(Check out my last post for photos of the pots in the kiln. And don’t forget next week’s online sale!)
I was able to sort through pots most of the day and just started rubbing them down before it grew dark. I’m done with 12 hour days for a while! There was one little area of bloating and it wiped out the first cup/saucer sets I’ve made in years. Other than that it seems to be a very clean firing with just a few seconds. All the major pieces are sweet!
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| Iris/Irene 12″x15″x9″ |
This was the last of the bird pots that I made before firing and the first to be photographed. I had a very kind email today asking if it was for sale…this was before I showed it in it’s fired state! It will take me a while to sort and figure out what’s for exhibitions (in case I ever get another invitation!?), what to put on my blog sale, what’s got to be photographed and even what’s for Christmas presents. And, maybe most importantly, what to charge? I always struggle pricing new work and these guys are a big departure for me and consume big time to make, unlike the 99 mugs that kept them company during the firing. So, it may take a while.
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| 7″ high |
The little ones are ridiculous…I want to make enough to rival Emperor Qin’s terra cotta army….and like George Ohr, I want all these ‘mud babies’ to stay together! Fat chance.
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| from 3 1/2 ” to 7″ |
P.S. I mentioned that I don’t like Etsy and I should explain. I suppose that I’m a bit of a snob…but there is so much junk on that site that I don’t really want to be associated with it. Also, it seems a tedious process, they get a cut however small and I’m convinced that there is a simpler way.
