Making a Slipcast Mug pt6: Glazing! - Tiki Technical Tuesday 

Thank you so much! It is crazy how comments (especially negative ones) can get in your head!

Thank you! I hope you get to dip your toes into slipcasting some day soon!

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Thank you so much! And thank you for watching, it means a lot!

That is fantastic!! Best of luck with your first cast - please send me a picture!!

Thanks for watching! I have total respect for folks who mix glazes - but it isn’t something I want to introduce to the studio. Mainly because it takes space to store and mix materials - and I like to use a very wide range of glazes (meaning I’d need lots of storage). My studio is small - and I don’t want to allocate space to raw materials storage. And, to be honest, I’m not a ceramic artist who delights in glaze testing - it just isn’t my jam 😄 True, glazes I use can be discontinued, but I’ve learned to buy all the glaze I’ll need for an edition in advance, instead of re-stocking as I make my way through the casting and glazing. You wonder why production ceramic folks like myself don’t break free from commercial glaze? For me it is my limited time, the certification of food safety, the ability to try a vast range of colors, and the repeatability of the glaze results. Whew! This is a big reply! To be honest I was a bit defensive as I often experience (and see other ceramic artists get) pushback along the lines of “real ceramic artists make their clay/glaze from scratch” - I know this wasn’t your intention, but this type of gatekeeping is so common in art that I was triggered 😅

@@vantikistudio Ah, heavens I did it again. I missed the important part as always I've been told. So, here you are. I truly admire your methods and I'm here to learn from you. The obvious skillful planning and execution of wonderful works you are offering represent your experience and knowledge of the artistic ceramics. And that level of practitioner is an artist, bar none. The DIY mixing the glaze and then using the experimental within the experimental product have been and will remain cr'p-shooting at best and it has never been an indicator of " artistry " of the person deploying it. One way or another we are all production artists with varying levels of dependency in running the studio/workshop. My goal has been reducing that dependency to minimum possible. And glazes ... glazes hurt the most when they are pulled off the shelf or suddenly change characteristics - or even price. You are lucky you managed to hunt down your planned ( and budgeted ) glaze after it was discontinued unannounced. I have had cases that client order was partially executed and we couldn't finish the order because glaze was discontinued. Needless to say, we didn't get paid for that order and the client never came back. Lastly, I must buy something similar to your spray gun. Those quick replace pouches of glaze holders are absolutely genius. So far Amazon says they are out and don't know, don't care. But I'm sure I'll find one just like it.

Thank YOU so much for watching! I was sooooo hesitant to share the spray gun 😅

All you need is a straw 😄

Thanks for the reminder! I need to get up there and drain it. I wanted to splurge for an aluminum tank, but couldn’t afford it at the time.

Thank you so much! It’s been a long journey - this was a HUGE edition size for us!

Thank you for watching! I do a brief studio tour in this episode: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A6TQQHDTk1Y.html

Thank you! I do love the spray gun. It’s payed for itself over the years in the glaze I haven’t wasted by having to clean out the pot every time I change colors!

Thank you so much! So glad you stumbled on my clay adventures - thank you for subscribing!

Happy holidays to you! Thank you for watching!

Thank you so much!

So glad you found the channel! Sorry you missed out on the hornbill mugs - I’ve got some neat designs I can’t wait to start this year

Thank you for watching!

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Thank you! Good luck on your mug adventure!

I was sad to see this glaze get discontinued, but I be only used it one other time in the last 6 years, so maybe it isn’t that popular 😅

Thanks for watching! To answer your questions: It’s a tungsten needle due to the abrasive glaze, and the nozzle/air cap was one suggested by the company to match my compressor output

That’s a great idea! I can tell you now that I bisque at cone 04 and glaze fire at cone 6

A lot!! I’ve gone through so many bottles I’m actually gonna write to Amaco and Mayco and see if they will accept empty bottles to recycle them.

Good question! There is some overspray into the interior, but the inner glaze absorbs the color with no issues during the firing.

So funny you should ask, I’m casting porcelain today! I haven’t done a video on it yet - but maybe someday soon!

Check out Curt Hammerly on Instagram. He’s doing some really interesting work 3D printing his master molds: instagram.com/hammerlyceramics?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc=

@@vantikistudio Thank you!

Ah! Those are 3M PPS Paint Spray gun lids and liners. This is the set for the cup that I use with my gun - I know there is a newer cup design that uses a different type of liner. www.amazon.com/dp/B000ANXZ7W/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_0N66B5R5HJJT371PY9Q3?linkCode=ml2&tag=vantiki-20

@@vantikistudio, thank you so much! I really appreciate your reply. I absolutely love your videos, they are really entertaining and really informative too. I aspire to do slip casting and I'm glad I came across your channel. You are great at what you do.

How mâke slip? Ingrédients ?

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Good question! The glaze I used on the mug interior is a dark satin glaze - it absorbs any underglaze overspray when I fire it without any color shift (I did tests to make sure I wouldn’t have any surprises)

@@vantikistudio thanks for the quick response! I love your content. I’m learning so much & I’m always excited to see what you are up to.

@@vantikistudio I was wondering the same but in regards to food safe - ness. You said underglaze isn't food safe but there is some overspray on the inside without the extra glaze top coating. Does that same absorption work for food safety?

Well, any airborne dust is hazardous (that’s why I wear the respirator in the spray booth), and some dry materials for making your own glaze can be toxic. That’s another reason I buy premade food safe glaze.

Yeah, any dust from silica minerals, including clay dust, is not great to breath in over the long term. And I can remember a famous occupational case from the Hawk's Nest hydroelectric tunnel in the 1930's where many workers succumbed to silicosis after drilling and blasting in quartz sandstone with no respiratory protection. However, you should note that Señor VanTiki, here, is about as scrupulous as anyone can be about his personal safety. Not only does he wear a respirator (and is clean shaven) but he has a spray booth ventilating his work area and drawing off particulates. So he has both personal protective equipment AND AN ENGINEERING CONTROL to mitigate his respiratory hazard. Plus, he keeps his studio pretty clean. Really, he is a pretty good exemplar when it comes to studio safety.

Silica is very dangerous for longs. So use a respiration while mixing glazes or sanding clay.

Using a wet cleanup for glazes and clay dust, such as a damp mop or sponge, instead of lofting particulates into the air with a broom is also a good idea.

Ha! Thanks!