I have used this method before. It definitely took some time to get the hang of it. I recommend practicing with water and a clear glass cup. That way you can have a visual of what is happening inside. Practice, practice, practice. 👍⭐
@benpatterson4452
4 жыл бұрын
I first saw this demonstrated several years ago by Hsin Chuen Lin, in one of his videos. I've tried it a couple times, but still don't quite have the hang of it. One good thing to note, for anyone trying this, or just dipping without tongs in general, is you want to give yourself a good foot to hang on to. If the bottom is too smooth, you might lose one "in the pool". Especially since, once you've popped the air pocket, you create some suction, that you will have to pull against.
@dustinthebrain
4 жыл бұрын
This is great! I would love to see another one on glazing the inside and outside of a mug with different glazes. Ive been doing the inside first then using the "suction effect" to my advantage to dip and only get the outside. But sometimes the bubble pops which in this case is not ideal!
@sewgatormomm
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen a video on this before but cannot remember who the potter was. Thanks for the reminder to try this.
@julies4106
4 жыл бұрын
My community studio instructor was trying to teach us to do this, but I wasn't quite getting what she was trying to explain. Your explanation of this technique, with sounds effects, this now makes perfect sense to me. Good video Jon.
@heatherburroughs4484
4 жыл бұрын
Heck yes, I’ll be trying this come Springtime. Thanks John.
@susyward6978
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jon. It’s an ages old technique but not all new potters are aware of it so, good share 👍
@birchiebaby
2 жыл бұрын
that is indeed a very cool tip, thanks for sharing!
@luellanoles8585
2 жыл бұрын
You are so much fun to watch!
@adamdrury5839
4 жыл бұрын
I love this trick too it saves so much time! I learnt this while doing work experience at the Leach pottery and I'm lucky they were patient because it took me a while to get the hang of it hahaha. Love your videos and your work, I'm totally inspired by you :D
@juliannehansen4801
4 жыл бұрын
DAAAAANG! I am so happy to discover this hack! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
@lucyvitali5078
4 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video on the best way to sign the bottom of mugs, bowls, etc. I always get “crumbly” lines when using a needle tool and don’t know what consistency the clay should be at so that I can avoid this. Sorry if that didn’t make sense
@MatthewKellyPottery
4 жыл бұрын
Could you put your camera in the glaze so we can see the inside of the cup while dipping? 😂 Trolling comments... except when people ask those things for real. Haha Nice hack, haven’t tried it yet but I will.
@adipottery
3 жыл бұрын
Nice one! one correction - i don’t think you are supposed to let the pot get out of the glaze, just pick it up quickly and before it reaches the level of the glaze dip it back down and swish it around..
@danzimmerman1491
3 жыл бұрын
Great hack! Thank you very much for sharing that with us.
@myzer2011
4 жыл бұрын
Great Tip Jon. John Britt posted a great video on it too about 7 years ago. Please check him out. He is also the author of mid range and high fire glazes.
@LambentLark
2 жыл бұрын
This is how I describe this method; "ya ever see a bull dog drink?"
@johnc1136
4 жыл бұрын
I'm not thrilled with the glaze crystals on the inside either. I've had customers freak out over it, even had one say she thought it was mold! Both Winter Wood and Sandstone look really dramatic with huge black areas on the inside of the pots. I thought about just lining with a black glaze, but I was also thinking about taking a portion of Winter Wood and sieving it though a fine mesh to take out most of the crystals, the crystals can be really large... then using that reserved sieved glaze just for the purpose of lining the mugs, poured in. Then there would be the unsieved glaze to dip like you do in this video, but without trying to line it with displacing the bubble, just dip the mug straight down in and then back out. Thought it might be easier to do unless you prefer the bubble method... "up, down, shake around". What do you think?
@HokiHumby
4 жыл бұрын
how does one sieve out glaze-crystals? my understanding was that crystal formation was due to the heat work / cooling during and after the firing, not physical crystals in wet glaze mixtures.....
@johnc1136
4 жыл бұрын
@@HokiHumby The glaze in the video is not actually a crystalline glaze that would require slow cooling. Mayco has a line of glazes that have these big chunky "crystals" in them that are suspended in the glaze and basically just cling on to the sides of the pots. That's why Jon talks about all the crystals that pool up inside of the mug. They don't do that during the firing, they are there when you glaze the pots and you can see them. Some of them in the Winter Wood that I have are really large crystals that create really large black spots, they are probably about quarter inch "crystals". They are nice, it's just that the inside of the pots can look like something is wrong with the glaze because when you dunk into the glaze and pour out the motion of the glaze causes them to congregate toward the bottom of the inside of the pots. You know they are there right away because they are just chunks suspended in the glaze.
@HokiHumby
4 жыл бұрын
@@johnc1136 huh. i had no idea that was a thing. super weird! thanks!
@heatherhughes7467
4 жыл бұрын
@@HokiHumby youre right! I think there are lots of different forms of crystals though... So macro crystalline glazes are the result of specific ratios of materials in our glazes eg little or zero alumina, tons of fluxes, high zinc or whatever, plus Controlled cooling to give the different oxides the right temp and time to be able to form those huge beautiful crystals within an otherwise runny amorphous glaze. True matte glazes are just glossy glazes with crystals that matte the glossiness and lots of glazes grow micro crystals with slow cooling Im confused too...i don't use commercial glazes myself any more, so have the commercial companies found a way to create real crystals (eg are the lumps in the glaze actually specially formulated different glazes to the rest of the glaze, that contain all the necessary stuff to create actual crystalline structures? ..or are they something different? Hum... Jon. ..???
@HokiHumby
4 жыл бұрын
@@heatherhughes7467 thanks for the lengthy and detailed response! i'd started to catch on to what you said about "true matte" glazes just being glossy glazes essentially engulfed in matte crystals
@stephaniearpin5674
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jon! I’ve seen this done with one finger holding the rim and one on the bottom, so theoretically the finger touching the bare bottom never touches glaze. How do you avoid getting glazey finger spots around the bottom lip when holding it this way?
@selapk
4 жыл бұрын
thank u 🎶🦋
@madsonsabino812
4 жыл бұрын
muito bom teus videos vejo todos aqui do Brasil
@alexwilsonpottery3733
4 жыл бұрын
This is not a 'hack', it's how potters have been glazing pots for hundreds of years. Also, no swishing around is necessary, indeed you might find this washes glaze off the rim leaving a rough finish in the fired ware and uneven coverage.
@timothybowen2481
4 жыл бұрын
Chemistry? Wow!
@ClownWhisper
2 жыл бұрын
been doing this for years
@jeremiahchace5314
4 жыл бұрын
I do this and get better success when not letting the rim up out of the glaze.
@linda1337
3 жыл бұрын
What do I do if it’s thick. Like I was glazing the inside of my mug but I poured to much glaze and it dry up.
@granywonder57
4 жыл бұрын
Pop swirl. Yay
@Wendy-nn8os
4 жыл бұрын
Love that !!
@ianrush7126
4 жыл бұрын
that's a cool technique, but is the dip line at the base of the cup precise enough? Latex is a good alternative to wax for glaze resist. very convenient to apply and remove.
@heatherhughes7467
4 жыл бұрын
You can get a very precise, perfectly horizontal line wherever you like on the pot. .best to have your glaze bucket low enough that you can move over it to be able to see all the way around the pot to make sure the line is level.
@whoolawoop6817
4 жыл бұрын
And then you go pop and trrrrrr an swish and swirl... 👍😊
@lvlvllvg14
3 жыл бұрын
Hi there, is there a way to glaze the bottom ? i'm making a sculpture and would like to whole thing to be glazed
@standup4332
4 жыл бұрын
Great tip. What do you do about glaze dribbles down the sides of your mugs - that you don't want there?
@heatherhughes7467
4 жыл бұрын
I just let them dry a bit ans then get a nice sharp Stanley knife and scrape those drips right off. You have to be careful if the drip is on top of another layer of glaze, so you dont go too deep, but just a gently scrape will take the unwanted drip away. Maybe Jon has other techniques though...?
@standup4332
4 жыл бұрын
@@heatherhughes7467 Thank you. :-)
@patrickbass3542
4 жыл бұрын
You've been listening to Simon Leach, haven't you? The Leach family call it "the double-dip" and have been using the method for decades.
@flapawangatang6209
4 жыл бұрын
Thank god unlike him, Jon doesn't take 30 minutes to get to the point.
@heatherhughes7467
4 жыл бұрын
@@flapawangatang6209 love your name! Jonthepotter is like a sprint through a drive through...you get your burger fast, which is great if you want a fast burger, as it were. He's upbeat and funky and probably 'hip and trendy' (Im too old to know what's hip and trendy these days). I love Jon the potters videos! But how dare you insult Simon Leach??? I'm speechless! (That's sarcastic, I'm never ever ever speechless!) I'm kinda only half joking here...Simon does what I like to call 'slow pottery' and in a crazymadutterlynutsworld I love me some sssslllllohohohoooohw - ness. Watching Simon is like taking a meander through a rich and diverse oak forest to hunt for some delicious mushrooms to take home in your wicker basket and fry up on the Aga!...he drinks his tea and he stokes his wood stove and he drops absolute pearls of wisdom on the leafy path for those who take the time to slow the fxxx down and notice the details. He's also extremely witty and I often splutter my coffee when laughing at his humour. His bones are made of pottery! Jon.... Simon... How different they are...and isnt that wonderful and something we might want to celebrate? Isn't there room for everyone?
@alisamehmal7234
4 жыл бұрын
@@heatherhughes7467 Simon is amazing, I have learned so much from him over the years. Definitely worth defending. His videos may be long but always worth a watch. 👍
@sarahbeukelman6078
4 жыл бұрын
@Jonthepotter HI! I am a new potter! I've ordered some glazes to try but didn't think through the fact that a pint wasn't big enough to dip most things in. Bleh! So...what do you recommend? I'm assuming diluting and double dipping isn't a great plan. Is pouring as good as it'll get? Thank you!
@BrokenArrowPottery
4 жыл бұрын
That's great! Plus I love that glaze!
@gavinobambino8677
4 жыл бұрын
Noice trix
@elizabetherowley99
4 жыл бұрын
Is your wedding table covered in canvas or is it one piece of wood? If it’s wood what kind?
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