My firing worked!

I opened the kiln this morning afraid of what I was going to find, and as I lifted the top shelf, I breathed a sigh of relief!, top shelf with ingredient bowls is fine! As I made my way further down into the kiln I was thanking the kiln gods for a successful firing! I went to bed last night kind of stressing out about the kiln, wondering if I was going to freak out and have a really really bad day, but I don't think it will be a bad day!
More later. 

Is there a plan B?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! So last night, I was drying some things in the kiln and STUPID me left the bottom on medium ALL NIGHT! I am making work for the studio tour exhibit and that is what is in the kiln! I am hoping for a perfect outcome, I am praying to the kiln gods that everything  will come out and be okay!
I did just peep into the kiln and everything looked fine!! My fingers are crossed that everything is alright. Because there is no plan B! I didn't think of that, usually I have another plan but this time I didn't think to!

Thanks for reading! Stay tuned :) 

So... I have been trying to finish up some stuff for my upcoming firing. Make heads for a piece that I am working on for the Studio Tour exhibit(something I should have done when I started the piece), finish decorating ingredient bowls, finish up some platters that I keep obsessing over, you know stuff like that. 
I am going to try to write something on my blog everyday, I know I have said that before, but this time I mean it! I will keep ya'll updated on the happenings in my studio!
Stay tuned! 

Back to blogging!

Hey party people!!! I am back!! I took time off I know! But, I'm back! I think. I have been busy in the studio making some really awesome work! I have been playing with some molds I made for bowls and I'm making platters! Really fun ones too. 

These are the platters I've been working on! They are really fun to make and fun to decorate! I'm just using my imagination to decorate! I have also been making bowls and plates! Totally different from the platters of course. I think the bowls and plates are tame compared to my platters. 

These are some of my newest plates. Really fun to make, but maybe not as fun as the platters. 

I am going to try to keep up with this blog! I am going to try to make it like a daily diary of what is going on in my studio. 

Stay tuned! 

Lots going on!

Hi. Remember me? I used to blog a lot, but then I got lazy!!!!!!!! Any ways. I'm going to start this again! (hopefully) and keep you all who read this up to date on what I'm doing in the studio!!!!! Lets see where to began? In May I finished school!!!!!!!!!!!!! I ended up with my Associate in Fine Arts Degree!!! I'm very very very glad to be finished with school! now I can devote all my time to my studio!!! And that is what I have been doing! I've been working and creating some awesome work, that I'm really happy with! It's bright and colorful and oh yeah the writing on those bowls is out of my journal. Don't worry, its hard to read since its backwards!!!!!!! I recently started doing that, to add a personal touch. Plus I think it looks really cool!!!!!!!!!!! I'm using underglazes mostly in my work now, I like how bright they are when you've added the clear glaze to them or even before. I'm still using regular glazes but I am curently in LOVE with my underglazes!!!!!!!! I am doing a show towards the end of this month in Bakersville!!!!!!!!! September 22! I would love if people came by and saw me!!!!!!!!!!! I will have almost all new work for this show, this is a one day show and from what I hear, its a really really good show!!!!!!!!!!!! I've never been to this show so I'm feeling a little nervous about it!!!!!!! Anyways please come out to this show!!!!!!! My booth number is 22! Ha! 10-5pm Saturday September 22! See ya!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome Awesome Song

This is the new one by Pennywise!!!!!!! I love them!

Glaze test #5

Hello!!!!!!! Again I am sorry for not posting anything for a while!!! For some reason it's hard for me to remember to do this everyday! Anyways. I have another glaze test to share with ya'll! This one comes from Lana Wilson! It's a really cool glaze! I think its best to use on sculptural works rather then on functional, in that its rough. I did this on two bodies of clay, a white and a red. The white, I put a thin application on and with the red, I did a very thick application. The glaze is called a chartreuse moss. You can kind of see the chartreuse under all the other colors in the glaze. This glaze should be brushed on, it goes on really well if brushed on. I really like the look of this glaze!

Recipe 


Lana Wilson's Chartreuse Moss Cone 06
Lithium 80
Silica 15
Gerstley 5
Tin Oxide 7
Chrome Oxide 3