This morning we had one last kiln opening for the season. Tomorrow is the Rock & Shop Market in Durham, NC, and I’m happy to say I have plenty inventory for the show. Earlier this week I stopped by Helping Hand Mission and picked up a shelf that will give my table some more vertical interest and space for display. The good news about this firing is that the mugs were a success. I’m pleased with the weight and shape…

I will be selling my wares this weekend! Come stop by my table and get a gift for someone you love. SATURDAY DECEMBER 17TH, 2011, 12-6PM The 12TH Rock & Shop Market / BLOCK PARTY Motorco Music Lodge, Fullsteam Brewery & The Trotter Building, Durham, NC

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…

In this weekend’s glaze firing, the colors came out more subtle with some browns, royal blues and indigo. After the glaze ran all over the kiln last week, I was much more conservative in the glaze application. Chun red appears gray on the brown body clays rather than white. I’m not sure if the Indigo Float was applied too thinly or if the kiln didn’t fire hot enough to fully float the blue, but the color didn’t pop like it…