These are the plump little vases from the flaming photos in the last post. Firing was fairly successful aside from a few warped plates and the shocking shrinkage in the new clays I'm trying. More photos later in the week.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Firing
Yesterday we fired. Cloudy, rainy, just about perfect for the task. It's quite wonderful sitting under the shelter of the kiln shed, drinking tea in the rain, the crackle of the fire rising and falling in intensity. The roar and hiss as the wood explodes into flame with each stoke, the quiet that signals time for the next. No time for distractions, ears and eyes always tuned to the kiln. Tea, cross word puzzles, bits of conversation but always listening.
Everything went smoothly and now we wait. Unloading on Friday.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Another round
I'm coming up to the last few days of throwing before the bisqueing and glazing starts. Another cycle. Shelf and kiln post grinding to follow. We're hoping to fire in 2 - 2 1/2 weeks. Just loved how these bottles looked last night as I closed up the studio. Now they need their handles.
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