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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

  1. DEC 15

    How to Find Your Own Unique Creative Style in Pottery

    Every person creating in clay is totally unique and therefore has a totally unique creative style in pottery! In this episode, I talk about the ways you can cultivate your own unique creative style in pottery, such as;  *The importance of following your curiosity and joy in pottery.   *How practising pottery techniques reduces the gap between what you want to make and what you can actually make, opening up new creative possibilities.  *The importance of making ‘mistakes’ and things going ‘wrong’ in pottery for growing your skills.  ------------------------------- *New book: Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available on the Oxford Clay website here. *A paper copy of Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available from Amazon here. ------------------------------- Resources for Potters: Oxford Clay website resources for Potters Pottery eBooks 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) Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon Video mini-courses for Potters Oxford Clay blog ------------------------------------ Get your pottery question answered on the podcast! Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: info@oxfordclay.co.uk with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.

  2. DEC 8

    What is re-firing and why would a Potter re-fire a pot?

    Refiring is firing pottery again after it has already been glaze-fired once. But why on earth would a Potter want to do that?! In this episode we discuss what refiring is, and some reasons why a Potter may want to fire their work again.  Potters may re-fire their work for example if their pot has been underfired in the first firing, which can sometimes happen if the kiln switches off accidentally during the firing cycle or if the kiln hasn’t reached a hot enough temperature.  Another reason to refire pottery is if you don’t like how the glaze looks after the first glaze firing.  In this episode, I tell you about two top tips for re-firing pottery from a potters book by Bernard Leach as well as my two failed attempts at refiring pottery! The book featured in this episode is A Potters Book by Bernard Leach the 1976 edition published by Faber and Faber.  ------------------------------- *New book: Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available on the Oxford Clay website here. *A paper copy of Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available from Amazon here. ------------------------------- Resources for Potters: Oxford Clay website resources for Potters Pottery eBooks 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) Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon Video mini-courses for Potters Oxford Clay blog ------------------------------------ Get your pottery question answered on the podcast! Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: info@oxfordclay.co.uk with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.

    13 min

  3. DEC 1

    Building a Second Brain in Pottery

    I learned the concept of a ‘Second Brain’ from the book: ‘Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organise Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential’ by Tiago Forte. In this episode, I talk about what a second brain is, and why it’s so amazing for anyone with creative ideas (ie everyone!).  I explain four reasons why having a second brain is particularly useful for Pottery makers. As well as what my own second brain looks like at Oxford Clay.  ------------------------------- *New book: Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available on the Oxford Clay website here. *A paper copy of Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available from Amazon here. ------------------------------- Resources for Potters: Oxford Clay website resources for Potters Pottery eBooks 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) Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon Video mini-courses for Potters Oxford Clay blog ------------------------------------ Get your pottery question answered on the podcast! Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: info@oxfordclay.co.uk with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.

    19 min

  4. NOV 24

    13 Best Tips for Making Casting Slip in Pottery

    Making your own casting slip can save money and be more environmentally friendly. CO2 is saved from transporting powdered ingredients rather than the water present in ready-made casting slips. In addition, Potters can control exactly what ingredients they are using, sourcing ones mined in areas of high regulation. Making casting slip is also really fun, especially when you see the magic of how a deflocculant works to make the clay runny! You can find an eco-conscious casting slip recipe in the book: Eco-Friendly Pottery I learned to make my own casting slip from books, YouTube videos and a lot of trial and error! In this episode, I tell you about the 13 top tips I've learned over this time: *Wear an FFP3 Facemask when working with powders *Use a plastic gardening scoop to measure out powders *Keep powders in a metal bin with a lid, on a wheeled platform for manoeuvrability *Use rainwater *Use paper in slip to add strength to your work *Use a recipe with ball clay to add strength to your work *Weigh out the deflocculant onto the paper you’re adding to your slip (no washing up spoons!) *Use a hand stick blender to blend the water, paper and deflocculant first, before adding to the dry ingredients *Make up small amounts of slip each time (5ltrs) to minimise the risk of over-deflocculation *Use a paddle mixer to mix slip *Use a silicone spatula *Always sieve slip before use (even if washing the sieve afterwards is annoying!) *To make the slip more runny, try adding water first, before adding any more deflocculant! ------------------------------- *New book: Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available on the Oxford Clay website here. *A paper copy of Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available from Amazon here. ------------------------------- Resources for Potters: Oxford Clay website resources for Potters Pottery eBooks 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) Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon Video mini-courses for Potters Oxford Clay blog ------------------------------------ Get your pottery question answered on the podcast! Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: info@oxfordclay.co.uk with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.

    33 min

  5. NOV 17

    How to create a perfectly flat base or rim on handmade pottery

    Having a perfectly flat base or rim on a pot adds a professional feel to handmade pottery. In this episode, I tell you about an amazingly simple and easy technique to create perfectly flat bases or rims on your pottery. After having read about this pottery technique in a book, it is now something I use on every one of my pots! ------------------------------- *New book: Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available on the Oxford Clay website here. *A paper copy of Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available from Amazon here. ------------------------------- Resources for Potters: Oxford Clay website resources for Potters Pottery eBooks 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) Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon Video mini-courses for Potters Oxford Clay blog ------------------------------------ Get your pottery question answered on the podcast! Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: info@oxfordclay.co.uk with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.

  6. NOV 10

    Dealing with disappointment in pottery: 3 new ways of thinking to support you and your pottery-making

    Disappointment in pottery can happen when the pot in your mind's eye isn’t the same as the one that comes out of the kiln! That sinking feeling of disappointment can really hold us back as potters and can affect even the most experienced of Potters.  In this episode, I talk about three mindset shifts that I use to deal with my own feelings of disappointment in pottery;  1. That disappointment is a natural part of the creative process.  2. That disappointment is a natural part of pottery-making so much out of our control as potters (especially what happens inside a kiln firing!).  3. That experiencing failure and disappointment in pottery means that you are at the growth edge of your skills and experience. I hope this episode inspires you not to be discouraged if feelings of disappointment ever come up in your pottery-making.  The book featured in this episode is ‘A Potters Book’ by Bernard Leach, 1976 edition published by Faber and Faber. ------------------------------- *New book: Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available on the Oxford Clay website here. *A paper copy of Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available from Amazon here. ------------------------------- Resources for Potters: Oxford Clay website resources for Potters Pottery eBooks 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) Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon Video mini-courses for Potters Oxford Clay blog ------------------------------------ Get your pottery question answered on the podcast! Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: info@oxfordclay.co.uk with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.

  7. NOV 3

    How to Make a Pottery Glaze from Fallen Leaves - Making the Glaze

    It's Autumn here in the UK and the leaves on the trees are starting to fall! But did you know that you can actually make a pottery glaze from fallen leaves?!  Whilst wood ash is often quoted in glaze recipes, leaf ash can actually be used instead. In fact it is often the leaves of plants which have fallen naturally at the end of their growing cycle which create the most beautiful pottery glazes!   In part two of this two-part episode series on making pottery glazes with fallen leaf ash we discuss:  *How to make a stoneware glaze using quartz, cornish stone, leaf ash and water.  *How to weigh out glaze-making ingredients.  *How to mix a glaze and sieve it. The eBook Leaf Ash Glazing: A guide to sustainable pottery glazing with fallen leaves is available here. The ash glazing recipe in this episode and also used in the book Leaf Ash Glazing: A guide to sustainable pottery glazing with fallen leaves is: *Quartz - 20 Parts  *Cornish Stone - 40 Parts  *Leaf Ash - 40 Parts  *Water - to make up to the consistency of single cream.  ------------------------------- *New book: Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available on the Oxford Clay website here. *A paper copy of Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available from Amazon here. ------------------------------- Resources for Potters: Oxford Clay website resources for Potters Pottery eBooks 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) Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon Video mini-courses for Potters Oxford Clay blog ------------------------------------ Get your pottery question answered on the podcast! Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: info@oxfordclay.co.uk with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’.

  8. OCT 27

    How to Make a Pottery Glaze with Fallen Leaf Ash - Creating the Leaf Ash

    It's Autumn here in the UK and the leaves on the trees are starting to fall! But did you know that you can actually make a pottery glaze from fallen leaves?!  Whilst wood ash is often quoted in glaze recipes, leaf ash can actually be used instead. In fact it is often the leaves of plants which have fallen naturally at the end of their growing cycle which create the most beautiful pottery glazes!   In part one of this two-part episode series on making pottery glazes with fallen leaf ash we discuss:  *How to identify plants so that leaves can be safely collected from non-toxic plants. *How to collect leaves without accidentally collecting insects and other invertebrates.  *How to sort and dry leaves ready for burning. *How to burn leaves into an ash that can be used as an ingredient in pottery glazing.  The eBook Leaf Ash Glazing: A guide to sustainable pottery glazing with fallen leaves is available here. ------------------------------- *New book: Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available on the Oxford Clay website here. *A paper copy of Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available from Amazon here. ------------------------------- Resources for Potters: Oxford Clay website resources for Potters Pottery eBooks 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) Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon Video mini-courses for Potters Oxford Clay blog ------------------------------------ Get your pottery question answered on the podcast! Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: info@oxfordclay.co.uk 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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  • Creator
    Katherine Tomlinson
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    77
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Oxford Clay 2022
  • Show Website
    Oxford Clay

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