Sunday, September 23, 2012

A Few More Pots


This firing was quite good with no bloating at all.  Seem to have the right rhythm figured out.  So here are a few more photos before I get on to the next firing.


Carbon Trap shino jug


Carbon Trap Shino garlic pot

Hamada Rust garlic pot

Orange Shino pouring bowl


Orange Shino faceted bowl


Soy servers

Carbon Trap Shino teapot


Carbon Trap Shino teapot

Monday, September 17, 2012

Some pots

So here are some pots from Thursday's firing.  This is a white paper backdrop that has gone all blue.  Reed, I need your de-blueing technique!  Though it does look like they're floating on clouds!

Orange shino garlic pot

Temmoku garlic pot

Soy sauce servers



Ash glazed oil bottle

Faceted Tea Dust bowl

Carbon trap shino pouring bowl

Ash glazed jug

Tea Dust Temmoku Jug

Carbon trap shino bowls

Friday, September 14, 2012

Firing

Fired yesterday, on my own.  Everything going brilliantly, racing along, until it stalled.  I was hoping to fire a little faster than last time to keep the temmokus from overheating and running and to keep the dreaded bloat away.  So in the end it took 16 hours not the 13 or so I was hoping for.  Now it's fingers crossed for happy results.  Unloading on Sunday.

Beautiful morning light on the kiln.

Loved the wild hair look of the soot behind the stokehole door.

Looking into the kiln from the passive dampers at the back.  The horn-like things are Brianna's moose with several handles in between.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Loaded and Ready to Go

Finished loading today.  Firing tomorrow.   

Pots waiting to be glazed.

Glazed pots waiting to be loaded.  Grandkids pots in front.

More glazed pots.  Brianna's moose is on top.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Head Down - Work, Work, Work

August has been an amazingly busy month with the Farmers' Market, visitors to the studio, making pots like mad to fill the rapidly emptying shelves, and an overwhelming amount of fabulous produce that all needs dealing with right now.  So we've been freezing fruit, making pesto, watering parched gardens and, of course, making, bisqueing, and glazing.  I have enough pots made for 1 1/2 firings and now we're just waiting for several days of rain before risking the wood firing.  Forecast is for sun for the next 6 days so I'll just keep glazing and wadding.