Hi Sheila, thankyou so much, I hope your 2024 is happy and creative too, mine is certainly planned that way so far 😊

Yes Julia, a succesfull kiln opening at 1 januari is the best start for a creative new year realy ☺

@sheilavandervalk3393 that is my plan Sheila ❤️

Hi Kay, thankyou for your kind comments, I would love to see what you make ☺️ you are a spiritual Sister 💖 I too practice Reiki and love crystals, I am going to be uploading to my new channel soon 🙏 ❤️

Thankyou my love 😘 ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Hi Michele, lovely to hear from you! Happy New Year! Thankyou so much for your kind words. I am totally loving making these pieces, and so thrilled to finally feel like I can make again. Hopefully when I get my mini slab roller I can get back to other shapes too, but I think I will beaking a lot of coil bowls this year, love the way you can stay true to the clay but experiment in a big way on the inside. Soooo great to hear from you 😊

Hi lovely 👋 thankyou so much 😊 I do love making these so much I think it is so important to really love making and I had lost my mojo for so long. I do love that clay it is def my new fave. Happy New Year to you too my friend 😘

Hi Joyce, thankyou so much for your kind words I really appreciate them, and thankyou for following me from the beginning that means so much to me. I would love to see your style of pottery is there somewhere I can follow you? 😊

Thankyou so much OldSarge, it is now sitting on my coffee table filled with my crystals 😊

Thankyou so much for your kind comments, I am totally loving doing this kind of pottery 😊

Hi Natalie, thankyou so much for your kind comments they reallyean a lot to me. I love that you say my kiln openings are like a treasure hunt it kind of feels like that fo mre too 😄 yes I generally do the balls the same size with measuring cups I think a teaspoon roughly, I do get bored though and start pulling bits off but made so many I'm roughly about right. Oh fab, so exciting that you are doing markets this year too. Yes if you want to chat you could pop over to my Instagram, I haven't done much there but it's a good place to chat. It's the same name Caramics_ byJulia 😊 💜

Hi Sarah, thankyou for your kind comments that means a lot coming from you! I love your pottery and your videos 😊 you inspired my new love of pink combos as seen in last couple of videos 22 and 23😊

Thankyou for your kind comments ☺️ it is always exciting to see what has happened in the kiln, you can never know for sure what the result will be. I am slowly updating my IG, taking photos of the coil bowls it is difficult to get both sides of breath in the shot 😅 Thankyou for your support ❤️ 🤗

Hi Audrey, thankyou for your kind comments, the cup seems to be coming out on top, have a large bowl to glaze and think that combo is going in there 😁 wishing you a wonderful 2024 too 😊

It is all part of being a potter, it isn't straight forward and is always a challenge. When it comes out great it is so worth it, when you drink from your own made cup or eat from a bowl the feeling is amazing Andrew. As a creative you know what it's like with your costumes when you look great in them ❤️

Thankyou Joann I love coil so much at the minute, Happy New year to you and your loved ones too 😊

Thankyou Linda and a Happy New year to you too 😊

Thankyou Jan 😊

Thankyou Marilyn 😊

Thankyou so much Lesley, I really enjoyed filming this one 😊

Hi Beth thankyou for your kind comments, I shall do a tutorial on them for you when I start doing them 😊

Happy New year Jeanette, thankyou so much for your kind comments, it was just so exciting to be doing a kiln opening today, I was so happy, I shall endeavour to spend more time with my clay this year, my new slab roller will really help when it arrives 🙏 😊 ❤️

@@ceramicsbyjulia8552 Having your own slab roller was one of the best decisions I made, I can't imagine potting without it now LOL, enjoy :)

I have used it once so far and made 3 small spring pitchers, it was so easy, no hand pain grin, exciting times ahead Jeanette, hope all is well with you ❤️

@@ceramicsbyjulia8552 that's fantastic! It's getting me mote into hand building since I had mine. Love it! I'm getting there Julia, hoping 2024 is less emotionally challenging and really looking forwards to venturing on some new adventures with Ceramics;)

@FarForestCeramics looking forward to seeing your new adventures Jeanette, hears to a wonderful 2024 ❤️

Hi Jan, Happy New year! Thankyou for your kind comments. The fish were jointed in that each pieces moved individually but the glaze fused them together, the only way to do it would be to make each piece individually on the bead rack and the wire together, it's possible but much longer winded for such a small pendant and would have to charge more for it which might put people off. For a personal piece it would be worth it though ❤️

@@ceramicsbyjulia8552 so beautifully crafted. Your work is so unique...I' m looking forward to your tutorials.♥️

Thankyou Jan, is there anything in particular you are looking for in tutorial? 😊

Thankyou Sheila 😊

Oh Marie thankyou so much, and a Happy healthy prosperous, peaceful and joyful New year to you too my friend, thankyou for your kind comments about my work, it really means so much to me that you watch my video's and leave me comments 😊

Thankyou Angelina, Happy New Year to you too 😊

Happy New year Nancy 😁 haha yes I think I am keeping everything! 😄 thankyou for your kind words. I am looking forward to seeing what the clay decides to be too, it has a mind of it's own as you know 😊

Hi Mary, thankyou I will do one 😊

Hi Derek, thankyou so much for your kind comments, the cup seems to be the favourite from that kiln load, will have to make some matching ones. Although I'm not good at making sets. The clay really is a winner isn't it and it is inexpensive, better keep it quiet or they will put the price up 😆 Happy new year to you and your lovely family 😊

Weeping plum may be like mulberry, I had to do 5 or 6 thick coats to get that one to not be patchy ish, even then in certain lights it looked patchy 😄

Thankyou Darrell 😊

@@ceramicsbyjulia8552This was a wonderful kiln opening for you with some fantastic results. I am happy for you. Happy New Year to you!

Happy New year Darrell, thankyou for your kind words, having your support with my videos means so much to me 😊

I love that Denise, thankyou 😊

Happy New year, Corryg thankyou for your kind comments 😊

Hi Cindy, thankyou so much, I will try ro do a glaze with me kind of video for you 😊

Hi Nancy, thankyou so much, I will do best to say how many coats as a general rule if it is one glaze it will be 3 generous coats, if 2 glazes it will be 3 of each, if it is several glazes It is usually 1 of each. I don't really keep careful records and my glazing is haphazard and spur of the moment, I will try to be better😅

Hi Michelle, thankyou for your kind words, ooo I'm not sure, Emerald falls is quite a runner but not quite as much as seaweed, do you have any others like blue lagoon or tex turquoise that you could layer over the cobalt? 😊

Yes, I have blue lagoon, but in our community kiln it comes out a sort of blue grey color. It is not the gorgeous color I see others post. @@ceramicsbyjulia8552

Hi Erin, no I press them all into the mould and smooth them over to create the smooth side 😊

@@ceramicsbyjulia8552 thank you so much, Julia❣️I am REALLY enjoying your channel and pots! I ADORE your accent...so soothing! ♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️😘🥰😍

Ahhhh thankyou so much Erin, if you need any more help you can always contact me through my Instagram as I usually get notified more for the chat there 😊 ❤️

Hi Pat, thankyou for your kind comments, I am sure I got it from Scarva a pottery supplier in Ireland 😊

Hi Emma, thankyou for your kind comments. I don't use cones but I know my kiln fires slightly hot. I do 1190 I think my schedule is 0 to 500 in 3 hours and then 500 to 1190 as fast as it can and then 30 min hold at the top, over all it usually takes about 8 hours or so. I have the vent open upto 500 then close it. For bisque I use the preset bisque I think it goes to 1060? Or something like that. Which I think is an 04. I love my Nabertherm, but its the only kiln I've had so I have no other comparison, how long have you had yours? 😊

@@ceramicsbyjulia8552 thanks for the reply! I only got mine 6 months ago and I love and fear her in equal measure 😂. I'm very new to pottery. I know there's lots of learning in failure but they're pricey lessons so I'm trying to understand my kiln as best I can. I find the cones so confusing. There seems to be several different temps for each cone so it's hard to know what to aim for. Then there's heat work to consider. It's all a bit overwhelming. I'm considering doing an online course on running a kiln. I found a UK based Potter that runs them. I'm just wondering if you're not getting good results with Amaco celadons on buff clay because the kiln is too hot. I read that a 10 minute hold at the end can bring the temp up half a cone. My 1200° with a 10 min hold should really have been a cone 6 but like I said, it was actually cone 7. When I brought the temp down a bit I got different colour results with Amaco glazes.

@@ceramicsbyjulia8552 I'd also love to hear how you get on with your new slab roller. It's on my 'want' list.

Hi Emma, yes I think celedons don't like it too hot but buff clay changes the colours of a lot of glazes compared to white clay, most test tiles on the front of glaze bottles are done on white which gives its truest colour. Buff or any other clay gives a different result as there are things added to the clay and these affect the composition of the glaze. I don't use cones and just go with heat work because the cones can be different in different parts of your kiln too. The community kiln at the art centre I go to some Tuesdays fires to 1210 with a 30 hold at 100° per hour, so long and slow, bisque to 1000 at 100 per hour too. They don't use cones either but I feel they do over fire so if I want something to go even hotter than mine I might fire it there. Pottery is a lifetime of learning I am only 2.5 years in and hardly did anything last year as I moved and was waiting for my mini studio and my health was not great ( I have M.E) I totally get how the kiln can feel overwhelming I had only been doing it 7 months when I got my kiln and really didn't have a clue other than what I saw at the art centre and on KZfaq. I have just fumbled my way through and learned as I have went along. As you can see from previous videos there have been tes where I have had disasters 🤣 I think cone is really just an indicator of heat work, they just give an idea. Have you watched Earth Nation on KZfaq? Don't gives quite a lot of help on getting to grips with kilns etc If you want to chat further or need any help, on Instagram you can look me up Ceramics_byJulia I don't use it much but it is good for chats. 😊