How Potters Can Make Their Own Colouring Oxides

Oxford Clay Podcast
Episode 27: How Potters Can Make Their Own Colouring Oxides
Commercial metal oxides used by Potters to colour their work are some of the most environmentally harmful pottery materials. However, Potters can circumvent these supply chains by making their own metal oxides from recycled metal! In this episode we explore the process of making Iron Oxide (rust) and Copper Oxide (verdigris) from scrap metal and how Potters can use these homemade colourants in their work.
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Пікірлер: 17

  • @markfriedrichsen6303
    @markfriedrichsen63033 ай бұрын

    Show the process please

  • @micheledickey4066
    @micheledickey4066Ай бұрын

    This has given me soo many great ideas!! I have a few things that my dad gave me when I first bought my home 23 years ago and they are rusty!! I can believe I can take that rust off and use it on something in remembrance from my dad.

  • @Melissa-iw8xo
    @Melissa-iw8xo5 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed you and your video. For me visuals are important and helpful and including them might capture more interest. Thank you.

  • @patspotpage
    @patspotpage3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this information! I've not found it anywhere else on the 'net, and have been searching for it for quite a while.

  • @malcolm7436
    @malcolm74367 ай бұрын

    Really interesting video, thank you! Would have loved to have seen some examples held up to camera. You're doing great work for the world in trying to make pottery more green. :)

  • @user-yi8pq7lf4e
    @user-yi8pq7lf4e3 ай бұрын

    Simple and indeed a logical step toward a better environment. Thank you for reminding me of the things we learned at school.

  • @MyFlyonwall
    @MyFlyonwall6 ай бұрын

    Thank you for that really interesting and helpful content!

  • @danpolloreno472
    @danpolloreno4724 ай бұрын

    Would have been better with a visual of making colors

  • @gloriazimmermann-ze7ug
    @gloriazimmermann-ze7ug3 ай бұрын

    love this!! have been wondering the same thing!

  • @traceyhilder6640
    @traceyhilder66403 ай бұрын

    Really interesting so pleased I’ve found you before I start on learning about pottery

  • @curlyfern9977
    @curlyfern99776 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @valeriedevilliers9675
    @valeriedevilliers96755 ай бұрын

    I'm excited 🎉

  • @thehappypotter9612
    @thehappypotter96122 ай бұрын

    can copper sulphate also be used for colouring pottery?

  • @ingegerdandersson6963
    @ingegerdandersson696314 күн бұрын

    You are talking about how this is more environmental friendly because you use recykled metal, but then you say you get the coppar from the charity shop and pay more than they would get from recykling. So the gain for the environment isn’t there unless you save the metal from the dump or from being left in nature.

  • @souadshaiek4650
    @souadshaiek46504 ай бұрын

    شكرآ

  • @handstoheartspottery
    @handstoheartspottery5 ай бұрын

    Great information. Are the finished pieces food safe?

  • @jameslowrance

    @jameslowrance

    4 ай бұрын

    If an oxide is mixed with a food safe glaze then it most likely food safe. (Testing is always best).