A load of sadness
These pieces were made with a local clay body that I failed to properly absorption test before I jump to making. They’ve been in my kiln for a while. I just left them as mixed …
Category: Mistakes
Updates
I know it probably seems like I haven’t been working because I haven’t been posting. I have been working—it’s just the boring behind-the-scenes stuff. Since the disaster in April, where my clay got contaminated, I’ve …
Slumping
This is not something with which I’ve had much experience. I was very surprised when I opened the kiln and found it stuck to the shelf in this manner. This clay body tested at 1.5% …
Pottery keeps you humble
Making pottery has a way of keeping you humble. This is a big bowl that was dry and ready to go into the bisque kiln. I went to move it over just a bit to …