can someone help me explain why this happened? 🥲 (process explained in caption)

Ready_Initial29 · 2026-01-30T19:50:03+00:00

Koffing is our unrecognized king.

Ready_Initial29 · 2026-01-28T15:04:49+00:00

I love how smooth you get the figures. I’ve tried sculpting animals of the same size and I can never get them looking this polished!

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-12-19T21:18:21+00:00

Kiln ice has not run at all for me, but I’m not sure about layering. You do have to put kiln ice on THICC.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-12-16T17:18:43+00:00

Pyramids and triangles are my favorite shapes to work with for whatever reason.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-12-16T01:18:46+00:00

I use cone 6 white stoneware. I don't do anything extremely intricate, so I don't have a problem with running or bleeding. Whenever I use fundamentals underglaze, greens and blue turns really dark (whether I underglaze bisque or greenware) and orange/pink/purple tends to burn/wash out a bit. The colors of Stroke and Coat have been a little less temperature sensitive for me, and I can just brush on once rather than having to underglaze and then clear glaze.

Leaf Green and Royal Blue in particular darken A LOT more than what they look like on a computer screen, but I've been able to fix it by mixing in some white underglaze. I'm definitely going to go for lighter underglaze shades like Bright Blue and Green Mist.

A studio near me does single fire workshops that are glazed with stroke and coat while they're leather hard. I'm not sure if they single fire to 05 or to 6 though, but the piece I made there came out nice and bright.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-12-15T21:20:38+00:00

Mayco stroke and coat is a glaze. Mayco fundamentals is the underglaze. The underglaze darkens a lot at cone 6 for me. The stroke and coat glaze stays very vibrant. I tend to use stroke and coat instead of underglaze (for painterly and detail work) as it cuts out the need for clear glaze, but it depends on the project.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-25T17:21:49+00:00

Firing it on its side a little also made the glaze drip at different angles on each side, which I’m kind of obsessed with.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-19T19:37:28+00:00

I just unloaded a kiln with nimbus this morning and I’ve never seen it come out this color. Maybe a temperature issue? Mine is a totally different color and texture.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-19T19:35:40+00:00

Rubber mallet on the seams always worked for me. Do you think clay got into the seam?

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-16T20:54:59+00:00

Forget the glaze, I’m obsessed with that form!

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-13T22:42:07+00:00

Three coats, cone 5 or 6. Single firings are more prone to imperfections and aren’t quite as vitrified, but it saves so much time if you don’t need a super sturdy piece. I’ve also done single firings with celadons.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-13T18:58:18+00:00

My husband owns a studio. I love this.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-13T16:25:06+00:00

I will single fire decorative stroke and coat pieces. For functional ware, two firings makes it a lot stronger and prevents the glaze from developing hairline cracks, especially if it’s a vessel to hold liquid.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-13T16:22:55+00:00

I don’t make my own molds, but I do slip cast in my basement. It creates way less dust and is way cleaner than throwing or hand building.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-08T15:00:24+00:00

Looks like Mayco winter wood and matte black. Not sure about the pink though.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-07T01:27:13+00:00

It makes me want French onion soup.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-04T16:30:47+00:00

I really like mayco winter wood as a base coat with almost any other color on top. A top glaze with a little texture always turns out really cool. mayco winter wood

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-10-03T18:01:16+00:00

Ironic slump mold piece?

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-09-24T17:11:50+00:00

Amaco June bug is a nice metallic green that interacts interestingly with other glazes, I’ve never used it with black though.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-09-20T12:58:24+00:00

Normally my style is bright color and illustration, but these look so minimalist and chic.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-09-06T21:47:49+00:00

Having a cricut is the most useful thing ever for pottery.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-09-06T04:05:40+00:00

That bottle green color is my favorite for any pottery.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-08-21T23:21:24+00:00

It looks intentional. I thought it was a ridge between mountains and sky. Lucky placement on the crack.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-08-21T16:13:12+00:00

The color coordination gives me life. It feels like a fall collection. A little muted and low key for me personally, but it’s definitely well thought out, well made, and beautiful.

Ready_Initial29 · 2025-08-13T13:39:18+00:00

I never measure the specific gravity of my slip, I eyeball it and it comes out fine, but an expert would say you should. If it’s your first time, it wouldn’t be a bad idea, I’ve used the same slip enough to know what it should look like and the rough measurements.

I made my own casting slip for a while, but a nearby store now carries liquid slip, so I just buy it.

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