t have a container that it fits in annoyingly!

[@zeeshansaleem3442]

Nice work

[@jackypacky13]

Love that wheel bowl 🛞😎🤙🙏🎉

[@MaeCeramics]

🚗

[@BeckieArt]

Oooo I think I'm gonna try this!!

[@MaeCeramics]

Let me know how it goes!

[@shelleydoxtdator753]

I’ve done this - (only in plastics bowls) -tapping the edges will help the bubbles come to the surface

[@shelleydoxtdator753]

Oh and I didn’t mix it with my hands, just tapped it on the table and sides to even out the plaster

[@Britterson]

I ended up doing it the math way last time, my plaster was old but it had been stored in a plastic bag so it worked just fine (I didn’t know about the three month rule, I have a huge bag I’ve had for at least a month now, I guess I have some plaster adventures ahead very soon!). But man…I hate math. It worked. But I hated every second of it.

[@tazounettedu69]

Oh i want to try 😊

[@ce_ramik]

great video! I'm very intrigued to try this out one day- I'm also wondering how you made the strawberries. are you using the same technique? :-)

[@MaeCeramics]

I made them with a plaster sprig mould. I’ll do a short on how I did it soon

[@dominika6028]

wow your glasses from intro, amazing! whats the brand?

[@MaeCeramics]

Thanks! They are from Weekday 😎😎😎😎

[@thomasdecarlo8543]

Instead of putting plastic under the alum tray to hold it up I would fully fill it with clay to ensure it is held up and does not crush under the plaster weight

[@MaeCeramics]

Good tip!

[@beyondthespice]

now I know for sure that my plaster is off 🙃

[@papabear1417]

Looks like the mix was too wet and not thoroughly mixed. Need a mixer tool on a drill. Also for the size of the mould probably needs a week at least to dry. A plastered wall with a few mm of thickness needs a week.

[@MaeCeramics]

Did you watch to the end? The plaster was expired so went off waaaay faster than it should have so it wasn’t able to be mixed propert

[@papabear1417]

@@MaeCeramics I responded whilst watching the episode. When I watched further on.....She has a new bag. Doh!

[@righthandofpakistan6089]

😎👍

[@erinnmadison]

Love your videos but the sound quality is quite bad, I have to turn my volume up really high and even then I still need captions to understand you. Would you maybe be able to use a mic? Love your content!

[@MaeCeramics]

I know - I was aware of how crap the sound was when I was videoing! I am saving up for a mic, hopefully not too long

[@celiagreenaway725]

Lining your mixing bucket with a plastic rubbish bag means you can just lift out the whole thing and throw it directly in the bin.

[@MaeCeramics]

Thanks for the tip! I don't find that I need to do that though, I try to keep waste as little as possible so don't want to add plastic when I don't need to :)

[@zeeshansaleem3442]

Hy