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By Hodaka, April 14, 2010

The wind stopped over the weekend, and fired the kiln on Sunday. I opened the kiln today.  Here are some new attempt.

One is the stamped directly over the green-ware, and glazed a bit differently. I like the flow of the things, but I am not sure.

This is combination of the tenmoku, the tomato red and the rutile blue.

I like it.

I really like the rutile blue and the amber combination, but I cannot find the recipe for the amber glaze I came up last year. I checked the Hyperglaze, but the software acting wired and did not save the data.  My blog entry said the chun blue.  I mixed and tested the similar glaze, but turned out the celadon.  Looking at the old batch, I remember I used the different iron oxides, the iron silicate; calcined iron and silica mixture I made.  This is not feasible for a large batch, so I need find the alternative.

I  glaze the large pieces today, and fire on Thursday.

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By Hodaka, April 7, 2010

I have been throwing lots of pots, actually clay is down to 4 boxes (200lbs). Yes, I used 2200lb in less than one year! I can finish them next week. Tons of bisque-wares are ready to be glazed.

We had 80 degree record breaking days last week, and really enjoy the very warm – unseasonable weather. The spring is here, with winds and unstable weather. I have been holding the glaze firing for at least two week now. I probably can fire the kiln without problem, though. This is great way to build up inventory before the show. First two shows are at the first two weeks of June. I will have firing every week in May.

Please check my schedule !