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Yep, I finally finished glazing all the stuff from my last bisque firing...fired up the kiln this morning around 8am. It was running when I left for home depot around 11 but when we got home around 1 it was off :-( I just started it back up and am now hoping all the stuff turns out...fingers crossed!
Ok... so the temp on the kiln is down to 300 so I peaked and it looks like all is going to be ok... at least the stuff on the top shelf is ...few hours and I can check the rest! (seriously there's a lot in there like 25-30 things!)
So to continue on with this conversation I'm having with myself...yay all is looking good from the firing! I think it only reached cone 5 but the clay is 4-7 and the glazes are 5/6 so should be OK. I did get some crazing on a couple pieces but think the glaze was on too thick. Will take some pictures to share with myself...lol
Wanting to see some pics too !!!! This forum has been a bit dormant this summer. I know I haven't done any pottery, been busy with outside projects. Will get back in the pottery room this winter. Let's see them pics !!
Here they are... A;; items are cone 6 (but I suspect fired to cone 5 only)
Pic 1: Rectangle Platter and 2 small plates. Clay is cone 6 porcelian.
Pic 2: 4 small plates dipped in some new glazes, the beige color is supposed to be blue, you can see a tint of it (suspect its on too thin)
Pic 3: 2 yarn bowls also dipped in some new glazes, the red got a but 'crazy' think probably cause it was on fairly thick. Clay used is buff color stoneware.
Pic 4: 4 small bowls with rooster stamp, these came out kind of cute. Used Coyote 'Crazed Copper"
Pic 5: 2 boxes, the one on the left is Amoco Sienna Speckle and has a few flecks of kiln wash stuck to it :-( I swear I cleaned the kiln but things happen. The one on the right is another new dipped glaze.
Pic 1: This is a small bowl also dipped in that 'blue' glaze, as you can see it's a bit thicker and has more of a blue tint. This bowl is about 5 inches around was a 'boo boo' the sides collapsed when throwing it so I kinda went with it to create those folds.
Pic 2: A dog bowl, had issues trimming this one but never can toss anything
Pic 3: Treat jar and dog bowls, made these for my sister who got a new dog.
Pic 4: You've seen these before, I added the wrong pic but can't figure out how to remove it :-)
Pic 5: Second treat jar and dog bowl, for my husbands' brothers. There were supposed to be two bowls. These are two different green glazes.
Pic 1: 3 extruded ??? Who knows what they are, kind of plates :-) I was testing the extruder and, as stated earlier, can't toss anything!
Pic 2: Lotion dispensers. These are extruded as well and quite crooked. The tops are just set on them right now need to glue them in place.
Pic 3: My Pig collection, Only 2 were actually in this firing ...
Pic 4: My Chick collection, ok none were in this firing but about 5 were in the last one and they are all just so cute together I had to share :-)
Now that all my glazing is done, it's time to do some more throwing, extruding and slab rolling!
The Boo-Boo bowl in the second set of pics is fabulous !! Love all your works of art. The doggie bowls and treat containers are really cute. I like that green color. You have been busy.
WOW! Lotsa good stuff! Of course I'm intrigued by the reds and oranges you used! I also think I'd call those "strange" little extruded plates butter or soap dishes.
The flecks of kiln wash... I know you said you cleaned the kiln, but do you make it a practice to use a hand-broom to sweep off the bottoms of your shelves before you load them in? I know since I started doing that, I haven't had a piece of kiln-junk on anything. Y'also gotta be careful when you're leaning into the kiln while loading, so your belly doesn't push (or make) brick-crumbs from the kiln edge, and make sure junk isn't stuck to the bottom of pots that can fall onto another pot while being loaded.
