I love this art called pottery. Here's one reason why:
This! A whole new kiln-ful of pottery! This firing was AMAZING! Great colors... good colors from reduction (meaning the oxygent leaving the kiln). I'm so pleased. Got to help unload the kiln... it was a bunch of fun to be the first to see the pieces ANd also to hear the 'ping ping' of the pottery as it adjusts to its new temp. Slowly adjusting that is... (if there's too much of a temp change too quickly, cracking can happen).
Here are four of my pieces--- all yunomi cups. Really good colors. I'll sell these.
And some more. The pieces were scattered all throughout the kiln. One is also on the brick in the far right of this picture too.
Julie's pieces came out well too. Her work is on porcelain. She's selling it tomorrow at a show here in Charlotte- the Rosedale one.
The back of one of Becky's birds 'kissed' one of Julie's pots... the oribe closeby to her glaze gave it that pinkish color. That is ALWAYS a good thing.
A full pic of the kiln. After opening it, we decided to wait awhile to unload so the pots would cool more and make for an easier unloading. So, in the waiting time, I shot several pics and listened to the ping-ping of the pots.
Some more yunomis scattered throughout. Click the pic for a close-up.
With a show in a a month or so, I've got a few things to buy to prepare. Julie gave me some ideas of the few things I'll need. She's a great teacher.
The cone pack is in this pic which shows what's going on in the kiln during the firing.
Here's a pic of the back stack with a few holes of pots that were already taken out. There's good reduction usually in this kiln in all parts except for the front left where oxygen tends to hang out. The oxidation makes my shino pots turn out whitish, which I don't prefer, but I'm confident that some customers will prefer! Nothing wrong with the pots... just a difference in color.
In this firing, the alfred's blue glaze that I used for design on the side of the pot and brushed on turned out light blue-- like a NC blue. I think it's the lighter blue because the glaze was more watery-- and only brushed on lightly once. I like the variation-- the darker blue on top and the lighter on the side. Besides, every firing is different. No two pieces are ever alike when it comes to handmade pottery.
A close-up. This one like the others has some brown iron spots, which is expected with the shino glaze.
I'll be selling these at the sale in mid-June or they're available now. Just email me for size and pricing. There's one in the middle of this pic that is much more blue than the rest... Julie said that it was because it was at the bottom of the kiln-and became hotter than the others. I like it!
This one doesn't do the colors justice... the bottle appears to have black glaze on it; instead it is dark blue. I'll have more pics shortly.
On the teacup on the left, I etched a spiral design onto the cup before I bisque fired it. Some of that shows; I really like the subtle detail.
Four more.... What a great firing!
I love this art called pottery. Here's one reason why:
This! A whole new kiln-ful of pottery! This firing was AMAZING! Great colors... good colors from reduction (meaning the oxygent leaving the kiln). I'm so pleased. Got to help unload the kiln... it was a bunch of fun to be the first to see the pieces ANd also to hear the 'ping ping' of the pottery as it adjusts to its new temp. Slowly adjusting that is... (if there's too much of a temp change too quickly, cracking can happen).
Here are four of my pieces--- all yunomi cups. Really good colors. I'll sell these.
And some more. The pieces were scattered all throughout the kiln. One is also on the brick in the far right of this picture too.
Julie's pieces came out well too. Her work is on porcelain. She's selling it tomorrow at a show here in Charlotte- the Rosedale one.
The back of one of Becky's birds 'kissed' one of Julie's pots... the oribe closeby to her glaze gave it that pinkish color. That is ALWAYS a good thing.
A full pic of the kiln. After opening it, we decided to wait awhile to unload so the pots would cool more and make for an easier unloading. So, in the waiting time, I shot several pics and listened to the ping-ping of the pots.
Some more yunomis scattered throughout. Click the pic for a close-up.
With a show in a a month or so, I've got a few things to buy to prepare. Julie gave me some ideas of the few things I'll need. She's a great teacher.
The cone pack is in this pic which shows what's going on in the kiln during the firing.
Here's a pic of the back stack with a few holes of pots that were already taken out. There's good reduction usually in this kiln in all parts except for the front left where oxygen tends to hang out. The oxidation makes my shino pots turn out whitish, which I don't prefer, but I'm confident that some customers will prefer! Nothing wrong with the pots... just a difference in color.
In this firing, the alfred's blue glaze that I used for design on the side of the pot and brushed on turned out light blue-- like a NC blue. I think it's the lighter blue because the glaze was more watery-- and only brushed on lightly once. I like the variation-- the darker blue on top and the lighter on the side. Besides, every firing is different. No two pieces are ever alike when it comes to handmade pottery.
A close-up. This one like the others has some brown iron spots, which is expected with the shino glaze.
I'll be selling these at the sale in mid-June or they're available now. Just email me for size and pricing. There's one in the middle of this pic that is much more blue than the rest... Julie said that it was because it was at the bottom of the kiln-and became hotter than the others. I like it!
This one doesn't do the colors justice... the bottle appears to have black glaze on it; instead it is dark blue. I'll have more pics shortly.
On the teacup on the left, I etched a spiral design onto the cup before I bisque fired it. Some of that shows; I really like the subtle detail.
Four more.... What a great firing! 
1 comment:
You really captured the excitement of kiln opening. Your yunomis look good. I love shinos too.
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