firing the kiln......

well I haven't had much to blog about lately but that doesn't nothing has been going on. I am firing the kiln tonight almost done, here are a few images of pots in the process of being glazed and a bisque bowl with porcelain slip trailing. I have quite a few pots in this load with slip trailing that are glazed in a translucent shino. I haven't made many of these in a while I did have a few in the last load just to see how the glaze would looked since the kiln rebuild the looked great! So I made a bunch more for this firing. I love slip trailing, the feel of fluid clay dancing as I swing the slip filled syringe over the wet leather hard surface it is a wonderful tactile experience and very messy but its no fun if you don't make a mess!

I just peeked in the kiln........

I just cracked the kiln door and it looks great I got it pretty hot in there cone 12 in some parts and firing the ash glazes on a little thick, It looks JUICY!!! the few shino pots in there look great too!! Wooohoooo!!!! Think it will be a good firing I don't know if I will be able to unload tonight or in the morning its still really hot it will probably be in the morning....
I had a great day today judson and I went to meet some friends for lunch and I think we both had a lots of fun.... now its time to cook some supper, I'll post some pictures of the pots tomorrow. I can't wait to unload the kiln!! Most of the pots are going in the shop, some to a gallery mark of the potter and the next load latter this week are for some special orders and to another gallery the village craftsmen