The Kiln has recovered back to a cool state and everything has been unloaded. Here is a little sample of what happened during their long stay in the hot temperatures. It’s always like Christmas morning for me when it comes time to open the lid of the kiln. I have an idea in my head of what I think the pieces should look like but there is always that element of surprise. I’m pleased with the wood grain purse. I love the way the flower turned out and I’m so happy I changed the color of the flower from red to white. I also brushed a little of the brown stain over the white flower petals and I’m also pleased with the textured look.

I like the mixture of the turquoise and kemp red featured on the left. I would like to start doing more with these two colors as I think they are delecious blended together.

I’m also unhappy with so many of the pieces that came out today. Bobby and I are going to look into getting a sprayer as that will help in the glazing process. When glazing large pieces I have a difficult time getting evenness in the color and to be honest my heart sank this morning. I’m going to try to reglaze some of the pieces to see if I can achieve what I’m aiming for.

I included a picture per Laura’s request of the studio where I’m a member and go to glaze. The portion of the pic here is probably 1/4 the size of the studio as there is another room behind this one for glazing and an area where we have several kilns for different kinds of firing. However I have my own studio at home where I handbuild and also have a wheel too. My kiln is in the garage where I fire my own work.