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Hot Damn! Pottree

Take a trip through the creative process with ceramic artists, clay craftsmen and gentle giants Randy Brodnax and Don Ellis. From the moment they admit it took them each 30 minutes to get their stool heights correct “cheek placement is so important” - it’s clear your journey with them will be both entertaining and educational.
   Peek into their primal fascination with the power of clay and witness the jaw-dropping results with the effect of fire on their creations. Examine some of the tools they use and learn the tricks of the trade along with the amazing outcomes available with using chemicals and solvents. Randy and Don’s endearing descriptions of the techniques they’re using while they effortlessly turn clay into amazing vessels with rich, overlapping textures will astound you. And face it . . . these guys are funny.
   The real thrill comes when you see one of their designs leap to life in the kiln and be transformed into an eye grabbing, must have, “Wow!” piece with a simple final touch.
   Spend a few minutes with these two ceramic artists on this DVD and you’ll feel like you’re their new best friend who’s been let in on a magnificent secret.

Run time: 1 hr. 52 min.

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Wedging
Learn two different ways to rid your clay of impurities such as air bubbles and rocks. Watch the “Wedging” and “Spiral” techniques and see which one works for you.
Centering and Opening the Clay
Discover how important centering is and why a little pressure goes a long way when you’re working with clay. See how a firm but gentle touch yields the best results. Observe different techniques for opening and lifting the clay to distinguish which one works best for you to create symmetry.

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Heating, Shape and Form
Watch how a heat gun helps transform the clay into an unusual piece of art. See techniques that create a pot so desirable people want to purchase it and take it home. See the difference between stretching the clay before utilizing a heat gun and using the heat gun during the stretching process. Discover techniques for pushing out the clay and learn about tools used to create unique surfaces.
Story Pots
Have your pots tell a story - your story - any story you like. Don’t worry about your craftsmen content - let creativity run wild. See how a dropped pot can be transformed into one that tells a story - one with a fish jumping behind it and a creature literally crawling out of it. Watch it become more that shape and form.

Sodium Silicate
See the interesting texture created by adding sodium silicate to the pots. Watch how different individuals utilize the same process to create results that are poles apart. Watch how adding different types of heat create a variety of crackle patterns. Add color and sodium silicate for an amazing surface ready for abstract artwork.
Animal Time
Spinning clay turns into animals right before your eyes (complete with a belly button). Watch two different approaches to animal creations and witness the result when an animal is added to a pot.
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Chattering
When your pot clay is hard you can chatter it, which gives it a different surface technique. Different tools create a different “chatter” which tells you the surface of the pot is dry enough for the process to work. Some tools create a sound similar to those made by playing cards clipped onto bicycle wheels with clothes pins in the ’50s when our potters were children.
Saggar: Chloride and Copper Sulfate
See how a saggar (aluminum foil in this case) creates a container around the pot to hold in all the vaporization and gases to keep it up against the pot. Learn where you can purchase ferric chloride to spray on your pot. This corrosive is toxic and must be used in a plastic sprayer (and always read the warnings that come with the materials you use). Witness the result when copper sulfate is added to the saggar container.

Glazes
Raku Crackle is a technique started in the 50s and 60s and it can be fired quickly. Learn some tricks of the trade to create amazing colors. With Copper Matte, learn about the combinations of chemicals to achieve diverse results when fired.


 
Firing in Randy’s Mobile Kiln
See the unique structure that provides maximum heat for the clay, and how a low-fire glaze on a high fire clay creates a spectacular effect. Observe how a Fast Fire, produces a Raku Crackle and watch colors change right before your eyes in the see-through reduction chamber. Learn why the weight of the pot and the size of the opening in it help determine the amount of time it remains in the reduction chamber.
   See first hand how students learn the importance of pacing. Find how why they should not work too quickly. Watch the effects achieved when chemical solutions are concentrated on specific areas. Listen to Randy explain how he achieves subtle variations of color in his creations.
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