My first studio vlog ♡ Glazing test tiles and making mugs

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Hello again youtube,
I have to say, I'm a little surprised to have already passed 100 subscribers! Thank you for being here, I hope you'll stick around for a while :)
Today I'm sharing my first studio vlog with you. In this one I'm glazing test tiles and attaching handles and flowers to the Big Daisy mug.
Filming my first vlog was a lot of trial and error, but I'm really happy with how it turned out.
I hope you enjoy seeing me work and catching a first glimpse of my life outside the studio as well.
See you next time!
Carmen
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[@claudiasbodhi]

Totally adore all of your videos! Your melancholy professionalism, yet warm and welcoming persona has addicted me! I can't wait to support your journey and be apart of all the magic you create

[@thecarmeister]

I appreciate this so much! I’ve been gone for a little while but been itching to get back into it. I uploaded a new video yesterday and hope to be able to create many more videos soon. Comments like this really fuel that fire! 🫶🏻

[@cariiinen]

Lovely to see how you work!

[@urlkrueger]

A long long time ago I had a big Chevy van and was struggling to get home from work through a snow storm. As the van's wheels were spinning and sliding sideways, stressed as I was, I absentmindedly said out loud "C'mon Martha Mae, you can make it!" From that point on as long as I owned it the van was known as Martha Mae and I talked to her quite regularly. The point here being talk to your kiln. When trying to get just one more pot in you could say something like "Hey Skimpy, let me get this last one in" or "OK Shorty, just one more shelf" or something like that. Whatever just pops out without thinking about it. Who knows what name you may come upon, but it will be relevant. And you are a brave young lady to show your not-so-great pieces to the whole world. But we love it when you do and laugh with you not at you.

[@thecarmeister]

Thank you for sharing, that’s some great advice! Next time I’m loading the kiln I’ll remember it 😁 Can’t share my successes without showing the fails that led me there 😉

[@ashleyk3745]

Getting back into ceramics after years of being out of practice. I’m so glad I found your channel 💖

[@thecarmeister]

Oooooh I’m so excited for you!! How long has it been? Hope my videos can inspire you a little 😊

[@heiheiheiii]

I'm your 300th subscriber... Very cute studio 😍

[@thecarmeister]

Aaaaah that’s awesome! 🥺 Thank you!!

[@Eye.Hwang.6]

Love your vibes! This vlog is so relaxing, ps. your dog is the cutest thing I've ever seen

[@thecarmeister]

Thank you! She's absolutely the cutest lil bean 💕

[@kristelversteegh2459]

Super leuk om te zien 🤩

[@mwaninimakangira7749]

Supermooi gedaan! The mug and the filming, lijkt me ook niet makkelijk, maar je laat het makkelijk lijken haha Heel veel succes op je nieuwe pad!

[@Alushforlux]

I love your style of vlogging, subbed☺️🫶🏽

[@thecarmeister]

Yay thank you so much! There will be a new vlog soon 🤭❤️

[@RafaelaPerasinic]

Lovely vlog!❤

[@thecarmeister]

Thank you! 🥰

[@helloplume7531]

Lovely, lovely vlog! Nice to meet you and your amazing ceramics here on YT😍 I’d suggest FIAMMA as a name for your kiln girl, it’s italian and it means “flame” - pronounced fee-ah-mmah (like hannah)🙂

[@thecarmeister]

Ah thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it ☺️ Looooove the name suggestion! I hope I can do the pronunciation justice 🤭

[@helloplume7531]

@@thecarmeister ❤

[@shennaki8517]

De belichting en kwaliteit is super mooi en professioneel !

[@thecarmeister]

Yay dat is fijn om te horen, thanks!! 😊

[@eneritzseco]

I'm new here!! You're such a cute girl, I really love your vibes 💛

[@thecarmeister]

Nice to meet you! That’s really sweet, thanks for being here. Hope you’ll enjoy my future videos as well 😊

[@eldarodgz]

Keep going 😊

[@eldarodgz]

Also, try applying the underglaze on bisque then fire again. Worked for me but it is a longer process

[@thecarmeister]

Thank you! I ended up trying this but the underglaze still ran. It ended up being an issue with the combination of the glossy glaze and underglaze. They just didn't match! Thankfully I've had much more succes with underglazes after figuring this out 🥳

[@Tmcx22]

Some people use underglaze on the greenware then use regular glaze on bisque. Thas seems to do the trick :)

[@thecarmeister]

Yeah that’s what I tried with the test tile too, one side of it was applied on greenware and the other on bisque! :) Unfortunately it didn’t make a difference this time. Still came out very runny. I think the underglaze and clear glaze are just not compatible with each other for some reason. Going to try again with a different glaze!

[@charlizebailey2523]

underglazes layering under glazes don't usually work together.. you could try putting wax resist over your underglaze then applying the glazes!

[@jo.rylee.art.videos]

goth yoda!😄

[@thecarmeister]

Ha! Yoda gone goth, I love it 😆

[@my_alchemy]

I really enjoyed your video! I'm not positive on this, but I think I was told before, to use zinc-free clear glaze on top of underglazes. Amaco underglazes, to be specific. Maybe that's worth a check, of your glaze contains zinc...or maybe too much zinc. Otherwise, you should be able to fire underglaze on greenware OR bisqueware, without an issue. I have done both. Good luck!

[@darianrichter2797]

Hello beautiful 🌞 Your channel just came across my homepage .. Your peices are so beautfful , im looking into starting ceramics🤍. Your vlog was so naturally done , hope you pick the camera back up soon your a natural xo - From canada

[@thecarmeister]

Thank you for your sweet comment! I've recently picked up the camera again so I will be back very soon! 🥰

[@CookbooksonRepeat]

Just found you! Love! What brand/make of kiln do you own and what country are you in?

[@thecarmeister]

Thank you so much! I'm located in the Netherlands, my kiln was made by a local kiln manufacturer as well :) The capacity is 50 liters if that helps!

[@msbriahnimami]

[@thecarmeister]

Hi! I got it from a local kiln maker here in the Netherlands 😊

[@Eye.Hwang.6]

The only name for the kilm I can think of is "Kilm theory" like as a spin-off of "film theory"