It's more than two weeks since Raiders Mina Totino, Kate Metten, Michelle Normoyle and Tamara Mills were here, and Eric Metcalfe and curator Kate Bellringer were here just after that so they've all had to wait patiently while I glaze-fired all their plates. Of course there was the exciting soda firing in the interim too. Alan took photos of all the work this weekend so…
Where did March go? A month ago we had a horrendous snowfall and now we're right into a glorious Spring. I planned to complete the making and slip-painting of any red earthenware pots I had on hand early in the month so that I could clean out my wheel and start making pieces for the TriCity Potters' soda firing, using grey Plainsman stoneware clay. But…
It's two weeks since the most recent Raid took place. Because Philippe used wax on bisque-fired plates I decided to re-fire everybody's work, including two Rhytons that Eric had painted, so that there would be no smudging of underglazes. Then, with my participation in the soda firing for much of last week, it was a minor miracle that I found time to glaze and fire…
How can we be so far into January? I had planned to get a kiln load of earthenware pieces, including some more plates for Raiders made by now. At this point I have some jugbirds and yunomis waiting to be painted and I've thrown and assembled two special Rhytons. The latter just need to dry now and the plan is for Eric to paint them…
This evening's little chore is to pack up the most recently painted plates, ready for us to deliver to the Western Front tomorrow. That'll be our Solstice adventure. How marvellous to know our days will get longer now! The glaze firing included plates painted by the most recent visitors, Renée, Monique and Marlene, another one from Eric and four little dishes painted by one of…