Hi Shirley - RU-vid is taking down my reply when I post a link to my address. So maybe this will work? Contact me at a n n e r u e l 7 @ g m a i l . c o m
Hahahaha. I wondered how many people would watch that to the end and see the little Easter Egg Jim put in the video, haha. I cant believe he did that. I hope you and Tim are doing well Emily!
Yeah! Thanks so much Carrie!! That is so kind of you!! Jim and I really appreciate that. Now you are one of the members of our Little Street Pottery Research Facility Team. So dont forget to watch our future videos where we will welcome you to our team and Jim will give you your own unique title 🙂
Yes! Great tip J! I have heard that. I just didnt have it in my studio and didnt want to have to trudge back to my house to get it, haha. The good thing about the Laguna wax emulsion is that it seems to wash off a lot easier than some of the oilier wax options.
@@jtcpottery Hey Janet. I like it for this process although I have had a love/hate relationship with waxes in my time in the studio because I am so klutzy, haha.
"I had a what?!" Always enjoyable to hear that you two really do have fun together. 😂 Spectacular outcome here. I really like the colors you chose. What do you do with the clay birds from carving where the wax is? Do you just reclaim it with the assumption the wax amount is too minascule to matter? Or do you toss it?
Before doing the darker blue underglaze, when you carve through the moths, the carvings look light blue, not the clay body color. How is that possible? Or am I seeing that wrong 🤔
Hi. Im abroad and dont hace that Wax. Floor wax may work? Or how can i get something similar? As I try with a local product i Brush away the color while i applied rhe wax...
Damn Ann, that wax resist, it did ya wrong like a bad boyfriend didn't it!? ~Note to self, don't wrong Ann. She won't give ya a second chance to do her bad.~ lol So, define what you meant by fingernail brush. Like they use to do acrylic nails?
Hi Tom and Kat, I did bisque fire it to cone 04. then I put Amaco C-11 Clear over top of it and fired it to cont 5 with a 5 minute hold. Cone 6 would have worked too, but I used Chamois glaze along the top and bottom edges which dont like the cone 6 as much. Hope that helps.
You are such a skilled potter, carver, teacher. I bet Jim has to be pretty tough . Thanks Ann for sharing your skills w/ us. I'm definitely a fan of the Ruells and Little Street Pottery.
It’s amazing how beautiful your work is, and it reflects how much thought you put in behind each design. Thanks for sharing your techniques, Ann. I always enjoy your videos.
I absolutely love this vase! 😊I have to pay very close attention when using wax, invariably smudging along the way.😏 How long did the complete process take on this vase? Six plus hours to throw, dry, trace, paint, wax, carve?🤔
Hey Shirley! I didnt keep track of how long it took, really, but I can tell you that it sure didnt take as long to do as the usual pieces that I create. I threw it pretty quickly the waited util it was leather hard to decorate so ...overnight. I did the rest of the decorating for the camera. The longest part was waiting for everything to dry. I just had to be really sure that my uderglaze coats were solid and not streaky so I did take time to really check and make sure that my underglaze was spot on, applying underglaze if I thought it might not be solid enough.... before putting on the glaze. Im a bit fanatical about that.
Haha. Im always on the lookout for new ideas. Sometimes I have a bunch of them at a time and other times, I am scrambling, haha. Im glad people like them. thanks for watching
for someone who dislikes wax resist, it was a lovely video, your are work has me in ore, cant help myself, Thanks Ann, keep potting and i'll keep watching
Haha. You remembered. I do hate the wax, in fact when I was making this of course I spilled the bottle...luckily it was on my shirt and not on my piece, haha. I am just too clumsy for wax, but I do have say I really enjoyed this process and ,love the reveals. Give it a try.
I just love this one Ann! Love this technique, although it looks very time consuming! I've avoided wax because people say it gives off fumes in the kiln. Is the odor really that bad? My kiln room sits close to a neighbor's property and I don't want the odor to travel to their window!
Hey Mj. It will give off fumes yes so I wouldnt be in the kiln room when it is burning off, but the fumes from this wax at least dont seem to linger long. At least I didnt notice any residual smells lingering in my studio. I guess that also depends on how much wax you are burning off too. I have a small kiln and dont run many pieces at one time so this load only had one with wax in it. You might want to test your wax on one piece in the kiln and see if you think it would be too offensive for your neighbor.
I tried a similar technique with oxides a few months ago, but was a bit disappointed as some oxides burned in the high temperature firing. I'll try again with underglazes, thanks for the video !
I hear you about the oxides. They are not as predictable when fired which can result in some really cool effects, but if you are looking for consistency, the underglazes are the better choice for sure. Go for it.
If not carving, can you use the under glaze and wax to create patterns on a bisque piece? Just learning about under glazes. This was a wonderful creative and informative video! Ty!
Hey Maura. If you arent going to do carving there is no need to use the wax. Just paint with underglazes and you will be good to go. :-) Thanks for watching!
@@maurad5378 Hey Maura. Feel free to ask any questions. I actually prefer to paint on greenware. If I mess up when I am painting, it is easier to clean up on greenware than when the piece has been bisqued. That said, I work on a non grog very fine porcelain so that if I mess up, I can sponge it off and it basically just erases it. If you are working with a clay that has any grog in it, you wouldnt be able to do that because the fine clay on the top would wash away revealing the rough grog underneath leaving your piece pitted and overworked. So take that into consideration if you want to start painting on pottery. Actually I have some workshops on Vimeo on painting if you are interested that go into a lot more detail than these short videos. The link is in the description section under the video. Happy potting.
@@marypearce7812 Wow, thanks so much Mary! I appreciate that. Jim and I put a lot of work into this channel to make things easy to follow and understand. Thanks for watching.
Wow!! How beautiful!! I have a really odd wax that I bought that you have to leave on for at least 12 hours to dry then it fires off. I think I’m going to just melt some candles and use that. Have you ever tried latex? Thanks sooo much for your videos and all of this knowledge.
Hey Michele! There are different waxes for sure. I have heard some people say they use crayons or even melt crayons in a heat gun, haha, but I cant imagine it would give you a solid coat where you need it. I like the Laguna emulsion wax. It dries faster and isnt as greasy and hard to clean. That said, i still have a love/hate relationship with wax because i am so clumsy with it, haha. Happy potting and thanks for watching
