Unloading day finally arrived after being extremely patient for an extra few days. I felt like I was busting at my seams to get in the kiln! The firing was great, have a look for yourself!
I'll post more details later, I had a lot of porcelain tumblers that got a lot of carbon trapping on them from the soda. We reduced the kiln more than usual right at the time when we were putting in the soda and that trapped the carbon with the soda onto the pots. It resulted in my new term for soda, "winter soda", where there are mixtures of black, gray and frosty white areas with contrast of rich reds. I'm so excited! I'll bring you along for a closer tour tomorrow.
I'll post more details later, I had a lot of porcelain tumblers that got a lot of carbon trapping on them from the soda. We reduced the kiln more than usual right at the time when we were putting in the soda and that trapped the carbon with the soda onto the pots. It resulted in my new term for soda, "winter soda", where there are mixtures of black, gray and frosty white areas with contrast of rich reds. I'm so excited! I'll bring you along for a closer tour tomorrow.
9 comments:
Great work!
Did you apply to that Baltimore Clayworks 100 teapots show?
Pots look great! I've always loved that "winter soda" style. It reminds me of the Anderson Ranch soda-kiln.
Thanks!
Yes, Judi, I did apply and got accepted as I see you did, too! (Although my name isn't Joyce!)
http://baltimoreclayworks.org/exhibitions/future.html
OK... well if you're excepted... I'm honored.
Yay! Happy Firing! Wish I was going to be around for the Toe River Tour this weekend so I could snatch up some of those beautiful pots!
Hey Joy, Congrats on the great firing. The pots look wonderful, looking forward to seeing more.
Everything looks great...can't wait to see more pictures. You must be so excited!
Thanks for all the nice compliments everyone!
*creeping around the dark corner** that looks like a sweet firing, good job jouis and willis!
signeD
sad old man in the mts.
***goes back into hiding******
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