November 12

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My favorite glaze combination
Second favorite, probably
Pretty exciting to do the first glaze firing in a kiln and to see, for the first time, how the new glazes look when fired!  For the most part, I was pleased -- and  now have lots of information to use with future firings. Fortunately, there was no running of glazes onto the kiln shelves and the firing process seemed to go just as Skutt promised! Did learn, however, that "nutmeg" does not always like to be the bottom layer on a piece, so will try to remember that in the future.

Porcelain mugs with colored slips covered by clear glaze
Stoneware and porcelain
Light and dark
Lots of mugs
Lots of bowls
Test tiles to see how glazes behave
  
Large and small, happy together

While this load was cooling, I waxed the bottoms of pots for the next firing.  Hmm ... wonder if I'll get better about judging how much work will make a full kiln load. Hope so. 

The next load will definitely include berry bowls, colanders, plates, a pitcher, and covered butter dishes.  Fun! If you see anything on these pages that you want to know more about, just drop me a note: willowakpottery@gmail.com  Studio visits are fine, too, by request.


Remember the paperwhites posted last week? They have continued to impress us:

Love them!

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