First, I am so thankful for chance to be at this show. The Handmade Market is huge and well run, and getting a table can be very competitive. The Handmaidens are so professional and talented, and the day seemed to go off without a hitch. For me, the show went mostly well. I don’t think people were at the show to drop a lot of cash, but I managed to turn out a little profit and sell around twelve pieces.…

The past several weeks we have been in high production *for the first time ever* with multiple firings during the week. This kiln has seen more use in the past month that it has seen in the past three years under my care. With the market right around the corner, we did one last glaze firing in the middle of the night and should be opening the kiln Friday morning. There are two lidded bakers, two large dinner plates, a…