Glazed Work!

I unloaded my first glaze firing this morning!  It was great to see everything finished.  I did have an issue with one of my white glazes.  So a few pieces didn't turn out.  I figured I would have some of that with my first firing.  Here is a picture of some of the work. 

I also made some new work.  I had  a big day yesterday. 

A Busy Week

I had a very busy work week this week.  I accomplished a lot since my last post.  I unloaded my bisque kiln and I waxed all the bottoms of the pots.  Waxing the bottoms is a little time consuming but it is worth it when it comes to glazing because the bottoms wipe off easily.  I also produced some more ware. 



I made some test tiles with my new glazes and I found some good color combinations.



I also glazed my work and loaded the kiln.  Glazing is not my favorite part of ceramics but this time it was fun to work with new glazes.  It gets very messy.  I almost fit everything in the kiln except for about 6 pieces which surprised me.  As I am writing this my kiln is running and hopefully everything will turn out perfect.  I will have to post again tomorrow when I open the kiln.  It will be like Christmas morning for me tomorrow.  I can't wait.  It has been 3 years since college and it feels great to be doing this again. 

Fired!

Saturday I got up around 5am to start my kiln.  It finished firing around 1pm.  Today the kiln was cool enough to open and unload.  Check it out my first bisque firing!

I also mixed up my glazes today.  I will start glazing my work this week and have at least one glaze firing next weekend. I can't wait to have some finished work!

A Loaded Kiln!

Next weekend I am planning a bisque firing.  I wanted to see if I needed to make more pieces to fill my kiln so I took time today to load it.  No more pieces are needed!  Loading a kiln is like a huge puzzle.  You try to fit as many pieces as possible into it.  In a bisque firing you can have pieces touching and piled on top of each other.  My kiln is packed full and I had a few pieces leftover.  I am ready to roll with my first bisque firing next weekend all I have to do is push start.  I did not produce anything this weekend.  I wanted to give my fingers and wrists some time off.  I need to rest them up so next weekend I can start filling up my shelves again.  This week I will need to mix up my glazes and get ready for my next step glaze firing. 

 

A Beautiful Fall Day in Wisconsin

It was a beautiful fall day in Wisconsin today!  My friends and I went to a glass blowing demonstration in Neenah.  It was so nice out we walked from her apartment to the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum.  We got to enjoy the fall colors on our walk.  It is a beautiful time of the year. 

 

Productive Day

Today I worked on some bigger pieces.  I made vases, bowls, platters, and cups.  I will have a long trimming day tomorrow.  Hopefully I will have time to throw some more work. 

 

Some more work

Last weekend I was very busy working in the studio.  I made some bud vases and jars.  I got a lot done.  I also did a bunch of mugs that I needed to pull handles for.