The Best So Far

Today, I helped to unload the kiln. I was eager to see how the pieces turned out. I was so surprised and encouraged at how mine looked. Here's the kiln right after the door was opened, as Julie was giving us tips on what to do. Here are my nine pieces, straight from the kiln. I took Ron's advice on glazing and just single dipped most of the pieces in a shino glaze and then took Greg's advice and sprinkled some soda ash on some of them. The one on the bottom right is now one of my favorites; it's dipped in a spotted shino glaze and sprinkled with soda ash. It's already a great wine tumbler. :) Here are the same ones from another angle.

Here are two in particular that I really like; the one on the left is the design I saw on a blog and made it my own. The one on the right has a benediction etched into it as it's for a friend who's a pastor out in CA. It's got the rutile iron oxide wash (I think that's what it's called) on it first, and then is dipped in tom's clear glaze. Good variation of color.
The pictures aren't the best... Here's a close-up one.
I also glazed these ones below today with spotted shino and rick's shino glazes and sprinkled them with soda ash. They're the first to sit on the kiln shelf waiting for the next firing in 2 weeks.
Here's a better shot a great piece. Thanks Ron and Greg for the glazing wisdom!
This is all encouraging.