May 23, 2014
Open Studio on Saturday, June 28 (10:00-5:00) and Sunday, June 29 (1:00-5:00) WillowAK Pottery pieces are also available at: Sourdough Mercantile in Ted Stevens International Airport; The Tangled Skein in Eagle River; Town Square Art Gallery, and All I Saw Cookware in Wasilla; Non-Essentials in Palmer; and Willow Creek Gallery in Willow. You didn't hear about the last glaze firing, and there's a reason for that. I ended up pitching about half the mugs because they were problematic. It seems the probable cause was stress between the exterior and interior glazes, causing the clay to crack -- dunting. There were some new glaze batches involved and there are some tests yet to be done, one of which is firing as I am writing. It was difficult to lose so much work, but in the big picture of life, such a small problem; the only good I see in the experience is that I now have an ample supply of beautiful porcelain pieces, with lovely glazes, ready for ...