@flpben lol I have a huge tote of rejected pieces from the local college pottery class. I intend one day to make them into some kind of mosaic sidewalk but it's been a few years lol
when I’m hungry, but I’m trying to do stuff with Clay or pottery. usually what I do to stop myself from eating it I eat while I’m doing it definitely not sanitary but
This is why when you see people work with clay, they're so willing to toss a piece and start over if they mess up. I've seen this dude do it so much 😂 smashing a pot because it's a little pop sided or something. You can just turn it back into clay to use again.
In fact, all the pots we made through history never degrade causes cooked. Did we deplete the clay supply in the world? How can it ever be reused again?!
A way to imagine it is rather that the clay is 'rehydrated' with the reaction of the heat, and so theoretically to reprocess the clay it needs to be broken down much finer and exposed for longer under specific conditions to get a fast reversing of the process, like concrete reverting to sand and stone.
Hey man! Love your videos. Can I make a suggestion (maybe you’ve thought of this, if so my apologies). Have you considered rehydrating your clay when it’s still leather soft or leather hard instead of when it’s bone dry? It does take longer to slake, but it prevents you from having to work as much around airborne fine clay particles. I’m glad to see you using PPE while breaking up your clay, but it looks like you’re in a pretty enclosed space and those fine particles are going to float around in the air for hours, not just until you see them settle. Is there any way you could take the bone dry stuff outdoors while you break it up so that there’s less of it in your studio space? Just a genuine concern from an older guy who would hate to see your struggle with silicosis in your later years.
the amount of dust hes making at the moment is not enough to warrant concern, a lot of cases of silicosis come from factory settings, where the dust is totally unmanaged and all over the floor.
@thatguywhocooksgood I don't know anything about clay, nothing at all, but its heartwarming to see some concern from someone who knows their stuff about clay. Props to you
i love helping with the recycled clay in my cermaics class its so satisfying and i like helping out my teacher so its a win win ( high school class btw)
thank you for being on my recommended. I really needed this. especially since my entire block of clay that I have has dried to a brick and I had no idea how to soften it again. so thank you for showing me how
Okay, this might be completely off topic but I NEED to know where you get all the sweaters and t-shirts you wear in your videos. They look really cute 🛐
