I opened my package today - and was quite surprised at the mug you made for me - it was such a lovely black.... thank you so much - it is a special mug for me. And for those who are wondering - my 1 mug cost me $90.70. I think its important that we understand the cost -

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I think that included the shipping.

More great kiln openings.Thank you Vaughan for sharing your many years of expertise with us during 2021. Hope your wife loves her Christmas present. Wishing you a very happy Christmas holiday and all the best for 2022.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I hope you keep watching.

Loved this video. Thank you!!!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks For watching.

Wow, that was such fun and so inspirational! There is always so much variety and your work is so beautiful! Merry Christmas and thank you for sharing your talent and work!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and I am glad to hear you get something out of the videos.

Those whale vases are particularly stunning!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

They were a commission and the customer loved them.

Wow! So MANY BEAUTIFUL PIECES! I'm sure your wife loves your Christmas gift. Those bowls... GORGEOUS! I hope you and Jacqueline have a wonderful holiday break and I look forward to see both of your works in 2022! Thank you for OUR GIFT of FOUR kiln openings!!!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

I was very happy with the glazes in these firings. There are always surprises. Happy New Year.

MerryChristmas!!! ✨ so thankful for all your videos…. Oooo The tea pot!! Back to watching kiln #2😊💓✨

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and keep making pots.

Day after Christmas, I enjoyed your kiln opening and showing us your new beautiful pieces. Keeps me motivated. Happy New Year 2022

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and stay safe, cold here.

Boxing Day morning with a good, long video from Vaughan in NS…hope you are having a happy holiday. I remember when you started the videos and I commented that you should keep going because you are amazing and informative and… and that your viewer figures would be through the roof!!! All the best from Lancashire, UK 🎄🎄🎄

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks from a Yorkshire boy at heart. Be safe this winter.

Thoroughly enjoying watching this on a lazy Boxing Day morning. Seasons greetings to you and yours Vaughan. Looking forward to many more videos in 2022. Happy new year

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Susy, stay safe over there.

Everything you make is so beautiful! What a lucky man - hope you have a blessed holiday season! Thank you for your generosity! 🙏🏼🥰

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Have a great New Year.

Thank you for showing us your beautiful work and for all the inspiration and coaching this year. Happy and healthy Christmas and New year to you and your family.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year to you and stay safe.

Those two large commission jars are stunning! I am sure your customer will be delighted!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

They were, I have a photo of them on site.

Happy New Year Vaughan. Thank you for your inspiration during a tough year for most of us. Looking forward to seeing what you do in 2022.

Beautiful openings. Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2022

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Happy holidays. As always thanks for sharing. So enjoyed watching this on a lazy Boxing Day

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

We all like lazy boxing days.

Thank you for all the demonstrations, tips, glaze recipes and being able see a little of Nova Scotia every week as well as your amazing work. Our last holiday before Covid was to Mahone Bay where we have relatives. As soon as visiting can resume I’ll be dropping in, can’t wait. Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year to you both.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mahone Bay is so close.

You created some gorgeous pieces. I’m in love with the fluted blue mugs and the bowls with all the different blues are amazing as well. Thank you for posting a picture of the sink all finished. I paused the video and really admired every detail that went into the piece. Your videos have been one of the things I’ve most enjoyed about this past year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ps. I have no doubt the Mrs was very pleased with the Icelandic set you made her for Christmas. Cheers!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I am glad you liked it. The dinner set was a hit, you will see it in a video soon. It resulted in us completely spring cleaning the dining room all day.

The pair of drippy commissions are awesome!!!

You are a genius potter. I admire you, your talent and hard work. I'm learning from you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Health and Happiness!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

happy New Year to you too. Be safe.

Happy Holidays, Vaughan! I've really loved all of your videos this year and greatly look forward to another year - I hope you'll keep posting. Wishing you and yours great health and happiness in 2022.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year to you too.

Brrr.. looks cold

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Very cold this week.

Beautiful work on all these pieces once again. Love love love the sink and the 2 large whale urns. Very interesting about the tin and chrome i never knew that. Merry Christmas from the other side of Canada. We can send you some of our snow or maybe some of this crazy cold. Today the temperature was -41oC but with the wind chill -50oC

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was cold here today at 0c. for the high. Thanks and stay safe.

I’ve learned so much watching the videos thank you

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Merry Christmas and continued success in 2022 Mr. Smith. absolutely Love your work, wish I was closer to N.S., I would go visit but sadly im in NewJersey! take care, stay safe looking foward to more videos from you!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

New Jersey is on the same side of the continent. Travel is not on the cards in the near future for many. Stay safe.

Your work is so beautiful!!!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sally

Everything looks GREAT as always, Vaughan! Merry Christmas and happy new year. I Need to get back to my studio! Cheers from, Auburn, Maine.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

You are just across the Bay of Fundy, stay warm over there. Happy New Year.

ALTOGETHER...WOW!! As usual it is amazing how 50 minutes goes by so quickly Vaughan. I have to say my favourite this time was the whale @ 5:22 Looks like a marble finish to me and it is amazing how you do your sculptures. So much good stuff out of your kilns that deserve kudos. All the best for the coming year and I hope you enjoy your wee break. Looking forward to what the New Year brings. Cheers...Freddie

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and I hope the new year is way different from this one.

What an absolutely stunning video. I just love all the color combinations. The blues and grays are my favs. I have learned so much this year and can't wait to see more. When you do glazes over others, what would you say is the proper timing of each dip. Have a great remainder of 2021 and even better 2022.

I like the shape and size of your mugs. Nice glaze combos too😊

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again, my most popular items are mugs.

Gorgeous pots as always. Thanks for the videos , after seeing them from the first lump of clay and through the various processes I love seeing the final glazed pieces. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and yours.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Same to you, stay safe where ever you are.

@joyfulthings1

2 жыл бұрын

I’m in the Okanagan valley of BC where we have had everything thrown at us this year - Covid, a heat dome, devastating forest fires that took out entire towns, rain with flash floods with all three major highway suffering washouts and now a chilling arctic front -28c with strong wind so feels like -34. But we are optimistic Canadians who know tomorrow will be better 😊

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

@@joyfulthings1 I guess we are the lucky ones. Living on the edge against the elements.

It was neat seeing your test glaze wall, I remember a few months ago when I was really starting you suggested finding a nice oatmeal glaze in a video and a friend was kind enough to give me a few pointers and now I have my own oatmeal recipe and I've been working toward developing other glazes and I can't wait to start testing layering effects. Love your work as always! That big piece was INCREDIBLE!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, there is always a new glaze effect waiting around the bend. I have a doozy in the next video.

Happy New year Vaughan, amazing firings, the soak was definitely worth the extra power😊

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and stay safe.

Frohe Weihnachten, Vaughn, to you and your family.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Para el que ama lo que hace no existe barreras de idiomas.Saludos desde Argentina

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I don't know if you're interested but I use a flathead screwdriver to remove stilts. I gently apply pressure at each arm of the stilt. I tend to keep from damaging the pc or breaking the stilt.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

I have done that too, mostly they just need a tap. The main issue I have is the multiple glazing, up to three layers and then the long soak, it runs down the handle and sometimes sticks to the stilt. Less so recently since I am aware of this and take precautions. There is always a surprise in every firing.

What incredible work you have done!! The really big whale pots are just amazing!!! As for global warming, I just want you to think about when you have ice in glass, when the ice melts it doesn’t make your glass overfill. Just a thought.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, google it.

Those bowls for your wife are GORGEOUS!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks she is happy with them.

Hello Vaughan, Love your videos. Thank you for sharing. Amazing work. Could you please share how you sign your pieces. What do use to sign them?

Whale vases are gorgeous.. I have a manual kiln so can't figure out how to soak or slow cool..not sure I can...

@freddiemoretti8456

2 жыл бұрын

This wee video by Janis Wilson Hughes about controlled cooling in a manual kiln may help: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lXursNCkpLjWibw.html I have found typing my questions into KZread will usually come up with some sort of answer. Hope this helps? Cheers...Freddie

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Freddie seems to have answered the question. It is possible as long as you have a digital pyrometer and infinite switches on the kiln.

Happy New Year Vaughan. Gorgeous work learning so much from you !! What do you call those pieces you put the mugs on in the kiln ? Thanks so much

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

They are stilts, cone 6.

Beautiful work! How do you glaze the bottoms and they don't stick to the firing pad, pls??

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

I use stilts that have 3 metal spikes to hold the piece above the shelf.

Joyeux Noël à vous. 🤗

@Vsmithpots

Жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas to you too.

Are your shelves advancer shelves? If so, why do you use kiln wash on them?

@Vsmithpots

Жыл бұрын

They are and if you use a porcelain type clay you need to bat wash the shelves. The shelves tend to allow the high fritted clay bodies to stick to the shelves. It was Jim Bailey who told me to do this when I told them my B-mix pieces were sticking to the shelves.

Lively things

Can you repair and replace the stilt wire in stilts after they have collapsed?

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Too much work for me but i am sure if you bought a ceramic drill bit and some Kanthal wire it would be possible. They are cheap and last for 6-10 firings.