Melting Metal into Clay

Video Description

Another week, another finished project, this time it's the six stoneware bowls I trimmed and inserted bronze into. In the past this is something I've done far more irregularly—the bronze fragments simply wedged into my clay body and thrown with on the potter's wheel. I like the results, yet I feel as if I can be more intentional with the placement of these flecks of metal, thus introducing a new element of design into my making process. This video covers that exploration, with a whole range of results at the end. I'd love to hear what you think and whether you not you prefer these red flecks being spontaneous or intentional. Thanks for watching! Thanks for sending me the metals, Alex! You can find his details below: 🔨 • https://www.alexpoleironwork.com ⛓ • https://www.instagram.com/alexpoleironwork/ 📖 • ORDER MY BOOK: https://geni.us/bymyhands 🏺 • You may also be interested in my 'A Beginner's Guide' series, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2WJhtTF0eGhQwf8g2LHcom_KrvJpH_JT Timecodes: 0:00 - Introduction and my idea... 1:44 - The bronze shards I'll be using 2:21 - How to identify when your pots are leather hard 3:01 - Trimming the angular bowls 8:56 - Implanting the fragments of bronze 11:27 - Packing & unpacking the electric kiln, bisque firing the pots 12:00 - Waxing the feet of the bowls 12:56 - Glazing the bowls 14:11 - Tidying up the glazed surface 15:40 - Packing & firing my Rohde KG-340 gas kiln 17:40 - Unpacking the kiln 17:52 - Sanding the bases of the pots 18:24 - THE GLORIOUS RESULTS • Find out much more via the link below! https://linktr.ee/floriangadsby • Get in touch here: https://www.floriangadsby.com/contact Sign up to my newsletter here: https://www.floriangadsby.com/newsletter