Glazing & wadding finally done… masking tape “seat belts” in place for the ride down the rickety freight elevator. One step closer to loading… one step closer to closing the kiln door… one step closer to bed!!!

Just some post-camp glazing! Luckily, I’m preparing for a soda-kiln, so it’s mostly glaze inlay into the stamped impressions… and a simple liner glaze on the inside. The beauty of soda-firing does not require a full dip of glaze!

For the final class of my SURFACE DECORATION class, we pulled together all of the glazed bowls we had gotten back from the kiln. A couple weeks prior, I had challenged them all to try a different technique on a little slip of paper. It was fun to watch how each student approached their glazing challenge… but even more fun to see all of the final results!!!

Waxing poetic about how much I love waxing bottoms… glazing not so much!!!
But it’s a necessary step in replenishing my inventory for the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR just a week & a half away! Mark your calendar for June 6th & 7th.

So last night in my SURFACE DECORATION class, I challenged my students to a bunch of experimental glazing techniques. They each randomly chose a different “challenge”… and glazed one of my “freebie” demo bowls following & interpreting the instructions! They all had so much fun… and now we’re all anxious to see the results!!!

Another bright green platter fresh out of my latest cone six kiln. I love how the vibrant green glaze puddles & pools in all the right places. And how it accentuates the stamped patterns exactly as I want them to be!

My studio cart was filled with glazed & wadded pots… ready for a soda-firing!
We all made it safely downstairs in the rickety freight elevator.
Thanks to some masking tape “seat belts” to keep pots from bouncing off
the shelves during the journey downstairs!

One last kiln to unload before this weekend’s pottery sale!
Just in time for my SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!
C’mon by!!!

Here’s one of my class demos on carving & surface decoration that I finally got around to glazing… been a while. The platter has white slip on the flange rim that I dried a bit before carving the leaf pattern. And then I added little “berries” using a darker clay body. A rich green glaze makes it perfect for the holidays! Kinda now wish I had carved holly leaves instead?… ah, next time!!!

Anyway… this platter will be there for one lucky customer this weekend
at my SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!!!