Spring Kiln Opening- Pots from salt glazing kiln

Mark your calendars its here again the Spring Kiln Opening!

Im excited this year working on lots of new patterns and imagery. I'll add some images of works in progress so check back soon! Featuring pots with slip trailed and hand painted surface designs from the salt glazing kiln by Blaine M. Avery. This year the Kiln Opening will be two weekends because many of you were unable to attend one weekend and asked me to do so.

So the dates for the kin Opening will be,

Saturday April 21st 10am-5pm

Sunday April 22nd 11am-4pm

and

Saturday April 28th 10am-5pm

Sunday April 29th 11am-4pm

See you soon!

-Blaine

Blaine M. Avery Avery Pottery And Tileworks

636 Potters Way Rd. Seagrove N.C.27341 (336) 873-7923 averypottery@gmail.com

Sliped and ready to go!!

Lots of coffee today!! Long night last night finishing up things in the studio up until after 1:00am.
It's nice though when it gets dark out and quiet you start to hear sounds that you don't usually notice and when I'm focused on the rhythm of work your mind starts to wander in an almost meditative state. Some how its relaxing through all the chaos of a messy studio and pressure of the deadline. Your eyes on the end visualizing how all the pots will look fresh from the kiln hoping everything will live up to the picture that you built up in your head over the past several weeks. There's a lot of hart and sole that goes into what a potter dose, I hope people can see it in my work and connect with it on some level. you cant dictate what they will take away or see. You can only hope that feel the presence and relate to you and "it" in some way.
I got all the bowls sliped and there fast drying. Trimming some more bowls today that will be and unglazedand painted with black slip patterns and imagery animal effigies and such I love using that word "effigy" that one of those words that just fun to try to slip in a conversation, try it some time fun party game!! I may have to skip bisque firing on them to get them in the kiln for next weekend. I would rather have bisqued pots but I'm down to the wire!!
Also throwing a few mini bows to day.. crazy I know it's hard to stop and get out on the "making" mode.

Annual Fall Kiln Opening-mark your calendars!

This year Blaine Avery will be featuring salt glazed turtles and hand built animals. There will also be a large selection of new hand painted pots from the salt kiln so expect the unexpected. Blaine hasn't made his very popular turtles in some time and is working on some new creatures, so plan to get first glimpse of the new creations before they are gone.

Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 10:00am
Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 11:00am

Avery pottery and Tileworks
-Blaine Avery-
636 Potters Way Rd
Seagrove, NC 27341
336-873-7923
averypottery@embarqmail.com