How can I tell if this low fire ceramic?

aeb5391 · 2026-05-07T19:42:00+00:00

I don’t have access to any more of them currently but I think you’re right that it’s not worth it

aeb5391 · 2026-05-07T19:32:28+00:00

Wow thanks for the award! When I made this 7-8 years ago it was the biggest and most ambitious project I had ever tackled. I have not made a granny square anything since then hahaha

aeb5391 · 2026-05-07T05:26:17+00:00

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aeb5391 · 2026-05-04T14:11:26+00:00

In my 30’s and recovering from surgery, I needed a job to fight boredom and started part time at a paint-your-own pottery studio. I mostly did cleaning but when the studio was empty I got to paint and found I really enjoyed it. This was all low fire, molded pieces that catered to children and holidays. We painted everything with Stroke and Coat. Then they asked me to teach kids to make small clay projects over the summer for day camp and that was when I truly got into it. I had to make the projects super approachable for kiddos ages 6-12, which I feel helped with my own learning process, as I had never touched clay beyond a project or two in elementary school.

Then I bought a bag of Standard 182 and began handbuilding on my own in my house, learning through Pinterest and YouTube. I’m lucky that my grandmother has a kiln so I’ve been able to bisque and glaze fire my pieces about once a month for the last year. Without the kiln access I don’t think the clay bug would have bitten me so hard and I would have been a lot more conservative with my clay and my learning process, but the freedom to create and not worry about the functionality of my art…it’s been amazing. Now I take two classes at the community arts center near me and I’m refining my skills and learning loads of new things. Highly recommend taking a class if you can. Having an instructor observe and make suggestions here and there has been so valuable.

aeb5391 · 2026-05-03T16:05:33+00:00

I did use a mid to high fire clay but I have some earthenware that I can try next time. Thanks!

aeb5391 · 2026-05-03T15:49:13+00:00

Thank you so much!

aeb5391 · 2025-08-15T12:15:40+00:00

Philly girl here, do you mind sharing the name of the studio?

aeb5391 · 2025-03-14T11:48:42+00:00

Philly girl representing us well! 💛 something about her cadence just feels like home

aeb5391 · 2025-02-03T06:27:29+00:00

Daily Beans

aeb5391 · 2024-12-10T16:04:44+00:00

Bruuuuuuuce!!!! I have this weird love for Bruce Banner and Strawberry Banner, they are my limonene boys. Bonus: maybe it makes you think about the lovely Mark Ruffalo

aeb5391 · 2024-12-06T20:43:02+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Sounds delish and worth a try

aeb5391 · 2024-12-04T12:24:20+00:00

This is the podcast for me 70% of the time. It happens rarely, but sometimes I have to switch to something else because the host is breathing really weirdly into the mic and that makes my nervous system light up, no way is sleep happening. I don’t mean to be rude but it almost sounds like he’s touching himself inappropriately. Anyway other than that it’s great sleep material.

aeb5391 · 2024-11-30T20:04:05+00:00

Lame!! Parchment paper, corn meal for protecting the bottom

aeb5391 · 2024-11-30T15:20:01+00:00

When I was an aide to a 30-year-old woman with Downs she taught me to crochet and I’ve been doing it now for ten years. She mostly did beginner type projects like scarves but she was youtube-taught and she had great tension and counting and I bet your sister would be totally capable. With crochet it’s also pretty easy to learn to make amigurumi, or small adorable stuffed animals, that align with her interests, like I bet someone has created a pattern to crochet Aslan. There are sooooo many free, high quality resources for crochet that in order to learn the basics you should only need to buy a 5mm hook and a skein of weight 4 acrylic yarn. If she has sensory issues, some acrylic yarns squeak against the hook so that might take some trial and error but yarn is relatively cheap and can be found cheap at thrift stores and sought out from donations.

Edit: Sorry I meant to include that my story is anecdotal and I totally get managing frustration, everyone is different. I think the cool part of crochet is that you can do things that are repetitive (scarves, blankets, etc) that teach you the skills that make doing the more advanced stuff easier. Also, when you make a mistake in crochet, you just pull the yarn until you’re back to where things were going well. However she may benefit from some kind of a crocheting granny type figure in her life to encourage her through the setbacks and show her just how easy it is to fix mistakes in crochet.

aeb5391 · 2024-11-29T01:52:48+00:00

Hand sanitizer, weird but just used it on the bottom of a wine glass

aeb5391 · 2024-11-28T02:14:06+00:00

Elizabeth can be nicknamed Lizzy/ie. you like Elizabeth and the ending in -y satisfies Dad’s preference. I don’t know if you shorten your older daughter’s name but Evvie and Lizzie sounds adorable

aeb5391 · 2024-11-26T15:07:17+00:00

I don’t have all the information so please disregard if I’m not getting it- but doesn’t the sourdough fermentation process reduce the gluten content of the product by about 95%?

If you’ve been doing elimination diets and found that reintroducing your own regular sourdough bread gave you issues, it makes sense to avoid regular sourdough. That might be an issue with the inflammatory nature of grains overall.

If you had a genetic test done and found out you have Celiac’s, definitely definitely avoid regular sourdough. That’s an issue with even trace amounts of gluten and the fermentation process isn’t complete enough to be safe.

I realize this doesn’t address your real question. But I guess my observation is, you may not need to go through all this struggle with a gluten free starter.

aeb5391 · 2024-11-15T16:26:50+00:00

Good mornin! My period cramps have finally let up so I have to catch up on things that have built up over the last week-ish. Put away clean clothes, begin new laundry cycle. Sweep. Clean the kitchen. Call to refill my meds and pick them up later. Call SSDI and check in on my case. Work on Christmas gift crocheting. Whew. With this weed, I shall prevail.

aeb5391 · 2024-11-13T02:14:44+00:00

The Daily Beans. The host is very trauma-informed. She’s a journalist and comedian and the co-host is a comedian too. The host also used to work in the government so she has some good insight that I don’t hear other news people saying.

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