We Find Scottish Agate & Make Wild Clay Pottery for the First Time!

[@robbybobby6483]

Those clay items are off the charts! Very inspiring. Best find of the day is clay. Who would have thought. Go back for more, that stuff is great.

[@NorthernMudlarks]

Thank you so much!! We have to say we're still surprise it worked! We are going back for more this week 😁 xx

[@vixwhite1147]

@@NorthernMudlarks I would love to come with you both ..but sadly I'm in France lol. Your videos really inspire me...I love them. ..and you 2. xxx

[@rachelhardy3381]

I think you should make a few more of those beautiful bricks and build Barbie a house. 😁🏡🌼

[@anjistone2946]

Or a house for the ceramic dolls. That would be incredible.

[@teresahamilton7801]

no matter now old your videos are when I find them it's always a treat to enjoy a relaxing adventure w/you. your clay craft turned out so great. really like gail's miniature brick.

[@tnguyen9763]

I laughed so hard when Alex quickly grabbed the dry clay and Gail says “Alex”. Girl you are a hoot. I like the clay art too. Well done ladies ..well done.

[@MsKindaSorta]

I jumped then LMAO!

[@chrissythornhill]

While your Sweet Cat Gently Sleeps .......... 😽 🎸 A hive of industry goes on in the workshop. Splendid finds and wonderful amount of Faith , where there’s a Will there’s a way . Well done girls, you never fail to Amaze me ❤️🌹❤️

[@tonyfoster61]

Very entertaining - your clay items look amazing - you ladies can turn your hands to anything

[@aprilp.4530]

Not sure who could thumbs down one of their videos! Another lovely lark!!

[@kristymcnett5746]

Copper and more copper, Napoleon's hat, cold water tap, where's the kitchen sink? Your videos are so entertaining. 🥰

[@NorthernMudlarks]

We will have our own scrap yard at this rate! 😂 Thank you! xx

[@sarapulford5957]

@@NorthernMudlarks Yard.

[@christhompson4270]

Now you need to take a trowel and get some more clay to make more things. Well done ladies, love your stream walk and the agates were beautiful, but the clay and what you made awesomeness . God bless and stay safe and well 🙏🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰👏👏👏👏👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️🌻🌻🌻

[@amandabell8827]

Is there anything you Ladies can't do?! Your pottery is beautiful! Gail's brick would make Phil Johnson proud and that ink from Alex is just gorgeous! Another amazing video! Thank you 😃 x

[@anneminnick2491]

Thanks for the clay demonstration ! Glad you were able to get out for a beautiful new day of Mudlarking . Anne from Massachusetts , USA . Carpe Diem Everybody !

[@mtherese13]

What fun! I am so impressed. One thing is for sure: you two ladies will never be bored; endlessly creative!

[@sandymoulder8215]

I love how you find nature’s hearts. I always find them on the beach. When I’m remembering someone I miss and find a heart I call it a Heart from Heaven and I add it to my collection. You find amazing things. God bless you and keep you safe in all your adventures.

[@merriehallman4870]

That was amazing. Can they now be glazed and put back in the kiln. You know what you need next, right? You need a rock tumbler and a wet saw to slice your agate. You never cease to amaze.....well done

[@gaylereid8264]

I'd have to add a potter's wheel to that list

[@NorthernMudlarks]

Thank you very much! We are going to experiment with glaze and see how they turn out. We would absolutely love to cut and polish our agate to use in our jewellery, defiantly something for a future project! xx

[@2degucitas]

@@NorthernMudlarks The Navajo have a traditional method they use to achieve a glossy surface. They make their pottery and allow to dry hard. They find a smooth, river rounded stone that's not gritty and rub the pots surface with it making it shiny. They then use metal tools to scratch/carve traditional designs. Stone rubbing the interior makes the item waterproof. Like you, they excavate their own clay from river beds. Where they live was once an ancient inner sea in the cretaceous, so mud and sand of differing qualities is abundant. A potter often keeps their smoothing stone for life.

[@gaylereid8264]

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[@gaylereid8264]

@@2degucitas WOW ❣️ Thank You for sharing ❣️ So much to learn this is awesome ❣️

[@jacklisiecki2389]

Ground up pipe stems - interesting. I was incredibly surprised that "wild clay" survived the kiln. The clay looks like that used for common Roman pottery. Well done Gail and Alexis. Thank you.

[@gaylereid8264]

FYI Alex not Alexis 😗

[@bonnerdebbie]

Yet again you two impress me with another new skill. These are adorable!! I love Alex's pork pie and Gail's brick. Thank you Ladies.

[@alkirby3690]

Okay, about time! :-) Y'know, once a week is getting to be not enough! Spending time with such happy & talented people is such a pleasure. Cheers from Nova Scotia! 😘

[@merriehallman4870]

Once a week is NOT enough, you are right.

[@johnnabuzby6103]

They leave us all wanting more. I think the anticipation makes us [well, at least me] enjoy the video even more when it comes out. I watch other channels that post videos two or three times a week and I sometimes feel that I Have to watch, not like I Want to watch.

[@beckyharwell2640]

Love watching y'all. You make feel good. I make jewelry to but just easy stuff. You give me ideas. Just got to get the stuff to do. I love how you show nature and the music is so soothing from all the craziness here in the U.S.

[@NorthernMudlarks]

That makes us so happy to hear! Best of luck with your jewellery making! 🌱😊

[@maryzefo3801]

@@NorthernMudlarks I love you guys so you inspire me and make me happy 😊 I used to have access to a creek on my old cousins farm and I found all kinds of stuff pottery dumped by CB&Q Railroad. Whole and broken I didn't even know I was a mudlark! Plus I have a creek I. find great geodes in! Do you have a sight for your shop. Your art room is a dream and I love the pottery you both made

[@janicerook8912]

Having clay like that right on your doorstep, you could make your own roman pots and clay pipes, very lucky. The things you both made are wonderful, hope you do make a larger kiln, but the agates..just wow! Thank you!

[@linzertube]

Wonderful day out, with some special finds, especially the red clay! Those are the sweetest, little miniatures you both made. When Gail was shaping the rectangular shape, I thought, “Oh, she’s making a perfume brick.”, which is something I saw for the first time on “Si-Finds” KZbin channel the other day, when he was digging with a couple of friends in a bottle dump. It was a little brick, about the same size, marked with the words, “perfume brick”, and the man who found it said that it would be soaked with a bit of perfume to make a lady’s chest of drawers smell nice.

[@dalriadaskillen]

Joy! Alex and Gail have returned. :)

[@dalriadaskillen]

How innovative and creative to make those lovely things from found clay.

[@angelabstractart6168]

Wonderful production! Mary Borgstrom was a potter from Canada, she resourced her own clay and fired it in an outdoor kiln, a very down to earth, famous, and talented lady. I love your pottery and the brilliant idea to make your own slip!

[@calicocritterscrafts886]

I just finished watching Curiosity Incorporated’s series about Mary!! Learning about her has been very exciting to this amateur potter :)

[@agatelicker1095]

Wasn't that series just an absolute treat?!

[@angelabstractart6168]

She was definitely a person with creative intuition! I also watched the Curiosity incorporated Potter's House series. I make art and love watching others make art of all mediums.

[@agatelicker1095]

@@angelabstractart6168 Making comes in all ways. Thank you for your contribution!

[@rosincox9799]

I have a tiny little Mary Borgstrom pot .Alex from Curiosity Inc gave it to my best friend for me ,.She was visiting her son who lives in the same town and I told her she had to go to Alex 's store ! So from Canada to Ireland .

[@elizabethh9935]

I loved that, making clay and creating tiny bits that might again last 100 years. Mind boggling!!! Lovely.

[@howidahassan8393]

Mother nature is very kind with you couse you are very creative and you know how turn any thing to somthing usfull, you are inspiring us

[@beckythomas8601]

I would have had to take in the heartRock it will be beautiful and the flower garden

[@nancyquinn3578]

Gail and Alex just when I think you’ve done it all WOW look what you’ve done now, you’re amazing ❤️from Ontario Canada

[@karenkaloff6186]

Hello Alex and Gail your clay items turned out beautiful nice to see the different stones see you next Sunday 🤗🤗😎

[@lollylolly8186]

Wow! That was fun! I love the clay figures, you both did such thoughtful projects. Perfect. And the tap was a find! People pay a fortune for the repro and you find one stream larking.👏👏 Gorgeous relaxing, beautiful video as always. Thx 👏👏❤️❤️

[@MsSandraCGL]

Yes I love it, when you look for rocks

[@nenishere24]

I love working with Clay! You did it exactly how it would have been done. Slab or coil is , I feel, the best way to create what you did! Great job! And that was a beautiful spot you were at! It looks very ancient! Thank you for taking us with you! Bless you 💜

[@terriatwell4041]

You ladies are amazing-you take on a new medium with every find. And they all come out beautifully. Next episode--- "Oh look mom, an old headlamp. Let's try making a tractor."

[@neesr13]

With all the skills you attempt (and master) I wonder if your next project will be gem cutting! If the equipment wasn't so expensive, I bet you would tackle that in a heartbeat. Well done, ladies.

[@carolinapilar9]

Wowwww Ladies ....how Beautifull those clay objects you made ....👏👏👏👏 .... As allways Great video ... Thank you ! 💐❤

[@sarahscraftyallsorts6482]

My mam used to put a big sheet of plastic on the floor me and my sister would dig the red clay from the back garden in Newcastle and play for hours with it. We would dry our makes out in the airing Cupboard

[@lisalorentz7919]

Cool episode. Last week Si_Finds found a vintage "perfume brick" of about that size in a bottle dump!

[@NorthernMudlarks]

We saw that! It was half the inspiration behind ours 😊💕

[@julierundlett2736]

You guys are so freaking amazing! Love Julie

[@maggie_oshea]

Fascinating process to watch you process the clay and make your lovely items. The little pork pie ink and the brick were my favorites. I look forward to your videos so much every Monday morning (in Australia) Nothing better than the Northern Mudlarks and coffee ☕️

[@tonywild3588]

You live in a very remote and beautiful location. Was a lovely walk along the Byrne and great to find agates and carnelians. That clay was good and amazing what you both made with it. I love the brick and the pork pie pot. Just so clever for the first time. Thank you and enjoy your week.

[@beepingwithbeppe6376]

What can you ladies NOT do. That clay work was amazing. Well done. My favourites were the ink pot and that gorgeous little brick. You should make a bunch of the bricks and give them to your supporters as gifts. :)

[@NorthernMudlarks]

Aww! Thank you! The brick was a lot of fun to make xx

[@mariannacoleman3432]

@@NorthernMudlarks What is it you have written on the bottom of the miniature ink pot please Alex?

[@karenb3690]

You could use the tiny brick as a perfume brick in a drawer.

[@2degucitas]

What is a perfume brick? I can guess, but I'd like you to tell me.

[@karenb3690]

Watching Bottledigging Tom, I saw someone find a small brick just the size she made. It said Perfume on it. You put perfume on the brick and put it in your drawer.

[@karenb3690]

Sorry, I don't think it was Bottledigging Tom, it was some digging show though.

[@20greeneyes20]

@@karenb3690 it was Sifinds

[@karenb3690]

@@20greeneyes20 Thank you

[@goodpeople5676]

Wow wonderful from mud / clay ........ You guys are awesome n talented. A grand SALUTE With Love from SAM Guwahati Assam INDIA

[@rowanwax]

Wow! Congratulations on the great wild clay find!

[@peggyreid6836]

Wonderful job ladies. Looking forward to another adventure next week. Greetings from the U.S.A.

[@eba44]

I was once again cheering right out loud (to the constrenation of my small cat, Sarah Jane)- as you pulled out your perfect, un-cracked, un-marred clay pieces!! Hooray for you!! I love your creativity and moxie! Cheers from Maine! p.s. Those agates tho... Daaaaamn!

[@eba44]

@Marilyn Dreamwalker Mejorado I'm uncertain what you mean by 'crystal veins thru every island' and Land's End cut crystal steps... With all due respect, what the heck are you talking about?

[@nicklenights]

Are the specks in the fired clay from the pipe stems you added?

[@rodneylynn1354]

The Northern Mudlarks do it again!!! Well done!!! The piece of machinery looks a hand cranked petrol pump to fuel the tractors in the field. You place the pipe into a barrel or tank then turn the handle pumping petrol into the tractor or truck. If you haven't already you might think about purchasing a rock tumbler. I love mine! I use mine to make sea glass!

[@debrastone3536]

I love the Pork pie and Brick 🧱 all are wonderful.

[@sarajundi8946]

Watching this just after watching the quarter final of the great pottery throwdown has been great! ❤️

[@NorthernMudlarks]

We love watching the Great Pottery Throwdown! We really want to try the naked Raku they did!!

[@colleenfellowes3418]

I’m watching this enjoyable video at 2:30 in the morning after waking up !! Much better than counting sheep !! Thanks Gail and Alex !! My Mother used to make clay cups and all sorts of decorative artwork when my Sisters and I were little. She would give us a bucket to dig some clay out of the side of a stream close to where we lived . Your video brings back lots of memories !!

[@charlesvaughn2192]

Amazing what fresh air and sunshine can do, No bones or skulls today!

[@lorrainewhitlock5377]

Little clay pot turned out beautiful. Also your brick is amazing. I'm so glad you tried doing this on your own. You two ladies are very talented💓🇺🇸🙋🏼

[@claradockery1072]

What a wonderful adventure we had today. A lot of treasures found. My favorite find would have to be the wild clay and the things you made are fantastic. You ladies have really been blessed of God with your talents. Thank you for taking the time to share them with all of us. Stay Blessed, Safe and Healthy From Florida, USA

[@j.k.rector9818]

Looking out over your fields - please do some metal detecting and discover history on your lovely property! 🪙 👋

[@Carolbearce]

The things you made with the clay you found are absolutely amazing. Love the agates.

[@sandywebsdale8247]

What an amazing place you both have, so tranquil, and it would be so much fun to explore. The clay things you both made were so cute, look forward to seeing what other magic things you ladies make, with your very own river clay.

[@EmbraceTheJourney]

Alex, I would not expect anything less of you getting your hands into the dirt, the mud and the clay. You have to feel the creative process

[@ToniannDonnelly]

Ladies you are so inspirational! I was blown away by your pottery it was amazing to watch you both create them from scratch,just awesome💕

[@Saffirance]

Ladies amazing job! Bravo! Great finds and so much fun watching you make your clay items. Thank you

[@kathleenlynch5763]

I have just watched Nichola white from Tideline art and said Sunday night is the best night .my four fabourite mudlarkers.i come from the closest town to stoke on trent (Newcastle Staffs)and my garden is full of clay and watching you mould that clay into all those wonderfull things was so good . It makes you realise how hard our potters had to work to make one small bowl.and now most of it has been taken abroad so sad.Alex i think you need a potters wheel.the ink pot was wonderfull well done.

[@DebraBall03]

I absolutely love what the two of you do, it fascinates me! I look forward to your posts every week.

[@mikeconrad454]

If you get yourself an old piece of canvas or oil cloth you will find it much easier to roll flat sheets out. So much easier to remove after rolling and cut into the pieces u need. I love your videos and really enjoy watching what you two do with the things you find. I also quite enjoy the music you choose!

[@Northern5tar]

You are very wholesome people you know that? I'm terribly under the weather and watching the video took me away for a while and found myself smiling. Also been wondering for a few weeks about the figurine on the window sill. Seemed a bit angelic or something. There it was at 27:46. Anvil Angel!

[@thrownasearched7779]

alien pink and green saucer/bowl at the bottom of the screen at 7.43-745! i think it's drops of water on camera lens reflecting sunlight. funny!

[@susiepoulter4548]

You do have a great ability to make a video from just a small walk along a river with very little there, into something so interesting l could watch your videos all day. Thank you. Xx

[@kenbritton8227]

Wow, this rock (11:00) and the following one found by Gail might be worth the effort to cut into slices to reveal the beauty inside. ( All of these projects must appear in your dreams). Much thanks.

[@vivsalittlebitcrafty4854]

Well, the entire video was mesmerizing!! You live a wonderful life, in a stunningly beautiful place and are making so many memories🥰🥰 I am transfixed by your different crafting abilities...just...WOW!!

[@HelenBeeee]

Great video just a heads up its much easier to carve when the clay is semi dry. Again this applies to slab clay as well let it dry out if you have some plaster slabs this is ideal for wicking excess moisture from the clay. When making joins for the slab use a slip mixture and keep water to a minimum the idea is to maintain the rigidity to the clay adding water makes it floppy but Im sure you have probably worked that out by now. :)

[@NorthernMudlarks]

Thank you very much for the tips! We did realise towards the end things were getting a wee bit soggy xx

[@krysalia]

@@NorthernMudlarks another thing is the elasticity, french say "chamotter". it's a verb, and it's about the way you need to knead the clay a lot to make it more cohesive and elastic. this way, it also dries and it help a lot to maintain its shape :). you need to knead a lot the bunch of clay, in every directions, folding it and smash it, the same thing than some bread dough. and the texture will be way better and usable :)

[@umich79]

Artisans you are. In the purest sense of the word! Wonderful crafting and attention to detail. I think everything you create is magical. Thank you for taking me along!

[@HoneyBee-ge2wx]

I really love seeing your creativity!! When I was in primary school we did some clay work for craft and we use to roll the clay out on pieces of hessian. The hessian gave an automatic cris cross kind of pattern on one side that we could use for the joining parts.. I'm not sure why else we had them other than maybe to make less mess? LOL I have some weird and wonderful pottery from back then. Great memories and watching this just brings it all back!! Thank you for sharing.

[@michelleibbitson1205]

Well done ladies.. I love that clay, it's a gorgeous colour 😍 xx

[@junebamburg1704]

Absolutely gorgeous and amazing. Can’t wait to see you make jewelry from the agate. Thank you for the videos they make me feel I am there with you. 💕

[@---115]

Hi, 😃 it is wonderful 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Greetings from Germany 👋🏻

[@joanhuffman2166]

When I saw your clay brick, I remembered something from one of your fellow mudlarker's videos. Nicola and Simon were digging at an old dump site. Simon found a tiny unglazed brick about lego size, and it was stamped perfume brick. They said that people would spray the brick with their favorite perfume or cologne and leave the brick in a drawer with the clothes. It seems like a clever idea, though I would wish for something prettier than a brick, maybe a perfume tablet with the impression of a decorated perfume bottle I have. It really is fun watching your videos and being inspired by the things you are doing. ♡

[@jaznz53]

That tall metal thing you found may have been part of the tractor the light came off. Well done with the pottery adventure. Love the items you made. A hidden talent hidden no longer.

[@pennyhoward3438]

OH MY WORD!! I wish I could give you the Best Video Ever Award🏆🏅🏆 Honestly you Ladies are so very talented. Thank you for sharing!

[@virgollini618]

yeah!!!!!! mudlarking time

[@rachelsimmonds5828]

Brilliant - would never have thought of getting clay from river banks. And I live in clay county too!

[@iansuehooper7542]

Brilliant stuff you two! Those stones would make some superb jewellery Gail. Sue and Ian, Australia

[@karenann3841]

We find agates on the shores of Lake Superior in my state of Michigan, USA.

[@Little_Red_Riding_Hoodlum]

Those Agate/Carnelian/Jasper CHONKS are awesome!

[@tommacdonald6543]

So enjoyably relaxing watching you Ladies do your magic after Sunday dinner! 🥰

[@lightbearer3643]

Awesome! You girls succeed in all you put your minds to, well done multi taskers. That worked well your pottery. Its nice you can find the clay and fire it yourselves too! Thanks for the video and have a great week.

[@debrabrooks6138]

Back in the day I would hunt for natural clay, straining and sifting it, I would sell big blocks of it to the schools for their art classes, what a great find! here we have yellow, grey, brown, red, and white and black natural clays. That clay is what Cobb homes are made of! So much you can do with it! Terrific job! love the little ink pot! Beautiful colors in the agate! sometimes chert, and jaspers and quartz become "agatized" over time. I wonder if the one piece you found isn't what we call common opal? I am surprised to see spring flowers all ready there! so beautiful! What great finds and a wonderful outing! thanks for sharing!

[@denisenorth9919]

I absolutely love the clay brick it would make a lovely paper weight 💕

[@mikeandbrendasmith]

Brilliant video ☺️ really loved what you made with the wild👹clay, especially the mini pork pie ink, more a half penny ink. 😀what alot of fun to do and the beautiful agates you found , such beautiful colours, thank you for such a lovely video, take care xx

[@sticklebacksummer]

You two ladies are so brilliant,I'm surprised you didn't bring home that piece of axel and build a new tractor from it. With you two, nothing seems impossible.

[@janicestevens8469]

The stones you found are so beautiful but I love the COLD water tap the best! ♥️

[@YvonneWilson312]

Those agates are simply beautiful! This is such a wonderful video, so calming and relaxing - and your clay makes are absolutely stunning. I had everything crossed that they would not crack. Gail's little brick is so cute and Alex's penny ink is just perfect, but all of the makes are so creative and a delight to watch. Thank you for giving us this medicine for the soul.

[@NinfaCarpentergeorgia198]

The dried and ground clay looks like cacao powder!!! Makes me hungry!!!! Now it looks like fudge... yum!!!!

[@judevicious3333]

I would love those beautiful sheeps bones. I collect things of that sort. I have bones from cats, a leopard seal, a ground hog and more... I find such beauty in them 🥰

[@marydegenkolb9603]

great job on the clay items. The pork pie inkwells were thrown on a wheel then the top was made just like Alex did it. So good job.

[@MsSandraCGL]

Look at the bands on the little beauty 13:21, I'd be over the moon with that find

[@janahertzberg6485]

You two are so creative! Wow to find clay and make the things you do! So amazing!

[@leonepicton5323]

That was a treat! I feel happy and relaxed after my dose of Northern Mudlarks. Thanks!

[@56smitch]

pitman arm (steering arm) and steering gear box from some old vehicle. hi from texas.

[@MsSandraCGL]

I live in Arkansas , USA. and it's going into spring time here, and, in spring time it rains, and rains, and rains, then we go into the months of summer where it doesn't rain for a whole month, sometimes 2 mths. You are both outstanding creators, you have the eyes of an artist and the hands of an artist too!

[@susangarayar9442]

WELL, IN AWE COMES TO MIND. I'M SIMPLY IN AWE ! THANK YOU TO YOU BOTH FOR THIS LOVELY CREATIVE SUNDAY MUDLARK.

[@lindabaldwin2568]

You both are so very talented !! I'm always eager to see what you've gathered or made . 🙂👵👍👍♥️

[@ginabobina2932]

Amazing! 💜💜💜

[@guadalupeknippen2636]

Great job ladies! Very meaningful items you crafted. Enjoyed seeing how you created the ink pot. 💞

[@debrashulman362]

Those rocks are such lovely colors! I was amazed by the clay project! What made you think of tempering your raw, wild clay with pulverized pipe stem and sand?! So ingenious! Loved the results, especially the ink pot! Thanks for this very enjoyable episode!