Make Pottery Anywhere! My beginner guide to making pottery in your kitchen (or bedroom or backyard)!

[@forestwoman]

LoL, my grandmother, who was a potter, had a wedging board in the 1970's/80's in her studio that she used all the time. She would teach me pottery each summer when I was a kid. She passed away never knowing about KZbin. Yet, there was her canvas covered board.

[@Anamariapinedacom]

Thank you for making pottery accessible for everyone :)

[@PotterytothePeople]

you’re welcome! 🥰

[@Kraaketaer]

Thank you for an incredibly useful video. As someone with far too many hobbies but who also tends to get far too carried away with gear, equipment, and the "what do I need to do this in the way I want?" question, advice like this is truly invaluable - a much needed corrective to all the exposure to people doing this professionally and/or who have done it for decades and have tons of expensive equipment.

[@earthfusionmetalart8522]

I used to have a wedging/hand building board when I was a teenager (30yrs ago) and made the same way. So great for pottery projects at home, an absolute must if you don't have a permanent spot to do your work.

[@AshZification]

I need one of you for every hobby I've ever started. Holy moly you're so helpful

[@Angels-3xist]

I always appreciate the approach of getting the most out of the most minimal resources (or min-maxing to use a gamer term). So much of what we can pursue can lead to frivolous excess less about the person or what they do or create and more about excess itself. It is good to actually have what we need and to be creating at our highest level, but all big things have humble beginnings. No matter how complicated our ideas and designs the small steps can lead to building great temples. Be humble and work with less even if you have everything.

[@PotterytothePeople]

well said!! I think working within restrictions also encourages more creativity too 😍

[@caroln63]

I bought a big paint-by-numbers at the dollar store and use the back of that. I put a platic placemat on the table and then the canvas. Works great.

[@leahrabeauxvezinat8871]

I see a pine needle basket in the background at 15:41! I made those years ago and really enjoyed the craft. Love your channel and explanations.

[@clauguedes355]

Love your videos and generosity to share and empower beginners like me❤

[@Fanama7]

Hallo, thank you for the inspiring videos! How it is about cleaning the wedging bord how do you keep it nice and clean?

[@monicaarredondo6847]

Hello, love your videos. I'm just starting in pottery. I have round a studio to fire my pieces but I have a question, how would you transport unfired pieces between your "home" to the studio? Ibdo not Kwon if you already have a video about that. Thanks you. Monica from México 😊

[@iragisamson1117]

You are a great teacher. I like it.

[@MimiCronin]

You are an amazing potter, with fabulous ideas! Keep up the good work, and thank you for sharing your ideas with us

[@aliciarobinson657]

I appreciate this video series and just love your energy! Thank you

[@daniellesiegler]

Love your videos! A while back you mentioned you would show us your water system for your studio that doesn't have an active water hook up (along with the filtration and disposal). Would love to see that one sometime!

[@PotterytothePeople]

omg yes! I’m working on it! It got delayed (long story😅) but it will be out probably late october/early november.

[@daniellesiegler]

@@PotterytothePeople yay!! Thank you. I love your content here and on IG. thanks for taking the time to share your experience and knowledge

[@shakisodi]

Thank you Mia, for sharing your wonderful tips Love your videos and generosity to share

[@thomassimonton8503]

Thank you for Sharing. Another Wonderful video you created.

[@nancyowings9270]

Thank you Mia, for sharing your wonderful tips! I have learned so much from you over the past year! I love working in dark stoneware clay bodies but I'm having a hard time finding the right glazes to use. I make reliefs from my plants from the yard and make casserole dishes and dinnerware and mugs from them. I'm looking for glazes that will reveal the raised reliefs and give my pieces a beautiful "yummy" look to them....like melted icing on a doughnut;)) so, that the dark clay body can be seen too. I use Kentucky Mudworks, Brown Bear. Thank you Mia!

[@PotterytothePeople]

sounds beautiful! if i were you I’d look for a washy glaze like a celadon to show the relief work ☺️

[@nancyowings9270]

@@PotterytothePeople Thank you so much for your suggestion! I will give that a try this week. :))

[@ags516]

You explain things so thoroughly and clearly. Thank you!!

[@mademoisellecon]

Hey! Thanks for a lovely video :) So helpful!! I just moved to a new not so small apartment in Berlin, we have two rooms (55m2), and one of the rooms is the kitchen/dinning area (quite small but I can fit a little table to work on my clay projects). I was thinking how to dispose the 'dirty' water after cleaning or washing my hands after wedging for example, and what about the safety regarding the surfaces we use to make food, we also planning to have a tiny relaxing area with cushions, what about that and the dust? Maybe I'm thinking too much 😅 but I just want to be in the safe side. Thanks a lot I really appreciate your help! Hugs!

[@PotterytothePeople]

Sounds great! As long as your handbuilding and not too chaotic, you should be able to contain the dust to the table/directly underneath the table, so I would worry about that. If you’re going to be eating off the table and also using the table for glazing, make sure you’re cleaning very well after glazing. For water disposal, scroll back a little in my videos, I have a video that’s called “what to do with dirty clay water” or something like that ☺️

[@Zara-leon]

Hi you mentioned everything we could possibly need that was really cool :) but what about a pottery wheel to throw and stuff ???

[@alexism1127]

This is so helpful! Thank you.

[@DonegreaghConnemaras]

Keeping a needle tool stuck into a cork when in storage avoids stabbing yourself when checking through your tool box.

[@janine0079]

Hallo,I was a painter/painting, but would love to get into pottery. But I will start from scratch and just want to know where to begin and what i need to start/appreciate your time J💌

[@loolalevi]

Hey! Thanks for this!! 🙏 do you think i can use an old cotton sheet instead of canvas fabric to cover my wood plank?

[@linzertube]

Excellent things to know…simple and accessible….Thank-you!

[@PotterytothePeople]

you’re welcome! 🥰

[@Kthx881]

Once a kitchen item is used for clay, is washing them ok to return them to kitchen use? Or is it a one way street?

[@sharon6024]

Love ur videos! ❤️

[@PotterytothePeople]

thank you! 🥰🥰

[@OlesiaDzhoshkun]

Thank you very much, Mia. This video was helpful to me

[@pennyyoung8655]

Love your videos

[@jennyp7084]

Another wonderfully helpful video. Thank you.

[@metakosir6508]

Thank you for tips🤗 Ps. Those wallpapers are really 👍

[@ghastdroid]

Thank you for these wonderful tips, I currently live in a 2 bedroom apartment with my husband and would love to take pottery back after my university classes. I have a question in that regard, I have the other room available as an office and studio but it's also the room with the built in closet, so I wonder how I should go about the clay dust in that situation, would it be enough just by having the doors closed? Or should I take any extra precautions? Thank you for your time.

[@PotterytothePeople]

I dont see why that wouldnt work ☺️ maybe you want to get an air filter if you’re worried about dust.

[@robindegu7294]

thank you so much for this

[@Juice4Y0U]

thanks for these tips! these questions are the ones I had in mind since starting pottery class and getting so into it I want to start at home. One question though, you don't mention using a turntable, would that be too dangerous in terms of dust inside? I fell quite in love with the turntable but I can't afford a studio or continuing classes forever ^^

[@ghazouaz7957]

Hi! How do you clean your wedging board? Thanks 😊

[@PotterytothePeople]

just a sponge and some water :)

[@hydra2019]

Is this for a wheel? I want to throw in my house. Is that a lot more work and requires more prep?

[@PotterytothePeople]

This is meant for handbuilding at home, but I am working on a wheel at home video. Let me know what you'd like me to cover!

[@bl3524]

I think you re cool. I live in Madrid and also want to move out of the city at some point. But trying to get my health sorted to then get finances sorted to then do this things I want hahaha

[@PotterytothePeople]

hope you get there soon! 🤞 i hear madrid is amazing tho :)

[@denises9455]

❤ very interesting

[@lilakay2966]

What potters wheel do you have?

[@PotterytothePeople]

it’s a Shimpo RK-55 ☺️

[@sofiiii1]

Wonderful video, thank you :) 💜

[@EagleRue]

i made myself a wedging board back in 1999 for at home apartment work on slab clay work- when i mad 500 clay beads for a project. LOL

[@mellissabushby2712]

Hi Mia. Do you do pottery full-time?

[@PotterytothePeople]

yep :)

[@sanjayharsh3532]

Mam this is the 15th video I am seeing of ours I am pretty impressed my request is open an online store to sell your products or open an outlet in India thanks god bless love from India

[@robot7759]

💚🙏✔️

[@MrJonathansb]

Are you…german? Danish?