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Bury the broken ones in your back yard in hopes some archeologist discovers them thousands of years from now

"Plates need to be the exact same size" *i give up*

As a former art student who worked in the ceramics lab, I freaked out when you said you wanted to make your own plates! They were always the final project of the semester and could not be accomplished without an instructor's close supervision. The first one, at least. Tough assignment. Good for you for trying.

the no ghosting sign, what a great environment really, just laughed so hard

“How to stop eating off of half of your paycheck”

Honey there are guests coming over, bring out “the good plates”

I like the triumphant “one perfect dinner plate!” being held up

Going to an antique shop or a thrift shop is actually underrated. I’ve found a lot of amazing items there that are extremely cheap.

"Shit's too expensive, I'll do it myself." Ah yes, the MMORPG Method.

When you're paying for someone's skill... you aren't paying them just for their time making the product. Your also paying them because they put way more time in learning/practicing that skill.

As a ceramic artist, I really appreciate you making the point that handmade products are worth the higher price because it takes a lot of skill and discipline to make them.

"No ghosting, Anytime" 😂😂 most people won't get that nowadays

welcome to the clay cult my guy

I’m sorry, who says eating out is cheaper??

Took one semester of ceramics in college to make me appreciate the art of ceramics. Honestly the $40 hand made plate I’d consider on the cheaper side

"Eating out is cheaper than cooking at home." Who? WHO has ever said that?

"It costs this much cos it takes me fucking hours 🎶 "

this how you know this dude is healthy. you see how accepting and gentle he can speak of his own 'failures'? that's a dude who build skills. mental on lock.

“so I can finally stop serving food on my IKEA dinnerware from college” excuse me, sir, you don’t even know me. How dare you insult me that way!☠️

When he finally gets good and starts selling them for $50 to make back all the money he spent on them lol

“it’s too expensive i’ll do it myself” pays more to realise why it’s so expensive edit: obviously he gets more out of being able to do pottery himself. this whole comment was just to say that sometimes people look at art work and wonder why its so expensive, because it takes a lot of time, effort and skill.

If you're worried about a piece cracking while it's drying, try covering it instead of letting it open air dry. A lot of times when something cracks, its because one portion dried out way sooner than the other. It takes a lot longer to dry when you cover it, but it will save you in the long run.

A moment of silence for the failed plates, they served their very best.... 😔

Pottery is one of the most rewarding experiences on the planet, being able to create something from scratch out of nothing but a hunk of clay feels amazing, and sure you're gonna mess up a lot and get annoyed but just like my pottery instructor once said to me "if you aren't messing up and starting from the beginning, you aren't learning anything"

It’s that “why spent $ buying a cardigan, when you can buy $$ amount of craft supply” meme… and I totally supports it

This is a new level of hipster. "Oh you grow your own rosemary? Well, I grow my own plates."

Can I just say, this short was literally the whole reason I finally signed up for a pottery class lmao

The one dinner plate will only be perfect uf the second one stacks perfectly on top

Him: "This planet is too expensive and unsafe" Him: Makes his own planet out of clay

That "no ghosting" sign made me laugh for a solid minute. Lmao

Mans could’ve just went to a thrift store or a garage sale

Congratulations on your perfect plate!

The NO GHOSTING sign is amazing!

Internet Shaquille 2021: making my own food Internet Shaquille 2022: making my own dinner plates

Bravo for that one perfect dinner plate 👏🏼👏🏼 special, precious AND the moment!

If this made you happy, keep doing it! Thank you for sharing your Journey💕

Here's to one more perfect plate bro

when im serving molecular gastronomy to my most esteemed guests... it's on Shaqware©️

Seconding the Effective Communication vid! Thank you for another comprehensive video. This one is the one I needed to hear today.

I remember reading a story where there was some issue with a ship and they hired this guy to fix it. He came and tightened up a screw somewhere and was paid thousands of dollars. When asked why to pay someone that much for just tightening up a screw, the owner replied that, it’s not what work was done, it’s about the knowledge of know what’s wrong and what needs to be done. I think it’s the same thing here. You now have a skill you didn’t have previously and the value of that is not measurable ❤️

Eating out is definitely more expensive than cooking at home, i can buy groceries that last me a whole week for like $70-$80 eating out all week i end up spending like $100 or more

Online shopping cart: $1000 Internet Shaquille: “…and I took that personally.”

As a ceramics nerd, I’m amazed and confused as to why you went straight into wheel throwing without learning slab building first. Here’s how I would make plates the easy way: • The flat circular plate with raised edges is really perfect for this. Easiest plate type to make. • Use a rolling pin to flatten out a sheet of clay to the desired thickness for the bottom. Be sure to make it nice and even. • Tie a piece of string loosely to a sharp tool or pencil, and tie the other end tightly to another sharp tool or pencil. Hold the first pencil so that the tip is just barely touching the center of the clay and keep it there. Gently use the other pencil to lightly trace a circle by rotating it around the center pencil. Cut out the circle of clay. • Re-knead your remaining clay and roll it into a long, straight, thinner sheet. Measure the diameter of your clay circle and calculate its circumference. As an example, let’s say the circumference is 36 inches. So we would then use a yardstick or ruler to trace a 36 inch long, ~1 inch wide rectangle in the sheet of clay. Cut out the strip, score the edges of the clay circle you cut out previously and wrap the long strip of clay around the edge of the clay circle. Use slip to ensure that the clay bonds without a seam. Finally, round off the edges of the plate’s rim, and boom. Perfect circular flat plate with a raise edge. With zero wheel throwing.

What you paid for was an appreciation of the difficulty of the task. May you be blessed with a full set of dinnerware.

You know where I buy my ceramic plates from? The dollar store. Boom money saved

“No Ghosting At Any Time”sign though 😅

It always remind me what crocheting tictoker said "why would you buy a $20 cardigan when you can spend $70 on yarn crochet hooks and plenty of your own time to make yourself". 🤔 😂

That's why i always pay respect to artists because it's way more hard working than it seems

It's always like that when u see a price for something u think f**k that I can do that then u try n it's like fuck it ima spend the money

“And so far one perfect dinner plate” is so sweet

I’m proud of you OP!

Love these reflections! Please continue sharing your other crafty explorations

" it cost me that much because it takes me fucking houuuurs :musical_note: "

Hahaha "I can make that!" - me before picking up yet another new hobby :D

You are a success my friend!!!

It’s a beautiful plate!!! Good for him “You go Glen Coco!!”

“Fine I’ll do it myself”

Genuine question: What’s wrong with using your old Ikea dinnerware? Is there any advantage to hand-made ceramic dinnerware?

I love the persistence! Keep going, make a whole set!

This is how I get my hobbies. You’re doing a great thing. Keep all your equipment in working shape and when you retire you won’t be spending a ton of money to stay busy with all that extra time.

It’ll save you more money on the long run plus you can make tons of other stuff as well. Eating out really isn’t as cheap as buying groceries. People who say that just don’t know how to look for the right prices for the things they need.

Although you only have one perfect plate, they looked pretty damn nice. This short video alone has made me interested in pottery, but I have my own stuff to focus on getting better right now.

As an artist, I adore this 😂💜

I also took a ceramic class and to say that I was frustrated with this medium is an understatement, but at the same time I enjoyed it so much. I'm so proud of you and your one amazing dinner plate--good job!!!🎉🎉😊

By 2030 I'm expecting a DIY house build

The sign that tells "no ghosting" had me dying 🤣

love the tenacity!

The “one perfect dinner plate” is so cute! I love homemade things so much better than mass produced!

Eating at home is definitely cheaper than eating out and it takes literally an hour to learn a new dish from zero cooking knowledge. Big difference

You know what they say: "Hey, you gotta spend money to make plates"

Yeah I made a dishes set when I took ceramics two years in highschool, I was much more into sculpting and didnt enjoy the wheel at all. I made molds for two different plate sizes and used a bowl mold someone else made. Now anyone else can use the plate molds to make their own as well. They came out really nice and I love the glaze I did on them. It's been 4 years and they're still going strong

What a wholesome video!

I like how the immediate thought was "let's pay like $2000 for classes instead of $40 plates"

“One perfect dinner plate” honey that’s how all crafters feel…. We all don’t know when our work is “worth it” until the moment our product is finished

This was the dose of wholesome I needed for today 👏

Love your endeavor…never give up! 💖

Just make the plates progressively smaller and then passive aggressively give those to people at your dinner parties who slight you.

Not him calling out Nat ✋💀

The journey my friend ❤️ you found it, keep rocking and trying new stuff

Such a great attitude and mindset :)

Knowledge has no price. Good stuff my man. I want to learn this too!

Yessss my mom has been taking pottery classes for like a decade now and she makes most of our plates and bowls and cups and I love it so much you can't find her crafts anywhere else ❤

Me, a ceramics major, hearing "handmade plates are expensive, so I decided to make my own": oh, we're in for a wild ride

Way to go! Learning a new skill and making things on your own instead of just conveniently buying it. 👏👏👏

"It's a matter of perspective" how many plates do you plan to go through? I bought a nice set (technically 3 sets even though 1 would've been enough) and plan to never buy another

Loved the "No Ghosting" sign... "I've seen all, the guy on girl, girl on girl, and the hilarious guy on guy!"

You got this!! BTW that plate looks amazing!! ❤️

And it’s something so addictive it’ll haunt you until you throw your next piece and so on, etc. 😁

I don’t understand what’s wrong with the “ikea dinnerware from college” tbh

My dad was a master Potter at a historical museum for 28 years, self taught. It's impressive how much strength, time, and patience it takes. He did a kick wheel, used all historical tools.

You learned an art that is a hobby, a trade, a form of income if you’d like to sell them, a way to create amazingly fun things, and a new thing to learn. That’s amazing! :) proud of you!

"It costs that much cause it takes me fucking ✨hours✨"

As a software dev, I fall for this daily but with time Instead of spending 10 minutes doing something repetitive I spend 30 hours coding and making it automated

It's always a plus to have a new skill/hobby 🤗

As someone who did ceramics, yeah, the more you care the harder it is. If you approach it from the angle of art though, you get some funky plates and cups though. Horrible for actual use and cleaning, but they look nice.

“No ghosting anytime” 😂

pottery throwing is so much fun - relaxing and infuriating at the same time. i can't wait til i can afford a mini throwing wheel and kiln.

Valuable skill achieved. I'm sure you don't need someone to say it but be proud of the skill and accomplishment you've made. You now have a new ability to create also that last plate did look good.

Proud of you stranger😌👌🏾