A beginner's guide to clay (what clay should I start with?)

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2 жыл бұрын

#pottery #beginner #clay
Hello potters. Today were talking about clay from a beginners point of view. I get questions all the time in the field of " what clay should I start out with?" " Why is this clay different from this clay" "what's the difference between earthenware and stoneware?"
In this video we aim to answer these questions in the most simple way with examples to boot. This is mainly aimed at the true beginner and the person who is just starting and has no idea what to look for as far as working with clay.
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@faynastalwart 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know B-mix was Butt-mix, it's my fav clay that I use! I'm so so glad that I use that clay and now have this amazing information!

@cherriedickie7144 2 жыл бұрын

You are a good teacher. Everything you share with all of us new potters are very informative. Thank you very much.

@sdeutsch 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great video, Donte!

@sarahlou8095 Жыл бұрын

I have learned so much, just watching a few of your videos. Thank You x

@wcouch8 2 жыл бұрын

Longer and wonderful. LIked this vid. Been throwing for years and this was good advice.

@nathanspevack1697 2 жыл бұрын

great lecture brah. i think you got so many views so quickly because it covers a super basic topic that a lot of beginners don't know jack about and you deliver the material in a fun way. The first 17 min of the video flew by :)

@John_Weiss 2 жыл бұрын

Grog adds structure to a clay, from what I've heard. So it's better for beginners because it's less likely to collapse as the walls get thinner. Or, so I've been told. Throwing porcelain is funkalicious! The "feels like throwing cream-cheese" is no joke, no exaggeration. It really does have that kinda feel to it. And porcelain has a mind of its own! It will go bendy on ya in the glaze firing. I'm a hobby-potter, so I can only work in porcelain when I take classes at the one studio in my area that uses it. [They get all of their clay from Standard Mines of NY & NJ, so I don't know what it's named.] During those times when I've thrown with porcelain, I've had many a mug or bowl start out perfectly cylindrical, then come out of the glaze-firing oval-shaped. 😄 As a beginner-to-intermediate hobby potter, ya gotta learn to just give up control when it comes to working in porcelain. Sometimes, it'll do what you intended it to. And sometimes, it's gonna do what _it_ wants, not what you want.

@nadakodsia2635 25 күн бұрын

The best explanation ever on youtube , wow Thank you a thousand times sir, you get a new subscriber 👍✅

@cpnotill9264 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful Donte.....😁

@juliesheetz1 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos and have watched some more than once ! Probably because I’m an old lady! Can you do a beginner video on the rims of cylinders , I do good until the top of the wall and then all heck breaks loose , I don’t know how thick the rim is supposed to be, but it’s always wavy, Up and down. I hope that makes sense! Thanks in advance!

@springbloom5940 2 жыл бұрын

Ive been using Seattle Pottery Sea Mix.

@juliegarthwaiteclark168 Жыл бұрын

speckled buff is my favorite

@TheAdrift Жыл бұрын

I really regret not getting a bag of porcelain to try out when I was in my second year of college. I wasn’t a ceramics major but it was a serious passion, and when I mentioned wanting to try it to the more experienced folks I was taking my Pottery II class with, but they talked me out of it because they said it was really hard. I regret not trying it because a. pretty much everything I made was functional, and b. I think it would’ve been a good experience to try, even if I didn’t wind up working with it on a regular basis. I only ever used one type of clay… I don’t remember exactly what it was, I think it was made by Standard, but it was a cone-10 stoneware that fired out grey and was $17 a bag at my college bookstore. I miss it so much 😭 (edit: typo)

@goone7264 2 жыл бұрын

Ever thougt mixing clay yousrself? I've been throwing a lot of pots with german westerwald stoneware mixed with french limoge porcelain clay. It makes the stoneware bit "longer" which makes it nicer to work with.

@EarthNationCeramics 2 жыл бұрын

I combine alot of my clays after I reclaim then but I do this for sustainability. Not so much for an effect.

@OldSargePottery-Music 2 жыл бұрын

So can you use earthenware 04-05 after it's been glazed for food? Can I bake a lasagna at 350 in the oven and it be safe?

@lisamarieroserobin 2 ай бұрын

I want to make jewelry and small trinkets inspired by blue porcelain. Would you recommend daves porcelain?

@tolqar6563 2 жыл бұрын

Curious about onggi, they are supposed to be porous and used to make kimchi. Is it really earthenware or something different?

@StephFuses 3 ай бұрын

I'm a fused glass artist, and I'm looking to get into pottery, and I want to start by making stalks for my glass mushroom caps. I have access to a low fire kiln, and Steve's white. You think that would be a good start? My kiln only goes to 1700°, so I don't even have a high enough kiln for 04 06. I'm considering a mid-range in the future, if I really get into this, but I would rather work with a community kiln to see if the pottery bug bites me first.

@ciloves 2 жыл бұрын

Quick question: I have a bag of mid fire clay and it seems to have developed a greenish mould. Sounds gross but is it useable? Haha

@darksunstudio 2 жыл бұрын

Hah! I used to work for Martin at his company. ^_^

@crowznest438 10 ай бұрын

I know where there is a Butt Family Cemetery but some nimbob stole the sign so now it is nameless. Thanks for all the information.

@timmytaveria2870 2 жыл бұрын

Yo big papa Dante can we see an intermediate vid on throwing with large amounts of clay?

@EarthNationCeramics 2 жыл бұрын

I think I've done that already but I'll try to do ab updated one

@momadhis 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the B-Mix gigggles :)

@jerryemiller7881 2 ай бұрын

Yer very good

@ivabarisichafner5110 2 жыл бұрын

here is a super amateur suggestion... can you make a video especially on wiring off your piece and how to move it off the bat without distorting it? for me all goes well until it's time for getting it off the wheel

@TKHaines 2 жыл бұрын

Not mad. I've meet me before. I know I'm impatient. Thanks for the time stamp.

@EarthNationCeramics 2 жыл бұрын

First step is admitting it ;)

@RobbyTicknor 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I've read that if you accidently fire a clay at a higher cone that it's designed for, bad things happen. True?

@EarthNationCeramics 2 жыл бұрын

Yes but there is wiggle room ^5 usually survives ^6 and tends to be stronger with better color. But you shouldn't take a 04 to 4. It will melt badly and probably ruined a kiln shelf

@RobbyTicknor 2 жыл бұрын

@@EarthNationCeramics Perfect thanks! That's what I had read. If you accidently fire your earthenware at stoneware temp, it turns in to a puddle of lava and either ruins your shelf or worse, drips onto your fire bricks. I've heard that's why some places with kilns are reluctant to fire work from other people because they might not fully understand their clay and temperature requirements.

@OriginalLacytoo Жыл бұрын

What do you use for pit fire? Wait…do you bisque fire before pit??? I use local “dug” clay.

@juliegarthwaiteclark168 Жыл бұрын

I love porcelain!!!!

@Bmilroy080688 Жыл бұрын

yeah... i just dig up clay in the backyard. its fantastically stubborn, i could make bricks without even drying it lol.

@jlewis300 19 күн бұрын

I love harvesting clay from my yard, but I have much to learn lololol

@angelinayorro8702 2 жыл бұрын

I just found my favorite potter 🤣🤣🤣

@elgringorumbero 2 жыл бұрын

Can you talk about the clay shortage?

@EarthNationCeramics 2 жыл бұрын

I will try to get a company lined up for that if I can by the time the shortage is not over. It doesn't affect me too much because I only buy clay three times a year seen as I recycle most of my stuff.

@Arminduh 2 жыл бұрын

Ugh B-Mix. Whyyyy. It's so temperamental and finicky with glazes. I really don't understand everyone's fascination with it.

@lb003g0676 Жыл бұрын

If I asked for a firm brown clay body and someone told me to buy Butt Mix, I'd feel like I already knew the recipe.

@wallylasd 2 жыл бұрын

because it wasn't workable he started experimenting by adding lots of silica and magnesium and it even started smelling better.

@shelleyabbott9897 2 жыл бұрын

🤣Butt-mix and firing pottery in your oven. 😂

@karahowery6760 2 жыл бұрын

You don't think they could sell butt clay?? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🤦

@faynastalwart 2 жыл бұрын

One more thing, can we just get like secret meme clays? Like there was 420 redstone there and now butt mix clay. Can new creators of clay mixes agree to hide in memes into their clay?