So right. First idea was to have a handle and a spout. Still think I lost 10 or 15%, mostly showing up by greenware state so I can reclaim the clay. Still easier than wedging up 400 little balls of clay. The big boys haven't given the answer in their videos, and I've seen it on their pots too.

Feel so much better looking back now on making the stamp. I was waiting on new glasses at the time and couldn't even see what I was doing. And now it's idiosyncrasies' in use with one letter actually on the side of the stamp. Surprisingly easier to use than a stamp layed straight out.

Making the stamp really was the scariest part. I really did have over 100 made and covered for almost two-weeks before I had not the courage but no choice than to have to do it now.

I'll have my 1000 pots a year done at the end of Augat this year. Cheating or not after that I'm starting next year's count.

Interesting. I'll show in next video doing something similar, except compressing the inside bottom down to the table. From my own or pieces I've collected or seen demoed my conclusion is some are going to be lost. Thanks,

I forgot to say sponge the water out Twice to get every every drop of water to avoid the s-cracks. I already do about 300 in a year now this. Next, I gotta do some skull and deer shot but then that is it. Unless someone gets the idea for another wedding.

Tiffany. Never bitter or mad but yes, a bit envious of your ring jugs for a wedding. Keep at it, it will come and, in this case, more than I could have imagined. Glad to see you back in the studio. I saw your ghosts fist and said, 'those would make great stumps'.

The potter the star of the wedding. That would be fun. Until a fight breaks out.

Lucie Rie from the studio potter tradition and on Wikipedia. Thanks for information. I am on paper 1/2 Austrian, but the grandparents born here never talked of it, 1/4 Czeck too, that grandmother and the Slovenian one talked. I'm guessing that you've noticed I make a lot of ring baking molds popular in your part of the world. Please keep me informed.

LOL, thanks so much. A bit of fun a bit of comedy but worried, what if someone did take me seriously. She's had a hard year, glad to see it looking better for her. I do the faux bois planters and being a nursery man Christmas tree grower at some point I'll have do my version of her faux bois mugs. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNt_m5WUma_Tmac.htmlsi=vzcbglVprwo7Kz8Q Hobble Creek Pottery faux bois mug

I can do it but still I'm shaking in my boots, there is not much room for any mistakes. General public goes for the Sea Mist but I've been so happy that for the poticnica and history inspired pots they've gone for the green,

It's a favorite combination of mine, usually without the black slip trailed line. Unfortunately, the sandy glaze only works on the bottom shelf in kiln, and I've tried a good few. When it works 'it's a day at the beach'.

WOW the mix, now that is an idea. It's the bride's mom that I know, I just couldn't believe someone was so thoughtful to both me and her guests.

Something you hope for, something you always want. Something a bit daunting when it comes your way.

Thanks. Wanted to clarify the vintage booklet that fell out of the shipping box did not come from Winchcombe Pottery who would have made it right but from someone on Ebay, only time that's ever happened. Two more that I'm on a quest to watch all their videos Doug Fich and Hanna McAndrews. Also like to catch bits of this and that from everyone for individual approaches. Especially like when someone I know from the comments has put up one or two or more.

I was sitting at this same chair paying some bills, calculator, envelopes, stamps. No time to notice Brut. From above, the stairs over my shoulder something is dangling down over my head. Finally looking up and it's this dead racoon toy and Brut's eyes saying, 'come on Jeff, get it, I dare you'. 🐶

Thank you, Sara, with the flowery lacy icon, but have you seen any of my Groundhog Day videos. She was fond of Ralph too but with he and I so close there wasn't much room left. Brut now has truly been her ESA, something she really needs. If I notice him being gone for long time I always know where he is.❤

OH WOW. Is that when you found me, that's when so many did. I didn't know she was watching me on occasion, our work is so different, but I just happened to mention her in one of my videos. I think she was surprised by that and called her family in to see the video. I didn't know right away she had then mentioned me in her videos. I was getting subscribers like never before; it was so much fun. We all have our ups and downs, hopefully only ups and stagnant, glad you all caught me on a really big up with the slipware and nut roll pans. Mom will like hearing your mention of her, thanks.

I actually live in Lincoln right by the old Gladding McBean production company.

@@Lusciousdani Thanks so much for sharing this I just looked up Gladding McBean. I was part of a pipe sculptor workshop at Logan Clay Products for two decades, the coordinator/instructor for ten years. It was their unique way of supporting the arts letting us in a couple times a year. Got any friends at Glading McBean? Maybe they'd let us in for a week? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gt5xopWDq7GUgmQ.htmlsi=DzDCojvuqZFMnhZz I'd be happy to share my experience with the clay pipe, provided workshop fees at least covered expenses. Must say after years of my sculpture being put up on a pedestal and then out to pasture, I'm very happy being a potter again and putting my work in the hands of people. I love pottery too, industrial and artist made. I see this Matt Grimmitt mug as an extension of 17-18th century English Staffordshire slipware. If you're not able to do it there is so much satisfaction in the appreciation of.

@@pottersjournal they used to have the largest pottery festival in the country every year. They stopped and I look at the old factory like it’s Willy Wonka’s Clay Factory. 🏭

@@Lusciousdani How marvelous, I'll look into this more. Some of my favorite and motivational reading as a student was of David Smiths experience in the abandoned industrial foundry for the art festival in Spoleto Italy. As a child my grandfather was in the snack food distribution business. We visited many a manufacturing plant and he was friends with the big guy at Dan Dee Perzel Co. It was so natural and unforced finding myself in art and industry. So natural and unforced I was slow to realize also a friendship with the pipe plant president and it's mirroring the childhood experiences. ❤🏭❤

@@pottersjournalafter a little research I discovered that the show had a spark of hope this year. It wasn’t held at the factory but the local arts council had it in their small gallery. I will try and drum up some rabble-rousers to help them get it back into the McBean factory. 🏭 😊🎉

Someone else who knew Don Reitz, so glad you're here, thanks.

I'll do it just that way, since I'm just a kid with a camera and wouldn't know how to do it any other way. Thanks.

Freddie Moretti, you've been here since day one back in 2017. I didn't know how to respond to that comment but glad I did and so glad we've met. You, Doug Fitch and Hanna McAndrews are my favorite potters from Scotland. Best always.

Your being here keeps me going week after week, thanks so very much.

Carol, thanks so much. You've been cheering me on since before 100 subscribers. I released this video hoping to catch you at a good time, you're my first comment. I know you enjoy managing the kiln room at the art center there in Pearl harbor and you must be looking forward to fall classes. Thanks for the turtle and tapestry. Aloha.

I so enjoyed being here and all who bought my pots. On top it all the tent tables chair and lights were supplied.

It had been a puzzle? Who were the thoughtful people who sent me the pottery sponge on stick? Like you who had done the same they were the nicest. On their pottery trail they visited Mattew Kelly too, maybe I'm somebody. The three bus loads from Canada were all so kind, I think I meet them all. Yes, it was a grand time.

The jugs>? I think leather work at 11:41

The jug? How could I not? That I will find out. The little animals are whistles and have been much on my mind since last year, something I said I'd never do but with these I'm changed. They had three little vintage ones on the giftshops donation table that I picked up. I'd like to go over there, visit the potters and do a series of videos. Maybe over there I could escape this Americanize Slovenian music. Heard it playing the entire drive home, kept trying to turn the radio off but I could still hear it. What really did it for me was seeing my poticinca pan go into the hands of three generations of potica bakers. 5:33

LOL Stayed away from the food trucks but did enjoy the grilled lamb and stuff cabbage. From what I understand smoked sausage is not a heath food, but they said my great grandfathers attaining a great age had something to do with eating the Slovenian kielbasa. Remembered this as I had it all three days for lunch. Back at home now I've balanced it out with week of zucchini sandwiches. Recipe; grated organic garden zucchini on multi grain bread. Very light with the butter, margarine, mayonnaise or third option, oh no, cream cheese.

@@pottersjournal Not sure I could eat Zucchini in a sandwich but I do like it grilled or in a greek salad even better in chocolate cake

@@corryg6403 Similar to cucumber sandwiched, with both the man version, never cut off the crusts. Don't know if I should admit, I brought a Slovenian Kranjska klobasa sandwich back for day after and I must have been their best customer they packed me two.

Everyone was so nice. Canada really turned out, 3 bus loads. Enjoyed all the food.

Those modern kiln sound so scary, I wouldn't begin to know how to go about having to deal with program one. Pulse I've got some really good 'manually' operated ones for free. You do have to turn them up 3 times, low, medium, high but a cone 6 put in the kiln sitter turns it off automatically at temperature. The cone, if I understand right, can be more accurate than the thermocouple or whatever it is that's use in the computer-controlled kilns. I've only had the cone catch or slip in the sitter/shutoff twice and did overfire a bisque. I always start a glaze fire same time in morning and know when if should finish in the afternoon, yes there is a witness cone but seldom checked. Once thinking 'shouldn't this be finished', as I got down on my knees to look in CLICK it shut down.

No? Really? Thanks, that's great. It never occurred to me it was in; I take it; Slovenian. My family came over 1900 or before so I've not been brought up with the language. I see I've watched your video and vaguely remember hearing from you before. Again, thanks for speaking up today. ☺❤

Just one dot at a time. Glad I got them all in the right place.

Oh Judy, so glad to hear from you. You've been much on my mind, especially as we go through ditch lily season. Yes, I've been working hard at it you can see. Wishing the very best for you always. ❤❤❤

So happy to hear from you with a shared heritage. I took my inspiration from a wider region to include all my cultural background. No one in my family made sarkelj that I just learned of, probably better known by it's German relative gugelhupf. Looks like it would be great in my smaller pans. It was many of the smaller pans from there about I looked to for these I hope a bit uniquely mine. ❤❤❤

@@pottersjournal Yup, we have something similar called Kuglof...nearly the same ingredients but rounded into loafs rather than molded. Bet they all melt in your mouth! Yummmm. Continued luck playing with clay!

Ceramic craft tool makers sell it for too much. Go to a pharmacy. Earwax removal kit, throw out the ear wax liquid, keep the blue squiggi applicator thing.

I knew I could throw and decorate the big ones in the last 2 videos but knew I couldn't talk and do it. Glad I did as I did, watching I even thought 'did I do that?'. Next week I just have lots of little clips from the show.

I've never had such a bond with each and all who bought them.

With the slipware it really shines, thanks.

Yes, slip on the wetter side of leather hard, bisque then TRANSPARENT glaze. Not as easy as it looks, slip has to be just right. Try first on ornaments or something small.

Just little dots, but when they come together.❤

It was such a kind gesture and had me pondering who were these so very thoughtful gift givers. They drove across state to see me at Slovenefest, so it's now been my great pleasure to have meet them.

I am so glad to hear this. The pottery cat seems to have a bigger precents. For a good and loyal best friend in the pottery, no question, it is a dog. Thanks. ❤🐶❤

Thanks so much for taking notice, specially of these. I've made a lot of pots but so have so many other potters. With these if I could figure out how to take marketing up a few levels like Wolff with the flowerpots, Fitch with the jugs, McAndrew, or Booton I could make my mark. A little late starting, I know I'm not them, however it goes feel I've found my place. ❤

@@pottersjournalI have been following you and watching your videos forever. You have made your mark on so many people. You take the time to help others and that I would say is leaving a mark. I know you want to sell these like the others you mentioned sell their pieces, I totally get that. And it sounds like you’re well on your way with these!!! I’m not sure a lot of people know what these are, I’m not a cook, by any means of the word, so be sure when you’re selling these that you make sure people know what they are. Maybe try and find a fake bunt cake online or the other foods that go in these so people see right off that they are. Don’t people use something like this for making a whole chicken? Of course I haven’t but I think I’ve seen it somewhere! lol. I love your work and I truly pray you’re proud of all you do.

@@micheledickey4066 Knew I'd heard from you before but not that it's been forever but did have a felling you'd known how far I'd come. Chicken roaster is a little different but did see today a cross someone had done. Discovered also a small Bundt-like for a festive yeast bread common in parts of central Europe. I'll have to bring more of this slip work to my production ware. Again thanks, especially for taking notice of this one and for opening my eye to a mark I've made and impact on others I've not met or know.

@@pottersjournal Aaw. Thats awesome for you to say. I’m glad I could tell you how I feel. I’m glad you found another use!!

Some of the old plainest are only green outside and a burnt sienna inside some even just raw terracotta. With not the crimped but straight rim, the what I call 'Slovenian squiggle' is very common as banding along with other simple banding. Banding, dots and some floral are prevalent more on other Slovenian pots. I've seen more on pots from Ukraine, Hungary, Czeck Republic and some smallish very elaborately decorated bundt-likes from Poland. At Slovenefest a recent traveler confirmed the regional and personal styles. The older generation kept it alive, but I've noticed younger potter in Ljubljana breathing some new life into the old pots, plenty of dot, I've seen the bubble glaze trick too. It clicked at the show that this not only was but is something passed down in families. That if I get enough out there even without the stamp JK and Kohut signature mine would be labeled as 'attributed to'. So, for the most part I plan to take then over the top. ❤

This is hours of work!!!😂

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It took many years. From 1979 till today to be brave enough to do this, Used a calculator where I could, dots and dots in dots up the inside side 10 + 10 outside X 21 around =420. With the others 650 more or less. Did I get it right? Maybe someone will check me.