Making Carved Luminaries out of Clay! These things are AWESOME!!

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In this video we go through how we make these carved luminary vases out of clay! They work great as candle holders! We go through the story of how my wife started doing this as well as how we make them!
We collaborate together to be these stunning carved votives that look great during the day and amazing in the dark!
They are by far one of the coolest things that we make and I was pumped to make this video!
Music :
Wonki - Somewhere
Chris Henry - Flash
Ikson - Blue Sky
CJBeards - Seashore Visit our website: www.jonschmidtpottery.com

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@fishercat6807 6 жыл бұрын

You are not only a good potter, but you are also a good photographer and videographer.

@Jonthepotter 6 жыл бұрын

FisherCat That's so nice of you, thanks!

@julielemon1200 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, I love the camera inside the luminary, looking up, as your wife carves one. They are indeed lovely😊.

@MAMFortnite 5 жыл бұрын

You have such a beautiful family. I love that you and your wife art together. Couple Goals!

@Jonthepotter 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I love when we do collaborations together!

@nicolemadsen9773 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, she's super talented, too! All of her work is seriously gorgeous! Also, it's fun to see you two work together. 😄

@Handmadebygas 5 жыл бұрын

oh my! thank you for sharing this idea and story. love love.

@carolinethompson5375 6 жыл бұрын

Great team work. Beautiful, love them. I have to try this. Thank you for sharing.

@maragf5849 5 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful this luminaries. Love its!

@vshe4311 5 жыл бұрын

Question - Did you wait until the pots were completely dry before you cleaned up the the edges of the cuts and what did you use?

@Cate7451 Жыл бұрын

I make these. Cleaning at sooner is better as it is easier. Clean a bit more at cheese hard stage. This is a matter of practice. Too much pressure will collapse the item. I guess you could use a Dremel too but I haven’t. Try even making luminaries with less holes or smaller ones. They are very beautiful.

@susanjaffe3014 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Beautiful! I’m sharing with my ceramics classes during the pandemic and they are doing on line school. Thank you so much! I enjoyed your family ‼️‼️‼️

@weisapinski9875 6 жыл бұрын

Holla from down under ! Love your work and can't get enough of it! This has inspired me to do some carving work now.

@Terese.everyday 3 жыл бұрын

What a smashing coupel

@Practice_Kindness-1st 3 жыл бұрын

How pretty and thoughtful! Y'all make a great team!

@margeanderson9380 5 жыл бұрын

Great teamwork! Lovely designs! 😍

@PierrePirsonArt 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely video... Great family job. Congratulations to both of you.

@EphphathaSky Жыл бұрын

Your video is just amazing. This is a family pottery. It is heartmelting to see your wife and kid working in your project! You're making not just pottery or KZfaq videos but share your passion and people with the same passion are challenged to give it a try to start their own business all over the world (I'm from Poland)

@LauraAM1010 5 жыл бұрын

Those are beautiful, and what a cool little family!

@Jonthepotter 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@debsterstuff 5 жыл бұрын

I’m totally going to try this! Thanks!

@noodgenoodgerson2660 5 жыл бұрын

Love the Luminari-Cam!

@moniquesarrazin2105 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous - thanks for the inspiration... love your instructional videos and bookJon and your wife's lovely carvings are so beautiful. Thank you. (heart imoji)

@billmiller9145 11 ай бұрын

Talk about patience, wow! Totally worth it based on the outcome, they're gorgeous.

@simplydee4522 5 жыл бұрын

Really nice to your wife's artistic skills and to be a part of the video. You both are wonderful individuals (from what we can tell on your videos...lol...wink, wink) and you have a beautiful family. May life continue to surround each of you with its many blessings. Thanks for sharing.

@pethronianoel 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful carving done by Jon ' s wife, thankyou :)

@pethronianoel 5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou:)🎉🎉

@marykarczmarczyk225 5 жыл бұрын

All your videos make me miss doing pottery so much!

@helenangus1675 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work.

@miracudrag 4 жыл бұрын

Do more projects with your wife it's cool that you're both potters!!

@louisemissouri4410 4 жыл бұрын

From watching your vids you are now working with procelain so this project is perfect for porcelain! Hope you can do them again and with the transparency of the porcelain you could just cut the top of them and so the glow through them is also classy through the solid bottom. Beautiful. My daughter has two globe cut out large 12 in cut outs someone did. I love them

@themiraclethings3021 3 жыл бұрын

I watched all of your vedio in few days . your love and passion for pottery is amazing. You are a inspiring person God bless you your family 💕💕 Thank you for making these vedios

@haleywhitehall7942 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have more videos with both of you working together? You make a good team. I absolutely love these!

@mosesmokgatlhe7001 Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍

@thomasargabright4842 6 жыл бұрын

This video is awesome !

@Jonthepotter 6 жыл бұрын

Thomas Argabright Thanks man! glad you liked it!

@yv5grb 5 жыл бұрын

Great artwork, Also filming and editing.

@clubpenguin359 5 жыл бұрын

A family full of talented potters

@lynnb1226 5 жыл бұрын

Love the split screen!

@erenisemendes5469 5 жыл бұрын

Que amor 💖 Adorei 😍😍😍😍

@Cate7451 Жыл бұрын

These are awesome!🙈

@michaelagr5804 4 жыл бұрын

Soooo amazing 🥰 loVe iT 🕯💫

@galewatkins3880 3 жыл бұрын

OMG they are all some just wonderful I love them you are truly blessed by GOD truly.

@addicted367 5 жыл бұрын

Those are beautiful

@shrutikapadia3854 5 жыл бұрын

Wowwwww very very very nice 👌👌👌👌

@apollicino1705 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful, brainstorming wedding gift ideas so this is great :) also cute dog.

@kiuakakirstine8257 5 жыл бұрын

WOW 😍

@angelceram2476 3 жыл бұрын

Its amazing😍😍

@annamariainnocenti785 Жыл бұрын

Molto eleganti!!!

@Giannis_Sarafis 4 жыл бұрын

What a great work you do! And you are both very skillful. My experience in pottery is negligible. I'm wondering how it would be, if the inner side of the holes were smaller, and the outer wider. It's just a thought, i'm not so sure of the result. Well, great job guys, and what a great channel. Greetings from Greece.

@ginaiannucci 5 жыл бұрын

So great! Can you do a video on lamp making?

@gurleensahney1502 3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful 😍😍🥰😍😍

@ednasustaita444 6 жыл бұрын

Amazinggggg

@johanneberube6682 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! How long do you have to wait before carving? 🌹

@rosewareham106 4 жыл бұрын

These are beautiful can you let me know what clay and quantity you used to make this size of votive? Love your videos

@rivaldogarab1492 5 жыл бұрын

Wow broh amazing family u gt there 👏👏👏👏👏👪👪👪👍👍

@heart-speaks 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that's very beautiful and artistic. Can we use air dry clay for this work?

@shawnolson4522 5 жыл бұрын

I grew 160 Gourds and I make light diffusers sorta like yours. They also double as oen holders :) cool video man.

@ecburt5046 Жыл бұрын

Just curious, how long does it take to carve ONE luminary?

@alinashlenskiy7907 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jon, what kind of clay you use for this project?

@Mistellesonn 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know too much about clay so this may be a silly question, but can you reuse all those pieces that she cut away? Or is the clay unusable once it dries out? I think you could also make some very cool sort of inverted designs, where you throw two similarly sized pots, cut one out like this, and then use the cut pieces on the other pot kind of like a mosaic. You would have a (sort of!) matching set!

@attilathehamster6774 5 жыл бұрын

Lovely team effort. Can you tell me what kind of knife that is that your wife carves with please? I can't seem to see them in the UK, maybe I don't know what I'm looking for. Can't see the wood for the trees and all that.

@MAMFortnite 5 жыл бұрын

Jon if you see this question - wondering if those would all be priced the same? I realize they are about the same size so I would assume yes?

@Jonthepotter 5 жыл бұрын

I have sold them all for the same price yes!!

@nikkimastrud7670 4 жыл бұрын

What do you use for the actual light itself? Is it just a battery tea light placed on the bottom?

@MaiRaven3 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of pedestal did you use or you recommend to carve on?

@UnderProtection 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many hours did you wait before you carved out without having the clay distort the shapes?

@Jonthepotter 5 жыл бұрын

Probably 5 -7 hours after throwing, depending on the humidity in the air !

@terrynicholson5214 5 жыл бұрын

I need a kiln for jewlry, i seen one tiny one ceramic peice that uses a tea light.how can i make one of those larger and suggestions on wat clay to use thanks sam

@Jonthepotter 5 жыл бұрын

Hmm not sure I totally understand the questions/question. BUT I use stoneware clay it works great for me. I have also used porcelain and low fire clay, and I like stoneware the best !

@billriek3591 5 жыл бұрын

Ok,,,, , the carving is great, but what I was hoping to find were some tips on cleaning up the piece post carving. It can sometimes feel like a herculean task just getting brushes, sponges, scrapers, etc. into all of the carved areas. Do you have any suggestions on efficient final smoothing of a carved piece?

@Jonthepotter 5 жыл бұрын

Usually when it is bone dry I will run some sandpaper around the inside, but my wife is a pretty neat carver, and if you carve at the right consistency of leather hard it can make the clean up minimal. I have also used sponges or sandpaper when it is bisques as well, or a combo of all. Each piece is slightly different so I don't have one straight forward answer.

@itzmekyleigh4300 4 жыл бұрын

I am currently in the advanced going on AP ceramics class at my high school...I have just one question...I am carving a tealight and was wondering how I could smooth the edges once I'm finished carving to get rid of all that "extra" clay, in other words the flakes of clay from carving. I am using raku clay and it is going to be put through the raku process.

@itzmekyleigh4300 4 жыл бұрын

Also I love your work and you inspire me to do so much more and to help expand my skills in ceramics👍

@matthewerdman 5 жыл бұрын

This gives me ideas on making one of those scent things that heat up smelly that wax stuff. I have an elephant and an igloo one.

@simoner.6760 3 жыл бұрын

Super duper. Porcelain is unique.🖒

@kindle7191 5 жыл бұрын

I'm going to try this and hopefully carve out my name in it!

@Jonthepotter 5 жыл бұрын

Nice ! That would be some sweet shadows.....or would it be backwards then.....hmmmmm

@jill1897 5 жыл бұрын

I have a question. I carved my mini "lumineer" and have little bits of clay on both the inside and outside at the edge of each carve. It looks like your wife did too. Did she remove all of that or let it get dry and rub it off? Or leave it?

@jill1897 5 жыл бұрын

I found someone asked a couple weeks ago! Thanks for the tips!

@delanemack9437 6 жыл бұрын

Hi John, how much clay did you use to make the vases?

@Jonthepotter 6 жыл бұрын

DeLane Mack Ranged from 3 to 4 lbs for each vase. Thanks for watching!

@denisemurphy5188 2 жыл бұрын

hello, do you think it is possible to do this with air dry clay?

@renataborelli1991 3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@roserwld7130 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, please how you dont have glaze on the bottom when you submerge the piece? There is any product you put on the bottom? Thank you

@stephaniemichaud6954 4 жыл бұрын

Jon, where did you attend college? I'm assuming here in the Twin Cities? I went to the College of Visual arts in the late 80's early 90s. We didn't have a ceramics instructor so I never got to learn. I didn't discover my LOVE of clay until 3 years ago at 47. THANK YOU for these videos for those of us learning on our own. AND, I hope you're managing through the virus impact on your coffee shops! When its over, I'll make the drive out to Waconia from Cottage Grove

@shirleycirio6897 6 жыл бұрын

I didn't think I needed to see another potter's videos.... YOU HAVE CHANGED MY MIND! :)))

@bentebrunsvelt319 4 жыл бұрын

Beautyfull 👍👍

@palminabrescia7030 3 жыл бұрын

Super

@PsicologaLx Жыл бұрын

How lucky to have such a handsome, cheerful and talented husband. And now son like father

@elainecarroll1271 5 жыл бұрын

Does she use a specific pattern for the carving?

@Jonthepotter 5 жыл бұрын

Nope! She just does it free hand!

@theclawless1225 5 жыл бұрын

Gave me an idea for some luminaries of my own.... hehehehehe

@theclawless1225 5 жыл бұрын

Jellyfish luminaries

@MyMazyCat Жыл бұрын

How do you clean the edges of the cut outs??

@Jonthepotter Жыл бұрын

Just a sponge when wet and sandpaper when dry!

@RozzBerry27 5 жыл бұрын

After carving, did you have to clean them up at all?

@Jonthepotter 5 жыл бұрын

Little Sand paper when they are bone dry does the trick:)

@RozzBerry27 5 жыл бұрын

@@Jonthepotter thank you!!!

@lesselavie7675 5 жыл бұрын

a family that clays together.....

@MegaBluebone 5 жыл бұрын

i can only imagine how tedious it must have been for her to carve out 25 of these things for the wedding. each one must take better than an hour to get right.

@smOVERCOMINGITALL 4 жыл бұрын

Okay, i'm new here idk how i got here but i have always wanted to do this stuff. Does anyone know a good "beginner" channel i can watch. All this stuff is AMAZINGLY INCREDIBLE but i know if i got on a wheel i would not be able to do anything or even know what he talks about lol!

@langkawi338 4 жыл бұрын

Hello .. What is the glaze ? 😫 please i need to know 🥺

@alphonsechanekayebone7871 Жыл бұрын

Wonderfull. N

@juliebartlett6200 4 жыл бұрын

These would make sweet orchid pots

@deborahstripling2619 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jon. I love your videos. I’m hooked and motivated. My question is, how does your wife clean up all the cut edges so they’re smooth not sharp? Thanks so much.

@Whoa-Dizzy 5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing, the lifted edges still look somewhat present in the glaze video (which has kinda a cool effect with the glaze breaking over them.) Did ya'll do any clean up on them/how? :) Thanks for these great videos. They are very inspiring!

@elizabethmeerendonk7555 4 жыл бұрын

SO SAD ! THAT PEOPLE ARE SO CRITICAL, OF A TRUE ARTEST BUT THAN ,ALL OUR FAMIOUS ARTEST WERE . THESE PEOPLE MUST BE A LITTLE JEALIOUS!!

@heathermccann-young8872 5 жыл бұрын

Your wife's simple and bold line work makes me think of Keith Haring.

@freddiemoretti8456 6 жыл бұрын

Just right! However the right consistency was left untold. My guess may relate to cheese like: not a brie or gorgonzola, may be more like a swiss that is a little creamy, but with body....??

@Jonthepotter 6 жыл бұрын

Freddie Moretti Haha those cheese references are perfect!

@ashleydespiganovicz2477 5 жыл бұрын

Can you carve an elephant? And how much would you charge for one on a coffee mug?

@sakrajen1 3 жыл бұрын

Great family collaboration. Technical note - you must find a higher desk for a woman. She will suffer from back and neck pain if she continues to work this way