Basic Beginner Workshop – Video Table of Contents
Video #1 – Introduction – 59:00 minutes
Choosing Clay 7:20
Stain Information 12:51
Mixing Stains into Clay 27:24
Mixing Stains into Slip 42:12
Color Test Discs 52:20
Video # 2- Skinner Blends – 57:00 minutes
Traditional method of mixing secondary colors 1:10
An easier way of blending secondary colors 4:45
Multiple Color Blends 15:20
Making Test Strips 25:00
Optional Placements 27:38
Solving a color problem 34:15
Brightening with white 35:46
Other Placement Options 37:13
Single Color Fade 38:26
Test Strip – fired 39:30
Recommended Tools 41:17
Making Cut Off Wire 46:52
Video # 3 – Stripes – 1:00 hour
Basic Stripe Cane 2:07
White & color stripes 11:52
Vary thickness & patterns 18:52
Accordion fold stripes 30:15
Using the color blend 40:21
Precise patterns 45:04
Very thin stripes 48:08
Video # 4 – Checked Patterns – 1 hour 13 minutes
Precise Checked Cane 4:20
Precise thin checks 6:30
Basic Checked Cane 8:00
Adding white detail 12:57
Moving colors in patterns 15:45
Varied thicknesses 21:41
Mixing pattern sizes 26:48
Zig Zag patterns 33:30
Color in place patterns 40:34
Free Form pattern #1 57:50
Free form pattern #2 1:00:00
Video # 5 – Herringbone Patterns – 1hour 23 minutes
Basic Herringbone 2:52
Optional design additions 7:14
Leaf patterns 12:42
Leaf Canes 14:04
Herringbone Creations 33:50
Fish #1 34:47
Fish # 2 49:10
Plant # 1 56:28
Plant # 2 1:08:00
Video # 6 – Bullseye & Jellyroll Canes – 1 hour 37 minutes
Basic Bullseye Cane 1:01
Abstract Bullseye design 6:44
Basic Jellyroll Cane 11:56
Jellyroll cane options 15:25
Adding a color interior 28:08
Center of flower 33:06
Simple Flower Cane 38:46
Flower with color changes 56:08
Lilies 1:03:10
Four square design 1:16:25
Another flower design 1:24:15
Static Cane 1:29:14
Video # 7 – Hand Building with Colored Clay Canes – 1 hours 35 minutes
Support forms for porcelain 01:10
Math of shrinkage 05:20
Holding Area for clay 08:03
My Work Surface 11:02
Colored Clay Bowl # 1 16:39
Laying out the pattern 20:50
Making the bowl 29:40
Wrap for drying 30:33
Colored Clay Tray 32:44
Basic Lamination Process 36:30
Preparing thin color sheets 44:27
Laminated bowl & tray 54:40
Creating a Quilt Pattern 1:06:13
Laminating both sides 1:13:20
Video #8 – Dry, Clean, Glaze, Fire 1:37
Drying your work 01:51
Opening after two days 03:38
Greenware repair 04:40
Opening after three days 09:22
Checking after five days 12:00
Cleaning before firing 14:00
Marking your support form 18:30
One side at a time 21:20
Using exacto knife 23:17
Cleaning the back 26:11
Loading for bisque 33:26
Talk about firing temps 34:10
Bisque results 39:00
Chasing cracks 42:25
Cleaning bisque 46:04
Wax resist 50:15
Glazing 52:40
Glaze choices 54:56
Glazing process 1:01:15
High Fire / Witness cones 1:15:41
Controlled Cool 1:19:30
Kiln opening 1:21:50
Finished Artwork 1:23:55
Closing Remarks 1:31:20