Christmas Eve Kiln Opening

His & Hers Stemmed Pinch Mugs
by Linda Starr

Boat Shaped Vase
by Linda Starr

Green Speckled Butter Dish
by Linda Starr

Blue Moon Pinch Bowl
by Linda Starr

Pinched Tabletop Planter
with Florida Clay Dots
by Linda Starr

Combed Dots Pinch Bowls
by Linda Starr

Pool of Desire
glass melted in a tiny pinch pot
by Linda Starr

Sadly the second vase, which is about 8 x 10 inches, has a one inch vertical stress crack at the top one inch from the edge. I was inspired by rough terrain in the mountains for this one. And the colors were so Christmassy, what a big disapointment. The boat shapes have a lot of stress at the sides, but I keep on making them.

The Florida clay on the tabletop pinched planter turned a really dark brown and has a rough texture, rather nice looking. Would be good for texture on the outside of pots. I did screen it, but maybe not well enough.

A few pots not shown had rather putrid colors in the glaze. My volcanic ash experiments were a bust. I sprinkled the ash in little pinch pots and it just made a rough texture. Perhaps next time I'll mix it in with the glaze.

Sometimes I wonder if I am cut out to be a potter. I had a nine piece tile wall hanging that came out really nice. Then I dropped one of the tiles and it got a small chip on the side. I take each and every disappointment so hard, no matter how many good ones I get. Which is how I felt last night. But the last little glass filled pinch pot is how I feel today, a pool of desire to keep going.

Merry Christmas.