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Alex Olson | Handmade Ceramics on Instagram: "Reclaiming clay is full of so many satisfying moments: bone-dry porcelain disintegrating in water, the swirling clay as it’s being mixed, or the feeling of spreading the smooth porcelain onto a plaster board. Which part is your favorite to watch? It’s been a while since I’ve filmed one of these reclaim videos, so I thought I’d create one as I’m prepping clay for my new making cycle ✨ I love that clay can be recycled because it means that none of…

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Jackie Wright Ceramics on Instagram: "Recycling clay. One of the best things about clay is that if you’re not happy with the piece that you’ve thrown, you can recycle and throw it again. To do this I first let the clay dry out completely, then I break it up and put it in a bucket with water - leave it a day or so - then follow the steps that you see in this reel. The drying time on the plaster bat was about 4 hours on the first side, then about 30 minutes on the other side, before it…

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When joining two pieces of clay, you’ll have the best chance of them staying joined if you score (rough up the surfaces to be joined) and then slip (paint both scored surfaces with a pre-made clay slip).

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Pottery tutorial on how to reclaim and wedge clay using the spiral wedging technique. Preparation of clay is important for all pottery making. Visit the BLANK EARTH pottery blog for an illustrated step by step guide and full video of the whole reclaiming clay process. Happy Pottering! #pottery #ceramics #potterytutorial #reclaimingclay #sprialwedging #wedgeclay #prepareclay #potterydemo

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Behind the glamorous facade of ceramics is basically a whole lotta mess. One of my biggest concerns in setting up a wheel to throw at home was what to do with my waste water. The water used in throwing, and cleaning tools and surfaces gets full of clay particles - chucking it down the drain will r

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