Making pottery and KILN UNLOADING! life as a ceramic artist in this studio vlog

The first studio vlog this year and the first one in MONTHS! This one is all about the ceramics studio and working on new pieces for the shop update that I'm having at the end of March. I do a bit of pottery painting, glazing and the most exciting part is the kiln unloading. Unfortunately the audio and video at the kiln unloading is a bit bad which I'm really sorry about! But I Hope you'll like it anyway :)
The update is on March 26, 2022 16:00 GMT+1 and some of the pieces from this vid will be available.
-- About --
I am an Asian-American-Swedish artist living in the beautiful city of Malmö, Sweden. My art is inspired by my love of animals and my style is a combination of the cultures I have been a part of - a bit of American quirk, a pinch of Eastern influence and a dash of Scandinavian design. Follow me on my journey as I grow my small art business while I grow as an independent artist.
-- Links --
► Patreon: / birdietam
► Shop: www.birdietam.art
► Instagram: / birdietam.art
► Facebook: / birdietam.art

[@Jean_L.]

Love seeing the process of pottery making♥️

[@birdietam]

Thank you!!

[@MsShann]

I'd gladly take the burnt pug(s) off your hands, hecking cuteeee 🥺💕

[@spindash2023]

These are adorable, great work!!

[@birdietam]

Thanks David!

[@chiiana]

I found you through your cricut/sticker making videos and just binged your channel over the past two days - so so happy to see that you're doing art full time now!! I also love your takes on the instagram algorithm and social media in general, your channel holds so much value and I already learned so much

[@birdietam]

Oh thank you so much! It's been a crazy ride but I'm happy to share the journey. Thank you for coming along :D I hope you get to try ceramics one day!

[@starbrown1219]

I liked the pots that were not glazed and had a hole in the bottom with feet. All of your work was beautiful.

[@birdietam]

I'm working on a bunch of new ones this week :D

[@cl3886]

I definitely prefer painting underglaze on in the greenware stage- it solved a lot of the dragging/streaking problems I had. Depending on how soon you paint your pots after washing them in the bisqueware stage, the water remaining in the pores could be a factor as well? Off gasing of glazes and different temperatures in the kiln can certainly affect the colours of both glazed and unglazed pieces. 😊

[@cl3886]

For underglazes, definitely allowing each even layer to dry before applying the next helps, and typically you need 2~3 coats (though this depends on the underglazes you are using- if you are using commercial underglazes, they will usually have instructions on the tub/bottle, but making testers is always a good thing, since your type of clay and kiln environment can be different from what the manufacturer has tested). Sometimes, glazes, underglazes, and the clay body are also not the most compatible due to chemical differences, so it could potentially be a result of incompatible chemistry. (Science! 🧐😆)

[@birdietam]

Thank you so much for the in depth response! I did a few tests painting with underglaze in the greenware stage and those turned out wonderful, but I didn't use the same colors so it's not a 1 to 1 comparison. It's good to hear that it worked for you though and gives me lots of hope! I also noticed that washing them may have affected the absorption rate and will be more mindful of that. Huge huge thank you again for sharing your experience with me! It helps me a lot and I'm going to use what you said for the new items i make in april

[@gradeafun]

Great stuff! Take those other peoples pieces out the kiln... Just kidding.

[@alexandrafischer7201]

Det här är ju helt fantastiskt! Jag följde länge ditt IG-konto med alla de söta småfåglarna, men köpte aldrig något för att jag insåg att jag inte hade någon nytta av alla sötheter (har läst boken prylbanta), men nu när jag trillade över ditt konto igen så ser jag att du gör den mest magiska söta keramiken i din design! 🤩 Snacka om vinstlott! Jag är besatt av keramik och samla på växter så det här gör mig så otroligt lycklig. 🙌🏻 Jag (som hittat hit lite sent) skulle önska att du gjorde likadana krukor med marsvin som muggarna. Tycker för övrigt att det gröna handtaget passar jättebra. 👍🏻 För övrigt tillkallas jag starkt av den runda formen på de oglaserade krukorna. 😻 Draken med mustasch är klart snyggast. 👌🏻

[@birdietam]

Tusen tack!! Jag gör mer den här veckan :D