These suckers have run through the kiln a total of 4 times. Once for bisque and 3 more for glaze coats. I didn’t think the glaze covered well enough until the last one. This glaze needs to be layed on super...
The Blue Feather project will be a hopefully ongoing project for us. Basically the idea is we’re crafting pendants with a Blue Feather, representing the LGBT populace. I thought they might also be a great way to experiment with new materials and techniques, and also be a fun way to get people who haven’t really...
I feel like I should probably re-working my numbering structure for the labelling of these firings… This will get confusing! As I write this I don’t know what the results will be from this firing, but the kiln is currently off. This was the first firing after replacing all of the kiln elements. It was...
So after quicky trip to PSH to purchase the missing bits and a weekend of A&S shenanigans we are finally getting back to replacing the kiln elements. Step 1. Poke the end bits through the holes on the walls and thread the elements through the little tough along the walls Step 2. Cut the wire...
Tonight’s A&S project is a little different than the usual. We’re finally getting around to replacing the elements in the kiln. The bottom 2 have been jankie since we bought the thing so it’s been way past due. We’re finally getting into the higher fire stuff (rather than just the low fire bisque painting) and...
The contents of this firing was mostly my stuff, with a little bit of Nic’s stuff as well. My stuff is pretty standard, I’m planning on glazing it with the high fire glaze and then firing it up to Cone 6. This part of the process won’t happen for a bit though because we need...
Bowl 1: This bowl didn’t turn out how I expected it to. The good news is that it was in fact a bowl that I meant to create, so that’s a start It did however end up being a lot taller with a thinner base than I wanted it to be. The inside curve isn’t...
I’m a little excited about my piece that’s in the kiln tonight. Most of the contents of this fire aren’t mine, but that’s ok. We’re refiring some of the stuff from the NYE painting extravaganza. We noticed that some of them had some bare unglazed bits so we just wanted to make sure everything was...
Nic had been throwing a lot of different cups and bowls on the new wheel.. Trying to just get his hand into it.. and also to practice up before he was going to be away from it for a few weeks. I have claimed a bowl and two of the mugs to paint designs on....
Cone 02 Nic had been throwing A LOT of stuff before heading back down to his place in NY so pretty much everything in this fire was his stuff. There were some failures and some stuff which really shouldn’t have done in yet but Nic wanted to force it a little to see what would...
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