Pumpkin jack-o’lanterns loaded in the kiln for the night. They might look white now… but hopefully a good soda-firing tomorrow will make them turn orange! Fingers crossed…

Touched-up, cleaned-up, “wart-ified” & painted with a layer of orange flashing slip.
Ready to dry… and then off to a bisque kiln!

A kinda “spirited” 10×10 Challenge! Not the usual new pieces before 10:00am… instead, more than ten jack-o‘lantern faces carved by 10:00am. Still a little rough, but I’ll clean them up & then paint them with a colored slip for my next soda kiln firing

Everyone knows picking a good pumpkin requires a good stem!
And I’ve just added a few twisted ones…

Got the shape… now onto stems!!!

Another 10×10 Challenge this morning… more than ten new pieces before 10:00am!
I may not be into everything “pumpkin spice”… but I AM into making pumpkins already!!!

My friend Kristen finally got around to decorating for the holiday… or maybe more for the “season”??? Either way, my pumpkins with her handmade carved flowerpot look pretty great together!!! Festive yet reserved… just like my friend Kristen!!!

Also coming to ART IN THE BARN this weekend… more pumpkins fresh from the soda kiln!!!

Looks like it’s time to get some glaze on! Everything is finally painted with underglaze… so now it’s time for a layer of clear glaze to make everything shiny & more vibrant.