It seems there is plenty to do lately trying to make enough pieces for the shows. Here some flower vases and wine chillers are cooling on a rack after coming out of the kiln.
I like to carve some wine-related designs into the wine chillers. I am planning to make more platters, and variety of other items to allow customers some nice choices from which to pick.
Crazy windy at this past weekend's show in Mankato. I managed to lose 10 pots to the wind. One was blown off my table and somehow managed to break on a display holder. The other nine bit the dust when a couple of nasty gusts of wind toppled one of my racks. Ouch!
It wasn't all bad news though, as I did managed to win 2nd place at the event. Yay!
Now back to the studio to make replacements for some of the smashed pieces. Go Go GOOOOO!
I installed a new kiln earlier this year so that I can use an electronic controller to fire the kiln (rather than manual switches). I'm still working on getting the bugs out, as the kiln appears to like to over-fire my pieces. I found a loose screw and also changed out the thermocouple, but even with those changes, I'm seeing a one cone overfiring.
I made an aluminum movable rack on which to set the kiln base, allowing me to move the kiln around in the studio when needed.
I've organized the kiln shelves and posts on a wire rack to make it easier to load and unload the kilns.
Time to head back to the studio and get more things made for the upcoming shows.
