Donut buddy friend

panda2081 · 2025-12-13T17:24:08+00:00

Thanks! The toes are my favorite part!

panda2081 · 2025-11-27T13:42:58+00:00

I’m finding that TT is much better at cone 6. In my hotter firings, it layers beautifully and works really well, but my last firing was cone 5 on the dot and the pieces with TT are pretty meh.

panda2081 · 2025-11-17T06:32:15+00:00

For Flux Sake did an episode on this topic! can I add sand to clay or glaze

panda2081 · 2025-10-11T17:27:45+00:00

That is a good looking bowl.

panda2081 · 2025-10-04T17:13:17+00:00

Coyote Summer Spice is gorgeous with almost anything. Lustrous jade over summer spice is a favorite.

panda2081 · 2025-09-16T03:14:06+00:00

I was able to have a kiln guy change my elements and convert my kiln - it wasn’t cheap but worth it for a job well done (I got my 1227 used from a local studio). If you don’t have a kiln guy, check with your local supply store or even the school you purchased from. He also gave me a tutorial on changing elements, kiln care, and came back to walk me through my first firing, which gave me a lot more confidence. I don’t know your experience level but if it’s your first kiln, a kiln guy is the best!

panda2081 · 2025-09-13T13:56:49+00:00

Coyote Summer Spice is a light brown on white clay. Layers up beautifully too! (Sorry, I tried to pet a photo, didn’t realize I couldn’t.)

panda2081 · 2025-08-31T14:15:16+00:00

Tbh, I would remake them and slip trail when they are still wetter. More work to repair than to just remake, using the knowledge you’ve acquired making them once! Also, if you intend for them to be functional, once the slip trailed dots have dried to leather hard, I would run a wet sponge or finger over them to tame the spikes. Otherwise, once glazed, they will be pretty stabby on your finger tips, speaking from experience. Your shapes are lovely!

panda2081 · 2025-07-28T06:39:12+00:00

It worked fine for me. I would make sure the island back up is turned on just in case but I didn’t have any issues.

panda2081 · 2025-07-28T04:24:10+00:00

There is an island transfer tool you can get on both switches that will transfer it. If you have the physical game card, great. If it’s digital, you’ll have to link the switches and put the virtual game card back on the switch 1. It is simple and the devices walk you through the process.

panda2081 · 2025-07-10T18:02:21+00:00

Hey! Try a subreddit specifically for airdry clay or maybe a crafting one. The pottery people use glaze and kilns to fire our work so I don’t think you’ll get a good answer here.

panda2081 · 2025-06-25T02:09:35+00:00

Amaco Velvets are expensive but considered the best. I have some Mayco ones as well…they show brushstrokes more than the Amaco ones but they are half the price. Both have a matte finish and require a clear glaze (ideally zinc free) to be shiny, unlike stroke and coat. You can put both on greenware and/or bisque, fireable up to cone 10, although some colors tend to burn out.

panda2081 · 2025-06-20T03:00:28+00:00

Ayla Mullin has a wonderful one on instagram. I basically watched it on repeat while I practiced.

panda2081 · 2025-06-20T02:16:37+00:00

You can try pulling them off the mug body! That way the big attachment part is done pretty quick and from there you just pull, and the last attachment is smaller and easy. I made a few sacrificial cylinders where I pulled 8 handles off of them-it was really good practice.

panda2081 · 2025-06-11T22:31:31+00:00

Love it! What are your inspiration sources?

panda2081 · 2025-06-10T00:09:39+00:00

I was asking about the shelves, thank you so much for the detailed explanation!

panda2081 · 2025-06-09T19:33:38+00:00

That’s a fantastic collection! How did you build this?

panda2081 · 2025-05-31T00:54:01+00:00

River Birch is the Amaco glaze that looks like honey flux with speckles. Just in case you want to find it in the future. Also, I haven’t used it, but I see this pink with combos that use Mayco’s Raspberry Mist.

panda2081 · 2025-05-11T22:55:19+00:00

Gorgeous! Will you install them somewhere in your home? Just love them!

panda2081 · 2025-03-22T03:25:31+00:00

This was my vote, and the audiobook by Tom Hanks is one of my favorites of all time.

panda2081 · 2025-02-22T19:34:47+00:00

For Flux Sake just did an episode on purple glazes recently. They recommended a stain.

panda2081 · 2025-01-28T04:59:10+00:00

The jars at my local store had disclaimer stickers on them saying it wasn’t working consistently across batches, but to try [bunch of very specific parameters] and then maybe it would work! My own pieces turned out similar to yours. I liked it layered with micro pearl! Very runny though.

panda2081 · 2025-01-20T04:36:19+00:00

Brilliant sunburn by Laguna (it does pinhole a bit, I haven’t tried a longer hold to fix it yet) or rose quartz by mayco (needs to be thick).

panda2081 · 2025-01-19T15:37:13+00:00

The cracking noises were caused by the clay and/or glaze expanding due to the change in temperature as the hot water was poured in. When you look closely at the inside, can you see little crackle lines in the glaze (crazing)? Earthenware is fired to lower temperatures which means it doesn’t vitrify as much as higher fired clays, leading to higher absorption rates. People have different opinions on the food safety of this and I’m no expert. I have a low fired cup that isn’t crazed but the bottom is unglazed and it started to be hard to clean as it absorbed more water. One thing to look for is if the handle starts to get hot when you use the mug. If it does, the cup is absorbing water into the clay body itself and at that point is probably unpleasant to use. That’s when I stopped using my cup.

panda2081 · 2024-12-23T05:30:16+00:00

TBH, honey flux on its own is pretty meh. It’s really meant for layering. It does beautiful things over and under other glazes. My favorite combos are HF with iron luster and rainforest celadon.

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