i'll never make that mistake again.....no.......
that bowl died an appropriate death in a studio accident that took a few more pieces out. in addition to the history, geology, math, chemistry, etc you get with ceramics, the physics of balancing pots on poorly supported shelves is a crucial lesson to learn. and painful. oh well.
so the nest round, fired off Sunday night, was fantastic. 14 glazes, 28 bowls, the small test kiln left to me by my father......and success. Robt called it a home run, which was pretty nice to hear.
so two hours past my normal working dad bedtime and a kiln mostly full is going now.
past the Battle of Hastings a half hour ago, it should be into the Reconstruction by now. all this historical babble is just relevant dates being tied to temps...pretty cool, and not my idea; this comes form aforementioned Englishman, who i must thank for all the help and encouragement. go see him, four miles through the light in Seagrove on 705, the English Potter. discounts for mentioning this ad.
not.
anyhoo, no pics to post of anything i have done. but what i am doing is this:
The Shindig on the Square this Sunday, May 2, downtown GSO. and this is why i have been mixing, glazing, testing, firing and all over again like a mad man as of late. all the whilst trying to be the best husband and dad i can. Cyndi is wonderfully supportive, and Will is growing sweeter, and larger by the day. I love and appreciate you both.
The plan is finish this firing tonight, peek in on the way to work tomorrow. Hope the big kiln works out as well as the test kiln. I suspect sleep will be difficult again tonight. Sunday night I dreampt that when I opened the test kiln, there were piles of dust where the test cups were. Tonight I may dream of bigger piles. It all starts over again with glazing and loading Friday night, start firing early Saturday am, build racks, unload early Sunday, and off to the Shindig. Wish me luck. Better yet, come out and see what happened. Mention this blog and receive a hug.
and then..........
Next Friday night, the event looks like this:
and look who got lucky! my name on the poster! GREAT BIG THANKS to Chris and Mandy, whom I have yet to meet, the great minds behind this event. i feel pretty honored to see my name in print on that there poster. looking forward to getting a couple of those. the loyal followers here, whomever you might be, know that i did the December First Friday event, which was way cool, way fun. This one can only be better, as it will be spring, and not a cold December night. So again, come to downtown GSO, where it all seems to be happening. 20 years ago, when I was 20, we could run around until the sun came up down there and not see another person. Funny.
So there it is. A lengthy post, and no pics to show. Next time, glaze test pics, pot pics, and whatever else I can come up with.
