Continuing my themes of not doing pottery, I haven't done any pottery recently. And I'm on the road the next couple of days for a family funeral. And then I'm home to host the in-laws for a visit. And then it's back to the daily grind. Blurgh.
But, I did get the kiln all loaded up and fired last night (Wednesday). I didn't get to unload it as it was still 1000 degrees at noon, but all seems to have gone well. Firing was completed in 12h52m - slow bisque fire to make sure my vases were all super dry. Filled the kiln pretty well this time, too, so that was nice. Glad I didn't wait much longer.
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| Bottom level. Apparently I need to start making mugs/cups again to help fill those little gaps in. |
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| Top split-level - had to fit those taller vases in! More bowls under that shelf. |
So there you have it. In the time that I haven't been making pots I've been giving a lot of thought to the craft of it, and the art. I've read a couple of very interesting essays/posts from one of my favorite authors regarding creativity, as well as mulling over some saved passages from a book I read last year; these things have kept me thinking hard about the way I approach what I do here. Which I will hopefully flesh out in a later post. But for now, bed.
Good night, moons!
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