Slip Decorating - REVERSE YOUR THINKING!

[@mavisdavisify]

So cool! You’ve got the old creativity juices flowing. Thank you.

[@annruel1982]

˙Hi Mavis. Awesome! Go and experiment.. I know there are plenty of other types of materials that you could use with this technique.

[@peachesandolivia]

You are a creative genius, Ann!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Peach! Aww...thanks so much!! Im glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching.

[@micheledickey4066]

OMG ANN!! I think this would be amazing with lace over the female figure!! Soo many possibilities!! I know I’ve missed your last few videos but I’m catching up on them now. These are just amaaaazing!!! I also feel like if you put the handle on the side it would look like she has a hand on her hip!! lol!!

[@annruel1982]

Hey Michele. I am glad you are back. Jim and I missed hearing from you. Im so glad you liked the video. Using lace on the female formed mugs is brilliant! Why didnt I think of that. I bet you could come up with plenty of other types of ways to clothe those figures. Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂

[@fruitlessbeast]

I love this. How could I not? Sometimes I use thin suede I salvaged from an old light weight leather jacket. Soaking that in slip and doing the same thing as you so nicely demonstrate here.

[@annruel1982]

Hey Fruitless. Brilliant. I can see how that would work in my mind. Very cool.

[@doninis1354]

I learned something again...and again this is something I can adjust so my crafting. Thank you so much. I really love your chanel. So amazing and inspiring.

[@kathleenfreeman1696]

Oh my, that grape leaf mug is amazing!!! I can’t thank you enough for all of your videos and hard work.

[@villiasimpkins4820]

Thank you for sharing, very creative, love all your videos!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Vilia. You are very welcome. That makes my day. Thanks so much for watching.

[@JudyHensley-xn5gu]

Your talents never cease to amaze me!!❣

[@nateCA]

Ann, I love your videos! They are always so inspirational to a new potter. I appreciate how you show that with some time, patience (and help from your videos) anyone can make beautiful art. Thanks again! 😀

[@christinalucas5540]

Thanks for a great video! I will be trying this new technique in my studio this week!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Christina! That is great!! Im so glad to hear that you liked the video and are inspired to give it a go. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel.

[@denisetritcak6800]

Wow! Another great idea! Thanks for sharing!

[@walkerpottery9296-Natalie]

What a great video Ann! It was a lesson in creative textures mixed with visual ASMR: watching you pull off the various textures was really cool! I’m in love with your female sculpted mugs & heading straight to your store now! 😍🫶🏼

[@annruel1982]

Hey Natalie. Im so glad you liked it. I hadnt thought of the ASMR aspect. I like that. Thanks so much for watching.

[@denisenoble4010]

Ann, another great video thankyou x😊

[@easterazali9237]

They turned out so lovely and beautiful ! You come up with wonderful yet simple ideas and I admire you for that 💖

[@annruel1982]

Hey Easter. Great to hear from you. Im so glad you liked this video. I am always doing research and trying to think of ideas to present to you guys. Sometimes I can get on a roll with content and sometimes I struggle. Its not always easy, but I love a good challenge . Thanks as always for your support.

[@easterazali9237]

@@annruel1982 it’s my pleasure my dear 💖

[@andthen2315]

Thanks. I will try this today.

[@annruel1982]

Hi Andthen. Awesome. Give it a try. It is a lot of fun revealing the texture after the slip has dried.

[@freedomtrailamerica2981]

Excellent and unique. Thank you!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Freedom! Great to hear from you. . Thanks so much for watching and all your support. You know that Jim and I really appreciate you.

[@annagray6491]

Thank you for this amazing inspiration! Would love a template for the hand built leaf jar!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Anna. My pleasure for sure. Im glad you liked it. Thanks for letting me know that you would like me to do the leaf vase. I will do that for sure 🙂

[@susanwalters4661]

Love the vase!

[@hussicots]

Yes! Leaf shaped vase video! Pretty please!!!

[@annruel1982]

Hi Huss. You got it. thanks for reaching out and also thanks for watxhing the video. Jim and I really appreciate that.

[@stephaniebart-horvath1382]

Hi, Ann, Thank you! I’d love a video on making the leaf vase.

[@annruel1982]

Hey Stepanie. Thanks for reaxhing out and letting me know. You got it. I will work on that for you. Thanks so much for watching! 🙂

[@cariadwales1979]

Yes please, would love a tutorial on how to do your leaf vase

[@annruel1982]

Hey Cariad! Great to hear from you. You got it. I will work on that for you. thanks as always for watching and for your support. 🙂

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

Those are great! I especially liked the vase! The leaf mug was so cute with the bees. The lady mug was beautiful! I thought you were going to give her old tattered bra and undies lol❤️🤗🐝

[@annruel1982]

Hey Deborah! Haha, That would be so funny. I bet there are a lot of other ways to clothe those female forms for sure. Im so glad you liked the video. Thanks as always for watching and for your support. 🙂

[@featherglory]

Brilliant!! Yes please can we have a tutorial on the leaf vase? Many thanks for your generosity in sharing techniques.❤

[@lauravergeer3992]

you always give me so much energie and idees ... 24 hours in a day is to short .... 😄

[@annruel1982]

Haha, My thoughts exactly. Time is always going faster when I am working in the studio. I am so glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks so much for watching!!

[@corleonis888]

Very cool, thanks! I would be intetested in seeing how you make the leaf vase, please.

[@jackiemorrison2661]

Yes, I would love to see how you made the vase

[@annruel1982]

Hi Jackie. Okay. Thanks for the feedback. I will definitely do that for you. Thanks for watching.

[@SEzzz53]

I love this and I’d like to see how you built the leaf shaped vessel. I’m curious-what happens if you leave the grape leaves on for the bisque fire? Is there a reason this would be a bad idea? Thank you for all your creative videos and for the work that goes in to making them!❤

[@MindField_Custom]

I was wondering the same thing

[@AnaMT-es7or]

I've bisque fired botanicals pressed into pieces. Great texture, but need to brush the ashes out of the crevices. But that was without covering with slip. I might have to try it and see what happens.

[@trinelabori1130]

Lovely textures 😊. Just one question. When did you apply the underglaze? Before or after bisque firing? So I guess two questions 😂. I would like to see the leaf vase too. Thank you ❤

[@annruel1982]

Hi Trine. Thanks so much! I like to do the underglaze washing when the piece is totally bone dry and in the greenware stage. I seem to get a cleaner surface at that stage as I can go back and even scrape away areas where the wash has lodged itself. One tip is that in the greenware stage, I also went in with a tiny paint brush filled with black underglaze and brushed in lines etc....any areas where the imagery didnt quite register as well ...to complete the lines. Does that make sense? I am a bit of a perfectionist that way. Oh thanks for letting me know about the leaf vase. Jim and I will get on that. 🙂

[@trinelabori1130]

@@annruel1982 I think I understand. I will definitely try it. Thank you for your reply. Have a nice weekend 😊.

[@annruel1982]

@@trinelabori1130 Oh good. Go for it. I bet you will be more creative with this than I was 🙂

[@stephaniereid3951]

Would love to have a video about the leaf vase. Thank you so much

[@embee7434]

I think I enjoyed the string approach best. The leaf outcome was really nice too though...

[@susanpriem1739]

Where in the world do you get your ideas! This was great. Thanks Ann

[@annruel1982]

Hi Susan! Aww...thanks so much.. I am always doing research and keeping an eye out for new ways to work with the clay. A lot of times it is just experimenting and figuring out what works. Im so glad you stopped by to watch. 🙂

[@melissagraham4569]

I would love to see the leaf vase tutorial!

[@denisetritcak6800]

Thanks!

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Thank you Denise for your continued support! We REALLY appreciate it!

[@melissagraham4569]

Thanks

[@LittleStreetPottery]

Thank you Melissa! We really appreciate it - welcome to the team!!

[@broberg4]

Would love to know how to make a leaf vase!

[@judithkozminski8183]

Wow. Would love to see a template of the hand built leaf jar.

[@bumblebee5990]

Yes on the vase, even if I know how……

[@annruel1982]

Hi Bumblebee. Good to hear from you. Thanks for watching and letting me know about the vase. I will get on that for you. Take care. 🙂

[@lamardon9723]

A new twist on the term 'slippery slope'?😊

[@annruel1982]

Hi Lamardon. haha. Now, that is so true. On the other hand, it would be fun to experiment with some of these materials and let them slide down the pot. Let nature and gravity take over and see what kind of textures you would get from that. you would be recording the reactions from the law of gravity. that might be really interesting. .... and then there are times where I just really need to turn off my brain and reset, haha. Thanks so much for watching!

[@lauravergeer3992]

can you make a locking jar in your own style???

[@annruel1982]

Hi Laura. Thanks so much for reaching out. I actually have thought of something like that. I saw somewhere where someone was making travel mugs with a locking lid so the liquid wouldnt spill out and I thought about making them, but lids are not my favorite things to make. I work with a very fine porcelain that likes to "move" in the high fire. This means that I might construct something with several parts that fit together great in the greenware stage and even the bisque stage. But the high firing will change the shape just a little to where the pieces dont fit as well. it doesnt happen every time, but it has happened enough to where I got tired of spending a lot of time trying to make things that fit together only to be disappointed in the end when I have to throw it away. Maybe I need to switch to low fire clay, haha. I will keep thinking about this though. If I can think of a way to do it with greater success at my mid range temps, I will make a video for sure.

[@LittleStreetPottery]

good challenge...let me work on that!

[@JorgeSantos-rm9bi]

Achei fantástico, mas algum passo de mágica eu não entendi! Sobre uma peça de argila branca, coloca uma máscara e um slip brancos - e quando retira a máscara o desenho aparece a negro ou colorido… ???

[@annruel1982]

Hi Jorge. Im so glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. I think I understand what you are asking. When you peel away the objects like the leaves, I was worried that the "white on white" results wouldnt show up in the video, so I watered down some of my underglaze, and wiped that in the grooves. I sponged off the underglaze that was on the top which left the underglaze showing in the grooves. I talked about it in the audio part of the video. Maybe we should have videotaped that part. Sorry it was confusing. But thanks so much for watching.

[@JorgeSantos-rm9bi]

@@annruel1982 obrigado pela sua pronta resposta. Por algum motivo essa explicação escapou à minha atenção. Eu devo agradecer o facto de você mostrar o seu trabalho em processo e você pede-me desculpa por eu não prestar a atenção que devia, rsrsrs? Bom trabalho que eu continuarei a assistir!

[@annruel1982]

@@JorgeSantos-rm9bi Hi Jorge. Dont worry. I totally understand. There is a lot of information to take in in these videos and it is difficult to catch everything. I can see how that would be confusing. Thanks again for watching. Jim and I really appreciate it. Happy potting to you. Ann