Yesterday, as I was starting up the kiln, I took some time to clean up my studio and turn out some more reclaim clay. Right now it’s just kinda a pile of goo. But soon enough, after a little drying & wedging, I will soon have a bunch of “free” clay!!!

The kiln is loaded. My glazing is done. The kiln has been started.
Sadly, not everything fit in…

As I was cleaning my studio this morning, I “created” a couple stacks of bisque that didn’t quite make it into the glaze kiln. Looks like I’ve got a good head-start on my next kiln, huh?!

I’ve already waxed the bottoms… and therefore stacked them with newspaper in between just in case. I don’t want to risk any transfer of the wax resist while they wait for my next firing!

A quiet rise with a serene skyline this morning. Red sun rising changing into a beautiful orange sparkle. Followed by a quick swing past the studio to turn on the kiln. Ignition ON and the firing has begun!!!

The kiln loading went well today. I’m sharing the cone 10 studio kiln with my studio neighbor Karen Patinkin. We’ve both ben glazing for a few days. Mine is more dipping, Her’s is more fastidious painting. Either way, we both kind of came together in the end and had a very efficient kiln loading. We were both surprised to see how early we were finished loading this evening.

Unfortunately, I got so carried away packing, loading & finishing up the kiln loading that I absolutely forgot to take some final pictures of the final stack?! So I guess we’re all going to have to wait to see the “after” photos as I forgot to take the “before”???

The glazing has begun. My mind is getting glazed over. And it’s starting to “spread out” all over my studio. It’s amazing to me how neatly stacked piles of bisqued bowls can suddenly take over my small space once they’re glazed and no longer stackable?! Crazy. And it’s also crazy to me to see just how much bisque I have piled up in my studio… I had NO IDEA that there were so many pieces in there waiting to be glazed!!! Crazy!!!

After the fog finally lifted, the sun broke through and sparkled across the water.

The skyline was almost gone this morning. Shrouded & clouded.
An odd sensation when the city you know is there… isn’t anymore!

Cone packs drying… ready for my cone 10 reduction glaze kiln firing on Thursday!

Well, the long Fourth of July Weekend is finally over. So much fun. Now it’s time to get back to the normal routine. Back on the bike. Back to the sunrises.