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Hey guys! I’ve already had quite a few requests for mug/pottery purchases. I am not quite ready to sell yet, since I want to get a bit better! But I WILL be offering my creations soon :) They will be listed on my website eventually, and the best way to stay in the loop for “restock” day is through my newsletter. You can sign up for that here: eepurl.com/ixzQQc (it’s free!) As a perk to my paid Patrons, I will be giving them access to my hand thrown pottery first. Thanks so much for being here everyone, sending love to you all! Always be kind, Linnea & Akela
Linnea, speaking of pottery, I've been trying to get to you(in messages) this technique I saw that maybe you don't know about....thought of you instantly....sourdough discard(!!!!) and putting it on like a glaze before going in the kiln makes for some very intriguing style.
@@Linneaandakela YES! Hard to locate the modern technique to do it, seen it posted and done with discard and results were impressive; it's called (in one area I looked into) "Baltic Raku Obvara" ...
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Stove bolts tip, when dealing with excessive vibration, mechanics will use a product called loctite. It’s like an industrial glue for just that. The bolt won’t come off by hand but will with ease with an appropriate wrench. It only takes one drop to do the job. ✌️👍
Normally if you have bolts loosening you can use locktite or a locknut with a nylon insert, but both of those solutions will probably not work with the heat of the woodstove. You need to get slightly longer bolts for your woodstove so you can use two standard nut (not a cap nut like the brass ones) once the first nut is tight and the stove is secure you put the second nut on the same bolt and when it makes contact with the first nut you use two open end wrenches and tighten the second bolt down while holding the first bolt still this will lock the nuts together and keeps them from loosening.
I weirdly love seeing van chore days lmao and can definitely relate to the pain of going into the city after getting comfy. Also, I appreciate you being true to who you sponsor and as a viewer, sponsored segments do not deter me from viewing and I know they help support your endeavors! Keep doin you!
Linnea, great video. Your natural creativity comes through in your pottery. To have picked it up so quickly is testament to that. Beautiful! You also commented that you were sending in two months worth of payments on your land because you are using extra money to pay it off as soon as possible. First off let me say... Yay! I am so in favor of paying off debt ASAP. Second, if I may suggest, if you took out a loan on which you are paying interest and if it is allowed by your lender, you would be far better off to pay any extra money you have directly on the principal of the loan rather than making two payments at a time. Putting money directly on the principal reduces the interest calculation each month, where as just making two regular payments at a time only reduces the principal by a slightly smaller amount than normal only because the number of days in that second month's interest calculation is reduced. As you know, at the beginning of a loan, the majority of your payment is going towards the interest and a small amount towards the principal. So putting any extra money directly on the principal each month not only reduces your principal faster, it reduces the amount of interest you will pay over all. And wouldn't you love that extra money to spend on other things? Good luck to you!
I'm so glad you thought to tell her this. It is so so true. When I was buying my house, someone told me if you make one extra house payment a year but put it on the principal you will pay it off 5 years early. But definitely great advise....
Pottery looks like fun. I wonder what the other folks thought about you talking to yourself 😁 My pup is raw fed too. I keep a bag of premix on hand for when i can't find innards. Had to stop with kefir and eggs, it gave Neri gas that was too much to handle. 🤢
Finally, its midnight and I'm able to watch one of my favs...❤ couldn't love this more. The mugs are super cute, bravo! (I had joined your patreon a while ago but somehow kicked me out, I will resub...)
I guess the thing people wanted to know and I also do, is how do you keep your dog from over heating in the vehicle? So in the summer, do you leave an air conditioner on? In the winter if you're gone for awhile do you have an issue with her getting too cold in the vehicle alone? Also have you ever had an issue with someone trying to get in or steal your home? Your dog's food is so healthy and great for her teeth. Mine love raw beef bones and it cleans their teeth so well. Love the spotted clay and the turquoise glazes. I always thrift hand thrown mugs from the thrift store when I find them.
We have had our Great Dane on raw food since she was a pup, she has never been to the vet, except for vaccinations, I am convinced it is the most healthy way to feed a dog. Watching Akela watching you eat your dinner was just hilarious, the concentration on her face was just precious.
Hmmmm, it's so weird to me that we have to kinda convince each other to feed our animals their Proper species diet. Baffles me that people have fallen for the poison business called kibble. You know, dogs didn't used to get all these common human sicknesses. In fact, humans should be eating only meat as well. But don't take my word. Check out millennia of evolution. Except for the recent agricultural era, approx 8-10 thousand years ago. Of course, I'm only mentioning this because I CARE about this lovely RU-vidr AND humans everywhere
l so good after watching this video. You covered a lot of different subjects in such a short time. I found myself smiling through you whole video. Thanks.
I love your videos!. Thank you for sharing. You picked up centering on the wheel so quickly. I also love creating with clay . I fell in love with it at a senior center in Utah, of all places. Eventually wound up teaching there. If your studio has a scale, measure about 2 pounds of clay to make a mug/cylinder 4 3/4 tall × 4 1/2 inches wide ( wet measurement ). That makes a good size mug after all the shrinkage from both the bisque and glaze firings. Your first batch of mugs look amazing! Congrats!
Hi ya, love your videos and the life you live.. so thank you for sharing. Now that you have land and a shipping container.. ever thought of getting a small car to keep in the container and use when you need to pop into town?
LOVE LOVE LOVE ❤️ The mugs you made. I used to throw when I was a teen in Jr. High & High School. I had pottery as a major throwing was fun but may favorite were slab pots. I would buy some of your mugs it would be a good added income.
The mugs are so good ! If it weren't so far to send one to Aus I'd be in for a purchase, but happy to watch sponsors ads, subscribe and comment:) I found you while you were building the van, went back to watch it all, and was inspired to learn and try myself. I suspect, with all your story telling and building skills, getting onto the land with a project, big or small, will generate an interested following :) I find things started from scratch, as we say here, fascinating. Best of luck in all ways x
Regarding your wood stove, to reduce vibration adding small rubber blocks or washers to each fix point might help. I'd suggest using a product called Loctite on the bolts, but I've seen you want it removable... So maybe not. I'm currently doing a bus conversion in wine country, Barossa Valley, Australia. Really enjoying your vids, and find it interesting how other women do van & bus life ... Granted I'm a little older, in my mid 40s & only discovered this lifestyle around 5 yrs ago, always learning 😊❤ I'm now a business/marketing coach & hypnotherapist working online, so it's easy to transition to travel while working. I hear U with feeling drained by being in the city & only took notice once my health was suffering & was forced to slow down... Fabulous that you pay attention to how our environment affects our energy... in so many ways! It's only in the past 10 yrs I've done a deep dive into health & spiritual aspects. Much love & safe travels xx❤
I love what you do! I love your adventures and how you build your home out! And I'm so glad I found your channel 3 years ago! You keep doing you and I well keep watching!❤❤❤
I really enjoyed going with you on errand days. Totally different from your travel & outdoor videos (which I also love).. I've never thrown pottery, but it looks like fun. I'm obsessed with mugs also. You've made some very pretty ones. Great job! Hope Chris is feeling better.
I do not mind your sponsorships at all! Life can be costly and you have some exciting and expensive plans.. that well episode was high drama! I love how you feed Akela and how eagerly she eats! I enjoy the tips you offer. Your mugs are gorgeous! I was telling my husband this morning I would like to find a pottery studio near us to try my hand. ❤
It's always shocking to me to see the difference in gas prices. LOL I just filled up my car this morning and paid $4.79/gallon. I can't recall the last time it was lower than $4/gallon in my area. Also, now that I see your mugs in this video, I'm in love with that last one! I'm a patreon so I need to go update my comment. You're an inspiration as always - doing chores or hiking the mountains of Peru.
Your mugs turned out so good! That's such a cool new hobby. I love that two toned brown one. It reminds me of a tea set I had back in the day lol. Your favorite one is super cool too.
Really enjoyed this video….. Your description of meeting that women on your walk made me smile so much , some of my very best conversations have been with strangers,and many began because we had dogs 🐾😊🐾
I am so happy for you, with your pottery journey. I took a pottery class to fill a 3 hour gap when I was pursuing a masters in civil engineering. I loved it and spend all the time I should have been working on Geosynthetics and Slope Stability classes in the pottery studio.
I'm so glad for this video. Sooo many are not prepared or understand it can be a struggle. Recently had a friend drive all the way from Canada to Florida...I showed him the ropes of urban camping but he never tried out his van, or his bed, or his rig...he couldn't stand the noise, he couldn't stand the inconvenience, he couldn't stand going to the park or beach or whatever to hang out...he lasted 5 days then drove home to sticks and bricks. He was enamored by the glamorized part of this lifestyle but it's NOT all that. He never tested anything first. 😊
I love throwing pottery. It’s super grounding and so beautiful and useful. When you have some to sell please tell me how to find the site. You and Chris are beautiful people!!!!!
We don’t care about sponsored content being a part of every video if it means you can continue making beautiful videos to share with us! We know you have the integrity to do sponsored content the right way! ❤❤❤
What a blast! Love that you are enjoying making pottery so much. My sister makes pottery and has her own kiln, and I would love to visit her long enough to learn how to do it. She is in Pennsylvania and I am in Alaska, so it won’t be soon, but it’s something I would really enjoy doing. I do oil paintings and think it would be so cool to be able to collaborate with her on stuff. It really is a blessing to find creative interests to fill your life with. Your mugs are just beautiful! And the joy it brings you is written all over your face 😊. I always enjoy your videos!
Loctite for your stove bolts will work a treat to stop them jiggling free/ nyloc nuts or anti-vibration washers if you need to be able to disassemble those fixings. Good golly I FELT you with the generator. Get awaaaaaay from me with that bullsh*t. Amazing effort on those first mugs - very impressive 🤗
AG1 for young people is the bomb, but for someone like me, it is impossible because I’m on blood thinners for DVT so I have to be careful , plus I’m much older than you Linnea, I’m 72 but love watching your videos , I used to follow you on Facebook, but left through circumstances that’s me but love watching you with Chris your dogs and your amazing land where you live so young lady thank you so much for your beautiful videos 👍❤
I would love to try AG1 except I looked up the ingredients and it contains Gogi berries and I’m allergic so I can’t.☹️. I will have to stick with the greens I blend in my smoothies…. Love your ceramic mugs!!♥️. Safe travels to you all!!👫🐕🐕♥️♥️♥️
I realize this is a strange questions, but......do you flip the perspective of your videos at different points in the editing process? For example, at 26.28, your nose ring is on the left side, then at 5.33, it is on the right. Steering wheel also changes from time to time. Still a great video, but I am just curious!!
There were some moments in this video where I really saw your mom in you more than I’ve noticed before. Wonder if she was thinking of you in those moments. Thanks for just inviting us to ride along with you for chore days. ✌️❤️🚐
I went MGTOW (Men Going Their On Way) 4 years ago, after my last break up. But thanks to female solo van life videos, like yours, I'm slowly coming out of my shell. But it will be a while before I "get out there" again.
I would not recommend charging the BLUETTI with the 12volt. We have a 2023 Promaster and it kept blowing the fuse in the cable. We brought it in and the technician said it could have burned our van down. It can’t support the load. The wires are too small, it’s only meant to charge a phone. Just a heads up🔥
Mug question: How big do you like your handles to be? 1-2 finger(s), 3 fingers, or fit them all through? My daughter is a potter/ceramicist in Portland, ME, she prefers the small handles. She almost struggles with making the full size handles, which is my preference. They are just much easier to use for me. My hands are feeling our age, and we need the strength of all the fingers to hold a mug comfortably and safely.
Love love love this one!! I enjoyed watching you do stuff you love and stuff you don't love. It occurred to me that maybe I'm so tired all the time because I live in a (small) city. I wonder if the energy there affects us?? So much less "people" energy out in the unpopulated areas.. Akela is so cute!! And watching you make that first handle was such a treat. Thank you for sharing!!
Love that you’ve started another fun creative outlet, Honey! Pottery handles are HARD but you found your touch, yay! I admit I’ve shed a tear or 2 while throwing. The whole process is very cleansing. Watching your content from NV and enjoy the ease and calm of your videos!
I live fulltime in my van and work a lot. Part of my work is dog sitting. That means moving into your someone's house for 10 -20 days at a time. I spread out! Cook like a fiend. But I would never move into a rental again! At least not in this country. Yup , got to be camper happy! & self sufficient or able to pay others to fix things. Yup. I'm a van person!
Being a potter myself I am really impressed with your skills, so quickly (although I don't really know how long you've been throwing) but I've seen some people never really get to the point where they could be selling their wares. Congrats to you. One thing I will say is please don't give away your very first favourite...it is something you will look at in the future and compare your most recent mugs to. also never give away or sell anything you are not proud to have out there in the world. i.e. the one with the cracked handle. You don't want your handle giving away on someone who has just filled it with steaming coffee. Having said all that, GOSH I am so impressed with your work 🥰 I also love mugs and when I tell you my cupboards are bending under the weight of my mugs, I'm not exaggerating. I am never so at peace as I am when sitting in front of the wheel. ( my favourite is the trimming process...I could trim all day. ) Cannot wait to see more of your pottery journey.
May I ask where you purchased the harem pants you're wearing? I think you've worn them in a couple of videos and I love them. So nice to see you enjoying your new hobby. You're doing fantastic!
Linnea do you or have you ever used Organic Castor Oil? I recently started and love it for my Arthritis, face, on my age spots, and hair. Amazing results, especially my hair.
Linnea, if some more sponsored videos and adds give us those "Building a property Off-Grid from scratch"- Videos on your land sooner (that we all desire so bad!) go for it, please! ;)
Hi Linnea, Four year full time van lifer here. Generators drive me nuts too, but then someone mentioned some people need them for CPAP machines during the night. I don't know if that is true or not, but I tell myself that is why they are running generators all night just to bring myself some peace. If I think they're just watching TV then I'm annoyed.
This actually was my favorite video of yours. I loved watching you create and get stuff done on your checklist. The mugs are beautiful. I would love one! The “pretty one”, your favorite and the teachers favorite” are all my favorites.
I just left from camping in the Mojave desert, so peaceful & flowers coming up. There's some real treasures in that desert but you'd need a dirt bike or SXS to get to some of them. Explored the Nadeau Magnolia mine camp. The view of the recent SpaceX launch was amazing from there. Just found your channel. Great videos. We are getting a van this year, not full-time but def will adventure lots. Enjoy the Mojave!
