I unloaded last Tuesday's firing and found a few good pieces and a couple losers. Unlike the last firing, which was slightly under fired, I made sure to reach a solid cone 10 temperature before turning off the gas and heading to bed. This longer firing didn't suit one of my green glazes and I had three pots who's glaze melted onto the shelf and will require some grinding to remove the remnants.
I like the idea of functional pottery being used in the rituals of daily living. I was an adult before I realized how the celedon teapot used on gray, rainy days and the casserole in which my mother made her tasteless jello salads had become, for me, the keepers of family memories. It is my hope that the pieces I make will be passed around the table, hold "treasures" from the beach or used in some way with enough frequency that they become part of the woven fabric of life.
I make all my pots by hand, mostly by using a potters wheel in my basement studio. The pots are bisque fired in an electric kiln and glaze fired in a gas kiln located in the backyard.
I love the texturing you are doing on the outside of your casseroles.
ReplyDeleteThat brown bowl with the leaf print is really neat. Looks like a new style for you.
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