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Katherine Tomlinson
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  • 91. How to Recycle Waste Incense Stick Ash Into a Stoneware Pottery Glaze
    In this mini episode of the podcast I tell you about a beautiful greeny-brown coloured stoneware pottery glaze I’ve made with ash recycled from incense sticks. Rather than throwing the incense ash away after burning, it can be collected and recycled into a pottery glaze coloured only by the natural trace metals in the ash! The stoneware pottery glaze recipe used in this episode is: 40 parts - Sieved Incense Ash (sieved with a 100 mesh size sieve) 40 parts - Cornish Stone 20 parts - Quartz You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.✨Support the Podcast: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/support-------------------------------Resources for Potters:⭐ Pottery eBooks⭐ Pottery Paperback Books available from AmazonFree Pottery Guides:🆓 Download the Free How to Make a Pottery Glaze Workbook (suitable for beginners):🆓 Download the Free How to programme an Electric Kiln for bisque and stoneware glaze firings (includes full kiln firing schedule)------------------------------------Get your pottery question answered on the podcast!Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: [email protected] with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.
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  • 90. 3 Simple Ways to Experiment in a Pottery Class✨
    In a pottery class you might have a defined project to work on, but you can still experiment lots! In this episode, I talk about three ways to simply and easily experiment with surface decoration in a pottery class by;✨ - Pressing an object into the surface of the clay✨ - Making a bespoke tool to create a specific mark in your pottery, for example, fish scales! ✨ - Leaving areas of your pottery un-glazed to create interesting colours and surfaces. The workshop that inspired this episode was run by Ruth Harris at Catkin Tree Studio. You can view workshops here: https://www.catkintreestudio.co.uk/events/workshops/ You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.✨Support the Podcast: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/support-------------------------------Resources for Potters:⭐ Pottery eBooks⭐ Pottery Paperback Books available from AmazonFree Pottery Guides:🆓 Download the Free How to Make a Pottery Glaze Workbook (suitable for beginners):🆓 Download the Free How to programme an Electric Kiln for bisque and stoneware glaze firings (includes full kiln firing schedule)------------------------------------Get your pottery question answered on the podcast!Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: [email protected] with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.
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  • 89. 13 Amazing Reasons to Make a Pottery Glaze from Fallen Leaves.
    It's Spring in the UK, and this is an ideal time to identify deciduous trees that will drop their leaves in the Autumn. Or perhaps you live in the southern hemisphere, where deciduous trees are doing this right now!Did you know that any plant material can be burned into ash and made into a pottery glaze! Leaves are no exception to this, and many beautiful pottery glazes can be made with leaves that fall naturally as part of a plant’s growing cycle. As Potters, we can collect these leaves, create ash from them and make them into a pottery glaze. The book on Leaf Ash Glazing is available here: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/shop/p/leaf-ash-glazing-a-guide-to-sustainable-pottery-glazing-with-fallen-leaves The episodes referred to in this episode about how to make a pottery glaze from leaf ash are here: 🍂70. How to Make a Pottery Glaze with Fallen Leaf Ash - Creating the Leaf Ash🍂71. How to Make a Pottery Glaze from Fallen Leaves - Making the Glaze In this episode, I talk about 13 amazing reasons to make a pottery glaze from fallen leaves. 🍂 - Connects you to an ancient pottery tradition.🍂 - Ash glaze recipes are often very simple and easy to make.🍂 - Leaf ash creates many unique and special-looking pottery glazes.🍂 - Leaf ash glazes work really well with colouring oxides.🍂 - Fallen leaves are free and abundantly available.🍂 - Leaf ash can be locally sourced.🍂 - Leaf ash made from fallen leaves is a renewable glaze-making ingredient.🍂 - Using ash reduces a Potter’s reliance on mined pottery materials.🍂 - Fallen leaves create more ash for glazing than wood does.🍂 - Using fallen leaves stops trees from being felled for ash.🍂 - Leaf ash glazes are naturally coloured with trace metals in the ash.🍂 - Foraging for leaves in nature is good for your well-being.🍂 - Foraging is a natural activity for humans.The pottery glaze recipe for a stoneware leaf ash glaze is: 40 parts - Sieved Leaf Ash 40 parts - Cornish Stone 20 parts - Quartz You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.✨Support the Podcast: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/support-------------------------------Resources for Potters:⭐ Pottery eBooks⭐ Pottery Paperback Books available from AmazonFree Pottery Guides:🆓 Download the Free How to Make a Pottery Glaze Workbook (suitable for beginners):🆓 Download the Free How to programme an Electric Kiln for bisque and stoneware glaze firings (includes full kiln firing schedule)------------------------------------Get your pottery question answered on the podcast!Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: [email protected] with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.
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  • 88: How to Support Your Joy as a Potter
    Doing pottery brings so much joy! Join me for this episode of the podcast where I talk about some mental re-frames that can support your joy as a Potter even more!🌈 - The importance of enjoying making pottery in the present moment 🌈 - Seeing ‘failure’ as an opportunity for learning 🌈 - The importance of not judging your early work and instead celebrating the evolution of your pottery skills. 🌈 - Allowing yourself to play and experiment in your pottery and how this can inspire your creativity. 🌈 - The importance of following your curiosity and the things you enjoy learning about. 🌈 - Allowing yourself to make things your way, however that feels right for you in your own body. 🌈 - How the pottery learning journey isn't linear, and that's ok - you're doing it right! You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.✨Support the Podcast: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/support-------------------------------Resources for Potters:⭐ Pottery eBooks⭐ Pottery Paperback Books available from AmazonFree Pottery Guides:🆓 Download the Free How to Make a Pottery Glaze Workbook (suitable for beginners):🆓 Download the Free How to programme an Electric Kiln for bisque and stoneware glaze firings (includes full kiln firing schedule)------------------------------------Get your pottery question answered on the podcast!Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: [email protected] with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.
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  • 87: How to Make Perfectly Flat Pottery
    Flat rolled out clay has a very annoying tendency to curl up as it dries! In this episode I talk about the three things I do in my pottery to make ‘perfectly’ flat (although nothing in pottery is ever perfect!) drinks coasters. ✔️ Wedging (or kneading) the clay very well before making anything.✔️ Rolling the clay out at an even thickness using rolling guides. ✔️ The importance of gently compressing the wet clay as it dries.You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.✨Support the Podcast: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/support -------------------------------Resources for Potters:⭐ Pottery eBooks⭐ Pottery Paperback Books available from AmazonFree Pottery Guides:🆓 Download the Free How to Make a Pottery Glaze Workbook (suitable for beginners):🆓 Download the Free How to programme an Electric Kiln for bisque and stoneware glaze firings (includes full kiln firing schedule)------------------------------------Get your pottery question answered on the podcast!Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: [email protected] with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.
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Chats about pottery with an environmental focus. Tune in for pottery tips and a discussion of issues in the handmade pottery industry today. Oxford Clay creates resources for Potters seeking a more environmentally friendly pottery practice. Oxford Clay website: www.oxfordclay.co.uk
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