05.03.2010
This morning’s sunrise was beautiful. Quiet. Serene. And not too chilly.
A beautiful glow on the horizon down on the jetty by North Avenue beach.
After the sun peaked out, and I had taken my sunrise photos…
I turned around to enjoy the beauty of the Chicago skyline as well.
On the way home, I stopped in at the studio to check on my soda kiln.
And it was well over 500-degrees – still kinda toasty!!! So I pulled the peeps
and took off a layer of the bricks along the top arch to help speed up the
cooling process. I’ll go back in a few hours to open the damper, work in the studio
for a few hours, start gradually unbricking… and hopefully get it cool enough
to unload later this evening! I can’t wait…
Resist the temptation of blistered fingers.
Been there. Done that. I’m sure we all have!!! My current philosophy is that I can only take pieces out of the warm kiln if I can hold them with bare hands. If they’re hot enough that I need gloves, they’re too warm to be exposed to the cooler air as I hate hearing that “pinging” sound!