Ben the potter
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after letting the join set up for a bit (anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour, depending on several factors) i carefully scrape the join in, work it down, blend it in, and smooth it. the strongest join we can make is one we cant find after #facejug #pottery #folkart #wildclay #sculpting
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Part 2. After the slip is applied, i wipe it away with a damp sponge. This is a rutile (an impure titanium mineral) saturate slip, and will give me a nice golden color, but any contrasting slip or underglaze will work just fine #handicraft #handmade #clay #tile #leaf #wildclay #stoneware
ive always enjoyed movies, and in these strange times we live in, find them really helpful just to help me tune out before bed. grew up with the marx brothers, and duck soup certainly holds up as a satirical critique of power #movies #marxbrothers #comedy #satire #recommendations
the good folks behind rifftrax and mst3k have been making me laugh for most of my life, and are still at it. would highly recommend checking out their work, absurd times demand absurd comedy #pottery #sanity #rifftrax #mst3k #laughter
with insanity all around us, i find it difficult but necessary to speak of it. i could speak for hours on all of the specific evils, but i find it important to talk about the common roots. those roots must be pulled, and together we can plant new fields. #pottery #society #community #future #peace
ya know, every now and then when we are working, we may find ourselves having made one or two that just didnt fit. its easy to see these as complete flops, and be hard on ourselves... or, we can take them as an opportunity to experiment and play. #pottery #opportunity #play #process #creativity
was working on the kiln the other day, and thought i would roll camera to show ya how i lay my raw clay bricks.. its slow going, but coming along #clay #brick #kiln #pottery #woodfire
Was just working on some skulls today, thinking a little, and decided to speak my mind a bit... sure im preaching to the choir, but worthy of thought anyhow #skull #motivation #inspiration #freethought #wildclay #pottery #sculpture #clay
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been a bit of a lean yeah, being busy kiln building and all, but had the forsight to reserve a nice selection from a few firings last spring. if you are interested, link in bio, check it out if ya feel it. #smallbusiness #pottery #wildclay #handmade #folkart
spent yesterday afternoon hanging out with my friend tammy, and loading her kiln "miss priss". hope to get my new wood kiln done soon, great to have a friend who lets me fire wares #wildclay #friendship #kiln #stoneware #pottery #ashglaze #folkart #tile #handmade #smallbusiness #cottageindustry
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