Tonight the glazing continued with some of my new bottles. I’m pretty excited about these new shapes, and the possibilities of random groupings & sets. I’m pretty excited to see them come out of the the soda firing next Monday night!

Racing to fill my kiln. Another bisque kiln being loaded Tuesday night.
Time for one last batch…

Thrown & stamped yesterday. Trimmed & slip painted today.
Done.

With my last batch of “new” work drying for tomorrow night’s bisque kiln, it’s time to turn my attention to glazing everything else! Starting with the first big batch of mugs.

The first step is to clean them all and inlay the temoku glaze into the stamps. I painted it into & over the stamps, and then wipe off the top layer with a damp sponge to reveal the stamped texture now with inlaid color contrast.

Today was a productive day in the studio.
I stamped, I trimmed, I handled, I finished. I always love a day when I can throw things in the morning and they dry up fast enough that I can stamp them the same day!

Vase #1 – step-by-step…

Vase #2 – step-by-step…

Vase #3 – step-by-step…

Vase #4 – step-by-step…

So I’ve been dabbling with the reclaim porcelain I bagged up a couple weeks ago. I’ve made a few batches of small cups, but this time decided to go a bit further and tackle porcelain mugs. Not as bad as I expected… gooey when throwing, quick drying, easy to stamp and handles a little fussy. We’ll see how they turn out…

So it started with a class demo… and now I can’t stop myself.
I think they’re going to be pretty fun after the soda firing.
I’m already picturing them in groups & sets.

Unloaded my bisque kiln this morning and my ornaments are one step closer. Now for a touch of glaze accents, then they’re into next weekend’s soda kiln firing!

Last night I loaded another bisque kiln full of pots. I’m working to get enough pieces made to fill my soda kiln in a week or so. Still need to make some more, but it feels good to have these pieces “safe” in the kiln. Firing overnight… unloading Friday so I can start glazing & wadding everything this weekend.

Kiln Layer #1 – mugs & minis.

Kiln Layer #2 – mugs, minis, bowls, ornaments & more.

Kiln Layer #3 – tiles, cups, ornaments.

Kiln Layer #4 – bottles & tiles.

Kiln Layer #5-ish – same bottles, more tiles.

Kiln Layer #6-ish – again, same bottles, different tiles & little cups.

And you know how I love a well-packed kiln…
always fun to see it packed so close to the top. As long as the lid closes, right??

Another night with some colored slip accents.
The top of the bottle, as well as a small dab of color in every stamp.
Still getting ready for my next soda kiln.

Today I finished up my latest batch of Christmas ornaments. A little more detailing, hand-built caps and some color slip accents. Drying now, but will soon go into my next soda kiln firing. Just in time for my Holiday Home Show the weekend before Thanksgiving. Mark your calendar… November 22nd & 23rd, 2014.