Cones are moving… it’s getting hot in there!!!

While I’m firing the soda kiln today, it’s a good chance to get some work done in the studio like glazing, cleaning & re-organizing! Glazing is always my least favorite part of the process… but it’s got to get done at some point. And since I’m “trapped” here all day firing, today might just be the day to tackle glazing these new berry bowls!

So this adorable creature just showed up on the Lillsttreet Show-Off Shelves… and I’m thinking he might need to be nominated for a new Lillstreet Mascot – just sayin’!!! Loving his punky attitude! Well done Heather!!!

Rippled glass block sunrise in the studio!

An early morning start… ignition… flames… here we go!
It’s going to be a long day of firing… with my class coming back
this evening to help insert the soda mixture into the kiln.

All closed up for the night. A good job done… lots of help from my workshop participants. They were all troopers… even as our loading went a couple hours longer than the workshop was scheduled for!!!

Dan & Cassie bricking up the kiln door.
One of the more “glamorous “ tasks of the night!!!

Front stack done… filled last night with lots of pots of all sizes & styles. Can’t wait to see them when they’re fired!!! Time to brick the door…

Back stack loaded last night… pretty tight to the arched roof… nice!!!

An empty soda kiln full of potential. Just getting ready for the start of my three-day SODA-FIRING WORKSHOP at Lillstreet Art Center. Tonight we’ll learn about soda-firing, glaze, wad & load this kiln. Tomorrow we fire and then they come back next week to unload and find their treasures!