#DIY pottery

[imalsorettish]

Ive been processing materials all week trying to make clay. Heres how it went, ill add to this as the days go by. this is just a recap

Gathered clay from my folks backyard. The soil there has always been shit to grow things in because its so high in clay. And the clay sits directly at the surface as well, its not just a foot down or anything. the whole fucking thing is clay. Ive tried to do this once when i was much younger, less even paced, and far more impulsive. It wasnt successful for a number of reasons.

- Got the material wet before i could even attempt to refine it down to just clay, which then meant id have to pick thru sludge with my hands to remove rocks and other debris.

- I decided to let the bucket sit to dry out, and then i never picked it up again.

- Straight up didnt know what i was doing. Well, i knew the essentials. It was obvious we had clay. I knew it had to be wet. It occurs to me now that i might have had an easy time recogbizing what was there and what to do because my grest grandparents were potters. My Mémé (Great grandma, ik it says meme. whats truly hilarious is she married a guy called pepe.) was a BITTER and mean woman. She and my grandmother would let me play with clay while i visited them, but i dont have good memories of this. I didnt investigate the craft due to the discouragement i got from them both. i found it intensely frustrating and it really clashed w my adhd.

- Clay takes a LOT of patience to work with. Even more to source it yourself and fiddle with the consistencies and ratios so u can manipulate into an actual piece, and EVEN THEN its not guaranteed that it will work well at ALL. Pieces often crack, dry incorrectly, shrink up, and even explode esp in the kiln. I do not nor have ever had a pottery wheel or a kiln. My only goal to satisfy doing this, then, was just to make clay and do nothing with it at all. Just to try it, see what my capabilities were, etc. There was absolutely no plan.

Since then, I found myself thinking about clay periodically. Every few months or so id return back only to the idea, and then brush it off. But ive never quite shaken it. I was 19 then. I turn 24 this march. Its been 5 years. So im trying it again, because i want to, and because i found pottery that finally interested me and i think would be fun and challenging to make.

[wingedtrumpet]

Some of the little (trans) dogs I've done over the past few years. Most of these are still in my shop!

[claypigeonpottery]

saying goodbye to this little commissioned dude is going to be hard. I love him 😍

his broken/fixed lower canine seems to be hanging in there

[cornbreadlesbian]

I want to paint planters this spring 👀❤️

[the-forest-library]

[threefleas-mugs]

Open the door💗

[wastelesscrafts]

I know textiles are your usual interest, but any recommendations on visibly mending ceramics? I have a little pot that broke when I moved, and I'd love to fix it like one of those fancy museum pieces with the gold instead of tossing it.

Mending ceramics:

I'm afraid I have no experience with the art of kintsugi, but maybe one of my followers will be able to point you in the right direction.

You could probably get really creative with superglue and paint if you want to visibly mend pottery though. Why not use gold paint to cover up the cracks once you've glued your shards back together again? It's not real kintsugi, but it'll have a similar look.

Remember to keep in mind how you intend to use the object you're mending: a pretty pot to keep your pens in can take a whole lot more than something that needs to be food-safe or dishwasher-friendly.

[all-that-you-hear]

[dieletztepanzerhexe]

[sorrymomband]

arts n crafts

[seraph-sar]

Look at this little critter I made a while ago!

(He didn't survive the process quite that well. Literally all his legs broke off at some point, though I did my best to glue them back on :/)

[treejelli]

A bunch of fun things to make out of pottery clay~ ✨

Thank you to the user @tiktok that made this!

[wingedtrumpet]

Trans ceramics (tranmics?) in my store right now !!!

[claypigeonpottery]

still needs polishing, but I love him

[weandthecolor]

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