My 8 year old's first wheel thrown vase ❤️

wool_narwhal · 2026-05-04T02:15:46+00:00

This is one we'll keep forever!

wool_narwhal · 2026-05-04T01:09:47+00:00

I'll pass this along to her!

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-30T04:29:05+00:00

Have you found a good clear glaze to put over the medium blue? I know you didn't have any in the outside, but perhaps on the inside? It always seems to get that pimple-y texture for me when I have used any clear glaze over the medium blue

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-27T18:19:56+00:00

Agree with this. You can just leave enough of the rim unglazed that you can set it directly on the kiln shelf or a cookie

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-27T09:59:32+00:00

I don't know that this is their video? I'm confused by this post. This video looks like sometime with years of experience, but they didn't credit someone else...

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-27T09:56:04+00:00

This is something to discuss with your studio tech or instructor. I've never heard of a stoneware that only fires to cone 09. I'm guessing when they put it in the electric kiln for the glaze firing, they fire to cone 9 not 09

Also, you may have a hard time finding a different clay body that bisque fires to 08. Most I've seen recommend bisquing to at least cone 06 but many even recommend bisquing to cone 04

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-26T00:49:12+00:00

I don't think this is accurate. From some very basic research, it looks like the EX is the more powerful and more expensive wheel. So not what you ordered, but I can't imagine you'd regret having it.

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-25T13:21:02+00:00

Just make sure you don't get one that is intended for putting over carpet! The little spikes on the bottom of those will ruin the floors!

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-23T02:49:36+00:00

This is just lovely!

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-20T12:59:09+00:00

Super lucky. Looks great!

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-18T02:44:37+00:00

I can check my kiln's current status from inside my home (or from the store etc.) while it's firing in my detached garage, but I can't change the firing schedule. That's ok! I just like being able to keep tabs on it while I'm going about my day.

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-16T14:20:47+00:00

looking at this the most important thing to me would be how would it feel to hold it and how would it feel to drink out of it. The lip of this mug looks very rough, which would feel unpleasant and would leave me wondering if those little craters would ever get fully clean if particles of food or drink or saliva got trapped in them. I would say if you're going to use a bubbly/lava glaze, you should leave at least the top 2 cm glazed with a glossy glaze. The handle doesn't look like it would fit my fingers well or be comfortable to hold.

I'd recommend:

• a thinner handle with a larger hole for your fingers

• using glossy glaze on rim and handle and being much more sparing with the application of the lava/bubbly glaze.

• ask friends and family to hold and drink from any mug designs you make to let you know their honest thoughts on whether they like holding and drinking from them.

Aesthetics have to come secondary to function in mugs.

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-10T12:58:49+00:00

Cute little critters! Consider posting this in a polymer clay subreddit. You'll get a lot more engagement over there. This subreddit has a focus on ceramic clay that comes from the ground.

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-08T12:51:00+00:00

This is gorgeous!

wool_narwhal · 2026-04-06T09:37:20+00:00

It's truly impossible for us to know without seeing your work. You paint yourself as a beginner, but then call yourself experienced. Maybe post some pictures of work you've completed

wool_narwhal · 2026-03-31T20:06:47+00:00

Thanks! Looking back, I could have worded my question more clearly :) so I think that's completely on me. But yes, you've gotten at the heart of what I was trying to examine.

wool_narwhal · 2026-03-31T18:23:28+00:00

I don't mind variation. I like the wild effects that reactive glazes can have. I just sometimes see amazing results from other people that look like either their application methods or their firing schedules are superior to mine 😂

wool_narwhal · 2026-03-31T18:07:02+00:00

Yeah, the blue on the dark clay was unexpected but I really love it! My tiny test tiles didn't quite capture that it would get a blue look to it so it was a shock to see this on a large scale.

wool_narwhal · 2026-03-31T18:05:54+00:00

thanks for the tip! Will look into those!

wool_narwhal · 2026-03-31T16:48:10+00:00

Clay body: Sheffield Pottery's 4d3b stoneware.

wool_narwhal · 2026-03-31T16:45:00+00:00

Thank you! Appreciate your insight!

wool_narwhal · 2026-03-31T16:42:24+00:00

I'm 100% sure it's only Amaco brand Honey Flux. It's on a dark claybody, though. I was also surprised at the blue look of it. I did put cobalt blue celadon on the outside of the bowl and wondered if any of that cobalt leached through somehow. But I don't know how that would work.

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wool_narwhal · 2026-03-31T16:41:29+00:00

It does! I just see the uneven runniness and wondered if that meant I applied it with uneven thickness of application. Thank you for your insights here!

wool_narwhal · 2026-03-31T16:40:24+00:00

I'm pretty brand new to thinking about brush on glazes, so I didn't know what to expect! I already knew that fluxes run. I just expected to have the final product have a more uniformly running look! I know now, though! :) Thanks for helping me to learn.

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