10am we were taken on a guided tour of the Medalta National Historic District. Ron Mason, the education coordinator, was a very knowledgeable and animated guide. In the photo he’s explaining slip casting. Chelsea Scott is cleaning up jiggered bowls.

Here we are pretending to be Medalta Pottery workers.

The interpretive displays are just great. They give a good feeling for the pottery of the time, from the very lucrative sewer pipe business to the commemorative dishes, kitchen ware and crocks to some entirely awful tourist items. We could imagine that working conditions in the forties were fairly dreadful as we were taken through parts of the old factory.

This is a grog-grinder. Imagine the noise!

Brenda, Sara, me and Robin at Plainsman Clay.

Back at the studio Claude had the salt kiln completely loaded. Tomorrow I must set my alarm for 6.30am as we hope to turn the kiln on by 7.30am. Burritos to make, a trip to the safety mask supplier and the media are visiting. When to work?

I trimmed 3 large tankards, painted some slips on birds and we took a quick trip to buy groceries. Half way through the Residency!

Sorry the text doesn’t line up perfectly with the photos.