Kiln opening day

My first blog for December..  It has taken me several weeks to make 17 jugbirds (really with Christmas in mind) and a few other pieces. The cone 04 firing went well, the slips and the one 'Radiant Red' underglaze all did their thing nicely.

I chose to make a casserole with a lid, which I almost never do now, for a friend and hooray! the oval lid popped off perfectly. Sometimes the terra sig causes them to stick a bit.

Daughter-in-law asked for some mugs too.

Mainly a lovely lady in New York asked for several Jugbirds and this evening we've had long trans-continental conversations and she's settled on 5 that I'll have to pack up and ship to her asap.

Three Red Cardinals..

Two Pileated Woodpeckers..

Miniature Jugbirds..

4 more miniature Jugbirds..

and I made and fired two more plates that Eric Metcalfe painted with his signature motifs.

All in all an exciting day!