Friday Night

And can you guess what we're doing?

Getting ready to go back downstairs to the studio and get a little more done. There's a little more room left in the kiln :)

It was a pretty good day overall, the glaze kiln turned out beautifully, I had 2 orders of plates in the kiln one of which was picked up almost immediately. (Thanks Aviva, glad you love them so much!) The other will go out soon.

I trimmed up all the wee bowls and oil candles today, but I still have wick holders to do and I have some porcelain wedged up to do more soup/cereal bowls. Then I need to get back to mug making. I can just never make enough mugs. I need to do another 20 tankards and another 20 round mugs.This weekend, then some rice bowls and pitchers before doing even more mugs next week. At least that's the plan. I think Ro is going to make even more wee bowls... she's a wild woman!

A long, but fine day in the studio

Trimmed tumblers, trimmed round mugs, handled round mugs. glazed many plates that are long overdue, finished up a few remaining Webster's mugs. Mixed a black glaze. Watched movies while doing it all. Tired now. but look! I have a full shelf of pieces ready for the bisc kiln:)

Teaching a group of homeschoolers tomorrow at The Creative Oasis. Wish me luck!

A better day

Today went better than yesterday, no major crashes for me and I got a lot done. I've been watching Netflix streaming while making pottery, which often means I hear more than I see, but for the most part it works out pretty well. I just finished Season 1 of Farscape, which I missed somehow when it was being produced. As a dedicated scifi geek I should have been on top of it, but I am very glad to have found it now, it's been very entertaining. I wonder how they got away with 22 episodes in season 1. Most seasons now consist of 13 or 14 episodes.

So on to the important part of my daily life :) The pottery! Today Ro trimmed her remaining 50 wee bowls and while she was doing that (and long after) I trimmed the tankards and soup mugs from yesterday and threw 20 round mugs and 11 tumblers. After a dinner break she started totaling inventory and cleaning up the living room from our mad packing of pottery and I went back to the studio and pulled handles on the soup mugs and tankards. I feel pretty good about what got done today. I have the round mugs under plastic to trim in the morning, the tumblers are uncovered and drying.

Tomorrow will start with trimming and then I think I'll break out the porcelain and make some oil candles. I am pleased to be 1/2 way to fully stocked for our next event at the end of the month.