Making tiles and trays, spontaneous purchase items that make a show profitable. 

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I just finished two very large fish murals and finally used up the polished rocks. Pictures soon. Have a nice day, hopefully not raining on the parade, poor King Charles.

It is like having them in the room with me, he sits right outside the back door and in summer it is open. Thanks.

You are welcome.

Thank you.

Me too!!! 😊

I am glad the videos are helping. Enjoy the process.

You seem to be on my wavelength. I have used the soldering iron on sponges for patterns, the fumes are yucky, only do that outside. The meat trays make good gardening trays for seedlings.

You are welcome.

The gulls are only 10 feet from where I sit so when the door is open it is very loud.

Thanks.

Thank you, it is good to pass on the knowledge.

Good luck, my final video #10 talks about shows.

That is pretty quick delivery, surface was 8 weeks.

Merci.

Interesting, they have webbed feet, I might have to scrape off the poop, they are pretty big birds.

@@Vsmithpots I love listening to the seagull sounds....it reminds me of home MAINE...not too far from you .....we used to feed the seagulls on the beach....probably not good for them but they loved French fries....LOL

I’ve had good luck putting a little cardboard fence around tracks in the mud, and pouring a plaster cast. Fun!

Yes you are correct, just along the rivers edge. That is where I bought all my small white bats. Say hi to Sue at Bailey.

It is a common irresistible urge to correct the mistake, may be a distraction such as go getting a cookie will work.

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Thanks, I might try it.

I have a video coming up for you in 3 weeks, speedy fish trays.

Thanks for the comment, I am happy to do more hand building videos. The knife tool came in a tool set from Michaels Crafts.

@@Vsmithpots Thank you!!

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Surprisingly not. They release easily. The little plastic filler bags used in packing spark my interest, stay tuned.

You are welcome Dariousz

I have said before that college is great for figuring out who you are and what you want to become but pretty bad for learning practical skills. I think the two approaches of creative expression and learning as you need skills, verses learning the practical skills and then having the ability to be creative come into conflict. I know I prefer to learn the skill first so I know what I am doing. My college experience was spent learning from the technicians employed to assist the professors, I still remember it was Jock at Bristol and Peter at Birmingham. I learned more from them than the art professors who did seem to dismiss us as not worthy. I think we have a generation or two of people who did not learn how to draw form life, they just learned how to copy photographs and use computers. I know having a huge student loan to pay off after college would certainly cramp my style, using RU-vid instead would give you a lot of financial freedom. My art degree pushed me into sculpture, I think mostly to fill the class for the college, when I graduated I reverted to my real love of pottery, learned at High School. Getting a teaching degree after my art degree did provide an avenue to earn enough money to become self employed as a potter. So 5 years of college and then 5 years of teaching to end up as a potter which I was at 18 years old when I left High School. Kids today have a RU-vid choice. May be we should start RU-vid University.😀

Ja dat heb ik ook gedaan, bedankt.

If you made a large slab and cut it up as a jig saw puzzle you would have to trim off a small amount from around all the edges, a lot of work. Clay shrinks unevenly and the pieces may not fit after the firing. I would recommend using an earthenware clay that you can bisque fire at cone 01 and then glaze at 06 to 04, depending on what glaze you use.

@@Vsmithpots Thanks for the tips. I thought I might try a few on a small scale to see how it goes. Maybe rounded, beveled edges like used when making lidded pots so they can dry out slowly & close together. Fingers crossed.

Thanks Mary, tiles need to dry slowly. Good luck.

No...just getting very good....try and try...

Clay is a material that has a mind of its own and we have to accept other forces are at work when using it. Just try to be attentive to drying practices which is when warping occurs.

I use 455 speckle from Pottery Supply House.

It is still there but my barber was a little to aggressive with the moustache trimmer.

So far we have not had a problem with warping, slow drying is key so that they dry evenly.

There is no end to the possibilities. I used to make wall vases so I may make one for a video, they are so quick too.