Easy and fun tutorial on how to hand-build fish, or animal-shaped, plates out of stoneware clay slabs using GR Pottery Forms and hand-drawn foam templates.
Thank you for your helpful video lessons. I made a fish platter as a gift and can't wait to give it. I will post a picture once I figure out how to add it😅
I no, I hope the surgery went well and that you are recovering quickly. I know how painful that recovery can be. And, I can't wait to watch your videos b/c they are so wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing your tutorials.
I am in Australia and I have only now found your site. I have made some gnomes that will go into the kiln today. I love the way you chat, it is just as if we are in the studio. Love you keep on making these videos. All the best on your surgery.
Lieben Dank für Deine kreativen Anregungen! Es macht Spaß, Dir zuzusehen und obwohl ich nicht jedes Wort verstehe, genieße ich Deine sympathische Art 😊. Ich habe erst vor zwei Jahren angefangen zu töpfern und kann von Dir so viel lernen! Herzliche Grüße aus dem Norden von Deutschland, Ines 🤗
Love your plates 😊 I’m extremely new to pottery but loving watching and learning so thank you for sharing your skills 😊 I hope your recovery is going well too 🥰
They say I'm doing great, but it's not fast enough for me, lol. Welcome to pottery! You'll love it. Soon you'll be as crazy as they rest of us and just as happy with the journey.
Your salmon plate could also be made by placing clay slab on thick foam. Then place wooden mold upright on top of slab & press down quickly. Easier to center mold onto clay slab w/this technique.
We have started working with clay this year for homeschooling and I am so excited to have found your channel! I am also from Alaska and we love to garden, so our styles are very similar and you are giving us lots of inspiration. Thank you for sharing so many tips and tricks. Sending lots of well wishes for your upcoming surgery.
Ooh, halibut and salmon. We moved out of Alaska 12 years ago, and i miss it everyday. I hope your knee replacement went well. I'm in for a hip replacement next week!❤
Thanks for the video. ❤ what is the clay you use and how do u glaze the plates afterwards? A bloody beginner here! 😅 have bought soft clay but it cracks during drying time. 😢
For this, I used Bmix and then dipped half in shadow blue the other in oribe from Clayscapes. Congratulations for beginning pottery. It's the best life, and yes, there is so much to learn, always. Slow down your drying by covering it with plastic. Usually, when things crack, it's because they dried too fast. Good luck on your mud journey and if you have any questions. Ask away.
Oh my goodness, this is a brutal surgery! The recent replacement has been successful, but the one I had done in March was not and they're doing a reconstruction at the end of the month. I hope yours was successful. We need to be in the pottery. No time to deal with knees.
Hi there! I have a question that I hope you have a solution to. I have really nice gray clay that I've been harvesting in my back yard. If it turns out to be earthenware, is there a way I can seal my dishes on the bottom after they are fired? Earthenware absorbs water through the small bit that doesn't have glaze on the bottom of the dish. I'd like to seal that part so it's water proof and I can eat off of it. Do you have a solution for this? Thank you, and lovely Halibut dishes :)
If it were me, I'd glaze the entire piece and fire it on stilts. As with all new clay, test, test, test. I'd love to hear about you're results. I've played a bit myself with wild clay. Good luck.
what is your firing schedule for the fish? i watched Vaughn Smith’s video, but the kiln display had a glare on it, so i could not see the slow schedule he uses
@@hobblecreekpottery thxs,, I use birch too but I couldnt tell. My ceramics instructor has a different material on hers and its so easy to clean, not canvass so theres no clay dust. But she doesnt know what it is..lol
I have also made some fish plates, but they are not Halibut. I was already making fish plates and I feel that A is too large B they are too flat and C the glaze was too busy. I will concentrate more on style plus glaze. I make my own glazes and will look at some other glazes that I have. LOOOOOOOVE fish any fish. I am also going to explore more shapes for plates that will hold dip or any other food.
покажите, пожалуйста, трафарет рыбы перед камерой, чтобы можно было срисовать его please show the fish stencil in front of the camera so that you can draw it
