Monday, November 15, 2010

Possible Studio Assistant


Saturday we went to the local seafood festival and had a nice time. I met several local potters I know and ran into the wood turner who I visited a few months back. I also found out a local woman teaches pine needles basket weaving. I plan on taking a class from her. She lives about 15 minutes from me. I'll be adding a few more booth photos to my blog page when I have time.

When I got home I unloaded the bisque and thought to myself, I can quickly get these glazed and fire this load. I decided to glaze in the garage right next to the kiln. Gary helped set up a table and I immediately started glazing. Next thing you know Gary opens the garage door and asks are you alive in there? I said yes. He said do you know what time it is. I said no. The back door has a blind on it and the big door was closed to keep dust out while I'm glazing. Gary said it's five o'clock in the morning. I got so carried away I stayed up all night glazing.

I still wasn't finished, so I talked Gary into glazing some magnets I made with scrap clay. He finished them for me and brought them into the garage for me to load. He said glazing is very relaxing. Do you think I have a possible studio assistant? I hope so. Actually Gary helps me quite a bit, but I didn't think I could talk him into glazing. He used to make model airplanes when he was a kid and says he likes detail work. I think hand glazing is right up his alley.


Since I hand brush all the glazes it takes me quite a while. And I have to stir up all the glazes and thin them if they need it. Then several of the pieces I glazed this time have two or three colors on them. I finally finished glazing yesterday and will start the kiln this morning. Keep your fingers crossed I used some unusual combinations of glazes this time. Stay tuned for some colorful work coming up soon.

9 comments:

  1. wow 5am.... talk about being in the zone!!!

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  2. Now that is passion, when time means nothing.
    Been a while for me to have something consume me enough to keep me up all night. How wonderful.

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  3. You were on a roll! What a treat to be able to stick with it through the night. Uninterrupted studio time is sooo cool. You go girl!

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  4. Hi Ang, thanks, yeah I kept thinking it was only about midnight or something. Ha.

    Hi Patti, thanks, I think I really wanted to get them fired and see how they turn out I just started working away. I kind of amazed myself.

    Hi Patricia, thanks, the garage is so quiet and without any windows, time kind of stood still in my mind I guess.

    An eerie thought just crossed my mind. Wonder what it would be like not to see the sun, not to know if it was day or night. Kind of a scary thought.

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  5. Hi Michele, thanks, actually that was Sunday I took my nap for four hours, then stayed up till 2 am then back up at 8 am today. Today I'm firing. Then I have another bisque and so on, no rest for the wicked.

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  6. HA! That's crazy that it was 5am!! I think you have a wonderful apprentice (with all of the fringe benefits too!) hopefully he won't quit on you and start his own pottery -or want a commission on the pieces he glazed that sell :o) So glad you are going full tilt with your production -you have to fill up your new shelves!

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  7. Hi Cindy, thanks, I still can't believe it was 5 am. Gary will be happy if I sell some pieces here; hopefully that will happen very soon.

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  8. More booth photos are up now.

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