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  1. Ack! My kiln with brand new elements just misfired. Now I have to wait until it cools down before I can start to investigate. Aggravation. 

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    2. GEP

      GEP

      Culprit found ... one bad relay. New one is ordered. All the glazes still look like powder, so I think a refire will be fine. Thanks for all the advice, everyone! Benzine I pledge to make better offerings, starting now!

    3. oldlady

      oldlady

      if yours is an L&L i have relays that i never put in.  you can get one right away.  one of my neighbors works at NOAA in silver spring or bethesda or somewhere close to you.  call me.

    4. GEP

      GEP

      No need, it’s not a time crunch situation. Thank you for the nice offer!

  2. I, too, have just had the best show of my career. What a year for potters everywhere!

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    2. Marko

      Marko

      Congratulation!!!

       

    3. GiselleNo5

      GiselleNo5

      Mark: Only one? ;)

       

    4. Marko

      Marko

      And, congratulations for being on the cover of Pottery Illustrated with a 3 page spread inside. Man, it's your year indeed. Feel good dance is in order.

  3. Up to my ears in packing peanuts today. I hate peanuts. Actually, "hate" is not a strong enough word.

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    2. Marko

      Marko

      I don't like peanuts, unless there edible.

    3. Joseph Fireborn

      Joseph Fireborn

      And roasted and covered in salt.

    4. GiselleNo5

      GiselleNo5

      Packing peanuts. >:(

  4. A message from Alice (oldlady) regarding Terry (Pugaboo)
    "Terry Buffington, known to us as the vibrant Pugaboo, lost her husband on October 4 to a serious illness.  He had been ill and hospitalized for several weeks.  I know Terry would be glad to hear from her forum "family".  I am sure we all feel part of her loss and would like to express those feelings to her."

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    2. Chilly

      Chilly

      So sorry to hear this sad news Terry, all our thoughts are with you.

       

    3. Joseph Fireborn

      Joseph Fireborn

      *hug* thoughts with you.

    4. Denice

      Denice

      Sending lots of hugs your way I am sorry you are having to go through this.    Denice

  5. The aggravating week continues. Now fedex has lost my shipment of custom-printed shopping bags. If they can’t find it, I won’t have time to get them reprinted before my next show. 

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    2. GEP

      GEP

      UPDATE... THE SHOPPING BAGS HAVE BEEN FOUND! Fedex delivered them this afternoon. What a relief.

    3. terrim8

      terrim8

      You mean they weren't headed overseas to G- knows where??? Huh...Fedex is getting its act together???

    4. GEP

      GEP

      I’m not quite willing to say “act together” yet for fedex. They had marked the shipment as delivered almost two weeks ago, but the boxes were still somewhere in their system until yesterday. Tried to ask “what’s the story” and so far nobody knows. 

  6. Another 100° day. Firings kilns in the basement. Window unit A/C working hard. Trying to remind myself that this is better than shoveling 2 ft of snow.

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    2. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      San Diego, CA. median temp 76F, wish I lived there. It is the high 90's with 50%+ humidity. Go out to the studio around 9pm.

    3. Denice

      Denice

      Hey we had a cool front move in today. It's 90 and humid, my husband and I spent the day grouting a mural I installed last week. I think I must be nuts, my studio is air conditioned but I have been working outside the last two weeks.

    4. JohnnyK

      JohnnyK

      Looking at 105-108 for the next couple of days in Citrus Hts, CA. My wife's rooster wakes me at around 5:15 AM to remind me that it's a good time to get out and do stuff while the morning temps are in the 60s. Just have to go to bed early after cooling off in the pool.

  7. 2019 Smithsonian Craft Show, here I come! 

  8. Spent the last two days cleaning the studio. Everything is shiny and smells like apple-scented Fabuloso. Today I spilled some glaze on the clean floor and was like "NOOOOOOOO!!"

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    2. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      Mine looks like a bomb hit it. 2nd of 4 Christmas shows begins this Friday. All of them are out of my studio, so cleanup will come at the end.

    3. Marko

      Marko

      I would clean my studio, but ever since I joined the procrastinators club

    4. Chilly

      Chilly

      Guilt button Callie ??? My kiln controller doesn't seem to have one of those!

       

  9. Need to dry out and launder my entire display, after a rain-soaked weekend show.

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    2. Pres

      Pres

      Yeah, that is why I am doing more of the wholesale. My wife is not up to doing markets anymore, and I don't know as I do either. Penn State was fun, but in the long run not really worth it for me back then. Paper work of sales taxes, and other income tax was problematic also. So now, I am not having to do the sales tax and as long as I keep my W-9's and others in order along with my earnings, my tax man is happy.

       

    3. Gabby

      Gabby

      This brings back so many drenched camping memories.

    4. Pres

      Pres

      Ha first camping trip I took my new wife on was to Acadia ME. It rained all most the entire trip, Had an old canvas tent of my grand parents! We got soaked, but she wanted to go again the next year, and every year after. First thing we got before leaving the next year was a new tent!

       

      best,

       

      Pres

  10. Element changing day. All the pots that were underfired in my recent element faillure have been refired. A few ended up overfired, but most are ok, including the order of 10 plates (phew).

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    2. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      times three.. Yay, Yay, and a Yay.

    3. Marko
    4. Roberta12

      Roberta12

      May the force be with you on element changing day!

  11. Photos from my latest wood-firing on my blog: http://www.goodelephant.com/blog/a-decade-long-quest

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    2. Marcia Selsor

      Marcia Selsor

      I agree. WOW! Nice pieces , Mea!

       

       

    3. GEP
    4. Roberta12

      Roberta12

      Absolutely beautiful. Are they are smooth as they look? Gorgeous!

  12. To update your avatar ... upload the image you want into your gallery. Then select the option "Set as photo"

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    2. Marcia Selsor

      Marcia Selsor

      OK!!! it worked. Had to publish it in my gallery first then go to options.

       

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      It was not smooth-it but worked

    4. Joseph Fireborn

      Joseph Fireborn

      Thanks, worked easily.

  13. Heading out for a well-earned vacation. Goodbye winter! At least for a few days.

    1. Min

      Min

      Enjoy yourself!!!

    2. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      YA-nothing is better than a warmer climate in winter

    3. Pres

      Pres

      Hope your trip gets your bones thawed out. About now I wish to be back in Hawaii!

       

      best,

      Pres

  14. Driving to Chicago for a show this week. Any food suggestions for the northern Chicago suburbs? I will be in the Glencoe area. 

    1. aperhapshand

      aperhapshand

      Kyoto sushi is really good! http://www.kyotoinwinnetka.com/  -- If you happen to be further north west at any time I always go to Himalayan when I am in the area! http://himalayanrestaurant.com/

       

    2. GEP

      GEP

      @aperhapshand Thanks, I love sushi!

  15. Spent today packing online orders for shipping. Ow, my back.

    1. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      I hope I'm done with that part yesterday.

      Just when I think I'm done with packing another contact happens.

    2. GEP

      GEP

      And now the anxious part begins... hoping the pots will arrive safely. Arrghhh. 

  16. testing, where does this appear?

  17. Total chaos for the AL wild card race today. Go Orioles!

  18. Just finished my last show of 2014. Gonna put my feet up and relax until 2015.

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