Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I’d love to hear your thoughts on these bowls…
This week’s YouTube video covers a topic you may have seen me writing about a fair amount lately and that’s how I want to use these bronze filings more intentionally in my work, as compared to simply wedging them at random into my clay, the idea is to use them from more of a design-led perspective, to create directional points on the vessel that end up linking groups of work together. For a much more thorough explanation of my thoughts and ideas and how I did this, make sure you watch the fully narrated video on my YouTube channel, which you can find via the Linktree in my profile’s biography.
I won’t lie, the arbitrary dots have been getting slightly on my nerves. There’s a certain amount that has made it into my reclaim and they keep coming back and marking pots, (even those I’m trying to purposefully imprint with red metallic spots, like these bowls, hence my annoyance). I see the beauty in their random appearance, yet at the same time, if by adding them myself I can introduce a new element of design that’s both purposeful and creates more interesting groups of work, then that’s a good thing in my mind.
Thanks so much for watching and do let me know what you think!
#bronze #pottery #oddlysatisfying #howto #craft #ceramics #maker
I’d love to hear your thoughts on these bowls…
This week’s YouTube video covers a topic you may have seen me writing about a fair amount lately and that’s how I want to use these bronze filings more intentionally in my work, as compared to simply wedging them at random into my clay, the idea is to use them from more of a design-led perspective, to create directional points on the vessel that end up linking groups of work together. For a much more thorough explanation of my thoughts and ideas and how I did this, make sure you watch the fully narrated video on my YouTube channel, which you can find via the Linktree in my profile’s biography.
I won’t lie, the arbitrary dots have been getting slightly on my nerves. There’s a certain amount that has made it into my reclaim and they keep coming back and marking pots, (even those I’m trying to purposefully imprint with red metallic spots, like these bowls, hence my annoyance). I see the beauty in their random appearance, yet at the same time, if by adding them myself I can introduce a new element of design that’s both purposeful and creates more interesting groups of work, then that’s a good thing in my mind.
Thanks so much for watching and do let me know what you think!
#bronze #pottery #oddlysatisfying #howto #craft #ceramics #maker
