tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post5082324174728819009..comments2023-10-03T09:48:58.739-07:00Comments on support your local potter: what comes down must go up.brandon phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09410108166763940251noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-6833187618913241512008-12-31T09:30:00.000-08:002008-12-31T09:30:00.000-08:00thanks paul, i'm definitely going to do something ...thanks paul, i'm definitely going to do something with them, i'm just not sure what. it probably will only come out as one big piece.brandon phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410108166763940251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-30995361873619083802008-12-31T02:51:00.000-08:002008-12-31T02:51:00.000-08:00Hi Brandon, I love the look of the bag wall bricks...Hi Brandon, I love the look of the bag wall bricks, I heard years ago about them being used as Kerb stones on the streets in Germany when they used to do all that salt glazed ware.<BR/>Just a thought.Paul Jessophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049186132665105757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-15311474228104356972008-12-30T13:28:00.000-08:002008-12-30T13:28:00.000-08:00Brandon - exciting stuff. Happy new year to you, ...Brandon - exciting stuff. Happy new year to you, and here's to a successful and disease free 2009!potterboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16318088177021111914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-73948155355552488652008-12-30T09:17:00.000-08:002008-12-30T09:17:00.000-08:00when i first built this kiln i couldn't afford any...when i first built this kiln i couldn't afford any more than what i already had salvaged from my old kiln, so this kiln was just to get me by and also an experiment because i had never woodfired on my own before. the results from the kiln and the response to the work have been fantastic, so now i'm 100% committed so a bigger kiln makes sense.<BR/><BR/>this last year i'd averaged firing once a month, which is too often with a wood kiln, for me anyways. i have many more shows and obligations this coming year so i'm building the same kiln but with double the stacking space. i feel that the smaller kiln is too much effort for the number of pots. there are also a few flaws in the design that could only be rectified with a total rebuild, i posted a blog about it a couple months ago. firing every 1.5-2 months is perfect for me.<BR/><BR/>jerry- kaylee's doing fine, she has a respiratory infection that was worsened by the accident but she is doing just fine now, thanks for asking!brandon phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410108166763940251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-55656597582914545322008-12-30T06:05:00.000-08:002008-12-30T06:05:00.000-08:00Hope the tooth is doing better soon. Dental stuff ...Hope the tooth is doing better soon. Dental stuff is never fun. Speaking of better soon, how is Kaylee doing?Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537709565513833065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-78082905267795353532008-12-30T06:03:00.000-08:002008-12-30T06:03:00.000-08:00That's terrible about your tooth & having ...That's terrible about your tooth & having to wait so long -- yikes! <BR/><BR/>Why are you building a new kiln?Judy Shrevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817638135856406785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-31808907498338663532008-12-30T03:21:00.000-08:002008-12-30T03:21:00.000-08:00hope you're feeling better, so what the story with...hope you're feeling better, so what the story with the kiln destruction and rebuild? it looked so good....nice pots at andrews place in UK too love the yunomi...ang designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818952156682990100noreply@blogger.com