How to Pack a Bisque Firing in the Electric Kiln and Speaking about My Craft Process
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- This weeks video shows how I pack my bisque kilns in a bit more depth, together with some discussion of how and why I do certain things, upcoming exhibitions and finally some waxing, glazing, cleaning and a snippet of my latest gas firing.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:15 - Packing the bisque kiln
1:15 - Speaking about my workflow/making routine
3:23 - Make, Hauser & Wirth exhibition (opening in May)
8:00 - Firing electric kiln
8:45 - Unpacking bisque
10:30 - Visit to Rohde factory (photographs)
12:04 - Waxing the bases of pots
13:41 - Glazing coffee cups
14:13 - Cleaning the glazed cups
15:20 - Packing and switching on the gas kiln
Thanks as always for watching!
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"if i ever do get an apprentice i really hope they like cleaning up glaze" i audibly laughed haha thank you for making my morning, florian
I can't believe how small your number of views are yet the quality of your videos are sooooo good. I always watch them until the end without getting bored. Although i haven't tried pottery yet, i feel like i can manage to do a piece without attending a class lol. I hope I'll be able to pursue and afford this passion of mine soon. But for now, thanks for the great videos sir f.
Thank you Pauline, well, still slowly building up my audience here! I guess it takes time, some of my other videos have some higher numbers but it seems like UA-cam likes to push views to videos posted weeks ago. I'm still getting used to the platform really! I hope you're able to pursue the craft at some point, it really is wonderful. Thanks for taking then time to watch, it really means the world.
so many insights in one video! thank you so much!
P.S. gas firing video would be so interesting to watch
Can’t wait for the gas firing loading & unloading video! It’s so calming and fun to watch
Yay a new video!! I love your videos so much, so interesting and relaxing 😊
Thank you so much Cynthia - perhaps a slower paced video this week but I'm glad you still like it.
Ditto, Cynthia.
Love your channel brother! You deserve a cold Beer! 🍺😃
I love all these new forms!
I gained an interest in pottery almost two months ago after watching a UA-camr make her adorable animal-themed plant pots. (Amici Ceramics) I immediately started taking classes at a local shop and was drawn in even more. I can across your channel not too long after my first class. You carry this spirit of peace and dedication, which is incredibly admirable and makes me want to learn even more.
I'm just beginning to do my own glaze mixing/firings and in this lonely time of Covid, your generous sharing of techniques has been incredibly helpful. Your work is beautiful and inspiring. I'm looking forward to better times and many great pots.
Super professional in everything you do with your art, a delight to see you, thank you!
Your videos make me feel like i'm at home. You have this presence and welcoming nature that feels like i'm being hugged by my mother. unfortunately i haven't been able to see her since last june because of the pandemic, but watching your videos provides me such a sense of comfort. thanks so much for doing what you do, it's truly changed my life over the past year.
Great video, thanks for sharing. Definitely yes to more videos on glazing, firing and reduction
5:54 The way your tea pots are kept/arranged on the plank totally tells us about your work style, which is striving for perfection 🥰
PS: You mentioned that if ever you do get an apprentice you hope they like cleaning up the glaze, I love each step of pottery, including cleaning up glaze. So, please consider this as my official application for that position, anytime it opens 😊😇
Too perfect sometimes if you ask me! I can't help but place pots in nice straight lines. And I'll keep a note of that! One day I'll open up an apprentice position I hope, but it may be in a few years yet I think.
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Your work is so inspiring! I've been wanting to get into pottery since I took a class in it some years ago, and your videos are pushing me closer to getting into it. Your pieces and videos are so well made!
Thanks so much Alexa. I hope you're able to do so, it's such a versatile craft and one that's so tactile and engaging too.
Florian you are a legend, your work is pretty damn cool and your attention to detail is amazing. If I can make a pot half a good as you one day I'll be happy. Keep it going my friend.
Great video!
Can't thank you enough of how much I learned from your videos. And I am impressed at how you manage to have this output everyday. It must be a load of work to just film everything twice for a instagram crop and youtube. I'd love to see a video on how you made your stamps or finally seeing you throw some porcelain!
Your work is impressive! You're my favourite potter, definetly
Very interesting, and yes, I would like to see gas firings in detail
Hi Florian. I would love to know more about the the gas firing process :) And really absolutely anything and everything else to do with pottery. I am just starting to learn pottery myself and you are one of my best sources of information to learn from. Thank you!
I would love some more gas firing videos.
Yes please, more information about reduction firing
Yes, I would like to see informative tutorials on reduction firing with a gas kiln.
You might find this video helpful! ua-cam.com/video/5UJi6u50foI/v-deo.html It shows the whole process of packing and firing my gas kiln.
Looked for a video on the specifics of firing a gas kiln for years
I've never tried harder to spread the word. I'm posting your stuff around the internet with links back to your channel :)
Thanks so much Bhavin! 🙌🏼 That really means so much! I hope some of those people like what they see and subscribe.
Another beautiful and very informative video. Thank you! And yes, I would be very interested in more information about reduction firing.
Thanks for watching! That's good to know, I'll have to start accumulating footage for a good and thorough video.
@@floriangadsby Thank you Florian! And until then, I look forward to every new video from you anyway! : )
I would love to hear more about how you ensure even firing in the gas kiln.
Thank you for your brilliant videos, I've learnt so much from you :)
I can do my best on that topic when I do my next reduction firing video. It's a tricky thing really as I think fundamentally it depends so much on the type of kiln you use and even the types of glazes too as they dictate when you start reduction and reduction, to some degree, seems to play a role on how evenly my kiln fires, (I think). Anyhow! I've been given some tips by the manufacturer, Rohde, about how to achieve even firings and it's worked pretty damn well so far. Thanks for watching too Georgina, it means a lot.
@@floriangadsby thanks so much Florian :) really appreciate you responding!
Your reduction firing video was the first time I had heard of that type of firing method, I'd love to know more about how you go through with the process. I'm also curious to know how you come up with the ideas/designs for the pots and such you make; do you go through drafts of sketches and drawings before the final result?
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It would be lovely to hear more about the gas firing process, reduction atmosphere etc. thank you.
I also wanted to learn more about how you glaze fire lidded vessels by using what I believe may be called balls of wadding? Apologies if this is not the right word but I am not an English mothertongue speaker. If you have previous videos on this topic, could you please point me to them?
Thank you once again for another lovely and informative video
I believe the beginning of this video should be useful! (ua-cam.com/video/BZSnnhjntvA/v-deo.html), it explains how they're made and how I position them. It's such a useful material, in all manner of situations too. Thanks as watching as always L R :)
@@floriangadsby thank you Florian I will make sure to check it out. It’s difficult to get specialized materials here in Qatar but hopefully we can travel again safely soonish so I can hopefully get more pottery stuff from Italy x
How much time it takes in the kiln when it's glazed and how much time when it's not glazed .. your proses is so organized great work honestly 👏⭐
Beautiful work. Curious: some people prop open the lid for a bit, or leave plugs out until red heat. Do you do something like that?
When the pandemic is finally under control for a while, will you be teaching in person?
I would love to attend his class too!
Perhaps.. I only have two wheels in my studio so wouldn't be able to do large classes! Unless I host them elsewhere, we'll have to see but I'm so glad that you'd like to attend a class!
Please do share gas kiln processes
Do you use the alumina hydrate wadding between lids and their pots when you bisque fire in the electric kiln? Or is it not necessary with electric?
It isn't necessary at this stage as the clay doesn't stick to itself. I only use the waddings during the glaze, reduction firing up to 1290ºc.
I noticed at 15:41 there were some fired pots in the gas kiln, is this because they were underfired?
Exactly. That front row on the bottom shelf pretty much always under fires slightly, so I just put pots that need refiring there and it often leads to some of the most interesting pieces from the entire kiln load.
I'm interested in firing videos.
P.s I take back what I said about your voice.
What is the model of your kiln (the one that you used for bisque firing) and how many litters it is?
It's a Rohde TE-200, which is 200 litres.
Can I put a porcelain kiln. In the kitchen because I don't have the right place.
A giant game of Tetris where everything is breakable
Hi, what capacity of your electric kiln?
200 litres!
Hey, can I ask what cone number do you fire your bisque ware at?
What kind of wax you use?
It's the wax emulsion sold by Scarva Pottery Suppliers. Good stuff, I just water mine down a bit with boiling water and it brushes on much more smoothly.
Thank you.
First to comment
Kinda odd that you're so obsessive about packing the kiln tightly. I dont know your electricity rates but here in Canada such an 04 firing costs less than CAD 10 or 5 pounds at CAD $0.14 kWh.. You have several thousand pounds worth of ware in there.
More packed inside means I have to less firing, less firings means I process all the work more quickly. Nothing strange about it and it’s literally how every professional potter operates, what would be the point of packing it loose and doing more firings when it could be fired in less? It may be relatively cheap but the price of an electric firing isn’t what I’m concerned about, generally I’m packing it full as I need the bisque ware as quickly as possible so I can begin waxing and glazing it all.
@@floriangadsby A blanket statement about how professional potters operates is a stretch. You have a very particular batched workflow, artisanal if you will, where the single electric kiln is a severe bottleneck. By your own words you fill up the studio with ware, then batch fire to bisque in the electric kiln, glaze and fire in the gas kiln before going back to pottery. That clearly works for you, creates scarcity and exclusivity, sold out most of the year, more power to you. However, you cannot say that's how most potters operate. In my experience most profesional potters would bisque fire when ready to maximize usage of their kiln resources, not when their studio is crammed full. I know that I do it that way but then again I don't presume to speak for every professional potter.
Of course not every professional potter does this, but in college I was taught to fire kilns full, during my apprenticeships I was taught to fire kilns full and I think in most situations potters will wait until they accumulate enough work to pack a kiln full before they fire it, otherwise you are quite literally wasting money, hence why it’s always preferable to fire as much as you can at once. When you next want to legitimately ask someone something, it might be helpful not to begin your question with, “Kinda odd that you're so obsessive”, as it underpins your entire comment in a negative and rude light, one that's almost offensive even, imagine if your comment landed on someones page who had OCD, it could be hurtful and detrimental to someones mental health. I answer thousands of comments a year and trust me, people choosing to start their questions like that is really unusual. Perhaps it's which sparked a reply from me that was probably a little heated and to the point but I was still undeniably kind and answered your question.
Do you know how much electricity costs here in London? Do you know how much each firing costs? It mightn’t be as cheap as it is in Canada. The fact that there’s several thousand pounds worth of pottery inside too is beside the point, wouldn’t you want to save £5 if you could? Just by packing more pots over 5/6 firings means that I don’t have to do the 7th, which saves money in the long term. I know I said I wasn’t too concerned but actually thinking about it I am. I’m sure you know how expensive running a pottery and business can be, so if I have the opportunity to save by doing something as simple as packing slightly more into each kiln load, wouldn’t you do the same?
The way I electric fire and operate in cycles has nothing to do with how scarce my work is either? I’m not sure what you mean by that. The single electric kiln isn’t a bottleneck whatsoever. And while of course I cannot say how most potters operate, after being in the field for more than ten years, working in numerous potters around the world and speaking to literally hundreds of potters, yes, I’d say that probably most wait until they have enough work to fill up their electric kiln properly before they do a bisque firing. Presuming to speak for every potter about how they bisque fire, yeah, okay, of course I can’t do that, but I have a really very good idea of how potters tend to run basic things such as doing bisque firings and I think you deciding to jump on that so courageously in your reply proves that your initial comment is probably just looking for an argument.