Trial By Fire Pottery

Couple of experimental pieces this week to seek out some different texture

I have been a little preoccupied with the birth of first grandchild . She was born November 12 at 1:20 am Hell yea ! So now that I am thoroughly wrapped around her finger I can get back to a little pottery Here is a chatter pattern I am very pleased with that I did yesterday

Here's a little bit of what I've been up to lately . Raku, Raku, Raku .

Just back from a week of soaking , in ridgway Colorado , a shout out to the great people at Orvis Hot Springs . Been getting healthier by the day , and am re committing to getting my but on here and posting a little more of what's going on in my studio

Haven't been posting much these days , it seems all the good old blogs have been taken over by the ad men , my whole dashboard is filled with sponsored ads . So here is my sponsored ad for a group at Sedona artists who are having a month long show . If you find yourself in northern Arizona and are looking for a cool place to check out some cool artwork , then stop on by

Haven't been posting lately , recovering from the last surgery. The doc says alls well , I just have to play nice and stay off the wheel for another two weeks . Then I get to start rebuilding some core strength . Until then ..........

Burning up the elements . I go in for follow up surgery this coming Tuesday , and I'm getting all the unfinished work fired . Here are some pieces I pulled from the kiln this morning

Burning up the elements . I go in for follow up surgery this coming Tuesday , and I'm getting all the unfinished work fired . Here are some pieces I pulled from the kiln this morning

So, I have been out of the loop for a little while , January brought me a diagnosis of colon cancer , I week later I was in surgery , and am tested clean . Giving the intestines time to heal , and then reversal surgery in April , and another six weeks of recovery . Anyway , Fuck cancer. I was out doing a Raku firing today of some things I was working on before surgery . Sunday I actually threw some 5 # balls of clay

So, I don't know what you did today , knowing there was winter weather coming , i fired up the Raku kiln . This is the successful piece from the fire .

Loving bowls was over In a flash , three hours , 1100 bowls , gone. So for rehab and recovery today I did a Raku firing in the hot box . This is the finished product

Another glaze/kiln test , only to find that the lasT few pieces that came out that I didn't like , were due to operator error .

the last few pieces out of kilns have not been quite right , tested my A glaze in #1 kiln . Everything came out just right , so, the culprit may be my other re worked kiln . Let the test firing begin .

A dynamic duo from the Raku kiln Saturday morning

A couple of free form platters that felt the heat of the Raku kiln today