moment of truth.

well, here they are. i didn't actually count them, but i lost 12 in the firing so i'm guessing 144? i figured i'd lose about 10%, so i'm good. the kiln reduced a bit too much, i'm thinking because it was a tight pack. the ash glazed cups looked a little funky, they have that drippy/splotchy look that some people are fond of, but not me. i think the glaze was on the thin side and then when the salt hits them it gets worse. they actually look fine, i'm just being picky.



check out the variation in surface, these were in one of the "sweet spots."


some of my favorites.


more favorites.

all of the non-yunomi pieces in this kiln were with my new clay body. they were all in spots that got a little too much reduction so this isn't the most fair assessment, but they're not bad.

cereal bowl.

when my green ash glaze gets lots of ash in the firing it does this, i love it.

pitcher.

here is one of those platters with the trailed glaze. that slip should've been a red/orange but the kiln had other ideas. the trailing glaze has talc as one of the ingredients and i was out so i substituted baby powder, it seemed to work alright.

i wanted to make a large test piece that would have a mixture of slab/thrown assembled together to see how it would stand up in the kiln. i've always love randy johnston's boat forms so i decided to try making one, not to sell of course-this one will stay with me.

well, overall i'm very pleased. i lost less pieces in this kiln than any other so thats good! our wedding is this saturday so there won't be much posting for awhile.

cheers!