@@TheBonsaiZone Yes, but your wife was helping move giant pallets at the beginning of the video. I think that is awesome. I always notice her in the background of your videos, taking care of the animals and such.
Such a good source of building material - no wonder Laura has such impressive duck and chook houses! I hope you do glaze that pot. The "blue over" glaze that Izabela uses would look wonderful with the bougainvillea.
Really enjoyed watching both of you and seeing Nigel learning a new skill. Really shows how much talent goes into ceramics. Isabella did great at not jumping in when went a little pear shaped. Cheers for the Awesome series 😀
Ehem. Or rather ehemme? Not sure how to write this but you know what I mean. Connor does it too. Such a lovely local idiom. I will use this and see how people take it and react. It somehow makes a lot sense to me. It’s so reaffirming. You know - ehemme.
It's almost hypnotic watching her work on thinning the clay thickness. I once thought about making my own pots and then quickly realised it is a lot harder than it looks! Great video series.
It depends on your motivation. It's very well possible to learn throwing. I got into it almost 10 years ago. I had nothing so I built a potter's wheel from what I had around. I also built two kilns so far. Commercial stuff is expensive. After one or two years you can be pretty decent st throwing simple things. There are certain skills that just take some time to learn. I always say to have a try if you can. It can be very rewarding. There are good recourses on RU-vid to learn from. Simon Leach has probably been my biggest teacher. I like his simple approach. He's not trying to sell you stuff. It's always better to invest in skill than in tools.
Wow Nigel! Your pot is absolutely beautiful! The way you did the feet on your pot makes it look very elegant. I hope you will use a glaze on it. Maybe just a very thin coat of glaze to add some color, or you could do a partial glaze. I know you will come up with something perfect! Thanks to Izabela for being such a wonderful teacher! Lisa
I don’t have access to a kiln but I’d like to try making pots! I’ve seen online other types of clay (air dry clay and polymer clay) which doesn’t require firing or the home oven will do. Is it possible to make good bonsai pots with such materials?
Stefano, I'm not quite sure if they are water proof. Firing and glaze makes the clay durable to elements. Stoneware fires at 2100°F while most ovens go up to 500°F. That kind of clay may just fall apart very quickly.
