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  1. "Unread content" doesn't seem to be working as it used to.

  2. Hello new-look forum.  Feel like a newbie!

  3. How did your further testing go?

    My father passed two weeks ago, and I want to use his ashes in trinket trays for the family.  Will also use them in some fused glass work.

    1. Denice

      Denice

      I am so sorry for your loss,  make sure you take the time to recover.  I hope you get the information you need to complete your trays for your family.   Denice

    2. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      Sorry to hear about your loss.

    3. oldlady

      oldlady

      so sorry to hear the bad news.  hope you are able to make something to remind you of him.  thinking of you.

  4. It's wet and cold, so sitting here preparing notes for running a "Slip-Casting and Mould-Making" session at next year's Potters' Camp.

    1. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      I am pretty much off until after Jan. 1. So now to finally clean my pig studio, and prep for new testing.

    2. Celia UK

      Celia UK

      Getting my name on the list already Ann!!

  5. Kiln is on last segment, down-firing following a glass tack-fusing test fire.

  6. Lovely feedback received from a recipient of one of my snowflake mobiles.  Happy potter.

    1. dhPotter

      dhPotter

      woo hoo - way to go Chilly

    2. JohnnyK

      JohnnyK

      It's always great to get positive feedback from the recipients of your work, Chilly! Just had that same experience with my latest bud vases...Way to go, girl!

    3. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      Satisfying feeling to know your hard work is appreciated.

  7. Moved to the dark side.  Booked a a traditional (glass) leading class, and 10 weeks of studio-time".

    Till working with clay tho'  

    1. LeeU

      LeeU

      Nah---no dark side to it....just a way to have fun, learn, create, and probably cross fertilize!  

  8. Now it's cool enough to work in the studio (greenhouse).  I can't get to the clay as it's hiding behind garden trellis/obelisks/mini greenhouse that is drying out, waiting for painting/water repellent stuff.  I'll be back soon clay, promise.

    1. JohnnyK

      JohnnyK

      I love this time of the year...Daylight Savings Time goes away. It gets dark early. It cools significantly and I can't spend as much time outdoors with the farm and the garden soooo...more time in the STUDIO,,,yaaay!

  9. Oh dear, attended a glass fusing course and now I'm being drawn away from clay.  So tempting.

     

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    2. LeeU

      LeeU

      What he said! 

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      rabbit hole -be careful 

    4. Denice

      Denice

      I have done glass fusing in the past, it was interesting and fun.  Kind of like a kid with a new toy,  but the thrill wore off quickly.  I still needed to get my hands in clay.   Denice

  10. Some interesting stuff at Blists Hill and Coalport museums in Ironbridge, Shropshire, England.  The first "thermometer", seger cones, bottle kilns

    1. Marcia Selsor

      Marcia Selsor

      very interesting. Thanks for posting the pictures,

       

  11. Thanks to the mods for dealing with all that spam.

  12. Wow, three days ago, I had the "most-liked-content" on here!

  13. "Sky" mug is out of the kiln. Just need to get camera attached so I can show it off

    1. Evelyne Schoenmann

      Evelyne Schoenmann

      Can't wait to see it. Great that we will have another "Final Entry" for the challenge..

  14. Been away from the forum for a few days. Wow, you've all been busy !

  15. Broken collarbone :-( No Pottery, No Cycling, No Sewing, No Gardening, No Life !

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    2. Chilly

      Chilly

      thanks all for your support. ow sums it up politely. i apologize in advance if I seem GRUMPY, but I am. it was my own fault, so rather annoyed with myself. in 6-8 weeks time i should be back to normal! happy, optimistic self :-)

    3. Marko

      Marko

      Oh, that sux. I wish you a speedy recovery.

    4. Evelyne Schoenmann

      Evelyne Schoenmann

      Awwww that doesn't sound like a holiday. Take care, go easy and get well soon. Can you draw instead of potting?

  16. Can't get into the studio. Fresh paving laid between house and greenhouse door. Not allowed to walk on it yet. Which book do I want to re-read?

    1. Marko

      Marko

      Forget the book. Go press your hand in the cement, write initials, dates. LOL

    2. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      Of Mice and Men- John Steinbech. back.. something like that. Not read it in 40 years, but still remember it well.

    3. Joseph Fireborn

      Joseph Fireborn

      "Thank you for arguing." That is one of my most recommended books to almost anyone who asks me about a book to read.

  17. Can't sleep. Titanium plate and screws in my collarbone ! Feeling positive tho' :-)

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    2. rakukuku

      rakukuku

      Ouch, I feel your pain, Get well soon.

    3. JohnnyK

      JohnnyK

      When I had my 2 shoulder surgeries, I had to sleep in my recliner for a month each time. If you have one you might try it...Hang in there and recover soon, Chilly!

    4. Chilly

      Chilly

      Sleeping definitely the worst thing. Pile of pillows is helping. And busy during the day.

  18. Cold and damp. Glaze taking ages to dry. Bye bye summer :-(

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    2. Babs

      Babs

      Must have had your head buried in your kiln for that moment in June.

    3. Cavy Fire Studios

      Cavy Fire Studios

      Blech, good riddance! My kiln is in my living room and we had a hellfire summer this year. Winter is my happy place. ^_^

    4. Chilly

      Chilly

      Funnily enough, HB, some of the best weather I encountered this summer was in July, while visiting Gateshead. Perhaps you were sleeping, on nights?

  19. Discharged from fracture clinic. Now I can start getting back to a normal life. Physio says it could take another 8 months before shoulder returns to "normal". I'm cool with that.

    1. vinks

      vinks

      Wishing Good health!

    2. Joseph Fireborn

      Joseph Fireborn

      Not bad. Time zooms by. You will get there. Glad you got some good results!

  20. Discharged from fracture clinic. Now I can start getting back to a normal life. Physio says it could take another 8 months before shoulder returns to "normal". I'm cool with that.

  21. First firing of porcelain is cooling down. Won't get opened until tomorrow late afternoon. Can't wait........

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    2. Roberta12
    3. Chilly

      Chilly

      Yes, photos tomorrow,

      All seemed OK. :-)

    4. Chilly

      Chilly

      Photos in gallery, and in "Can't throw, can extrude" thread.

       

  22. First time on the wheel for 5 1/2 months. Collarbone held up well. Shame about throwing skills (or lack of).

    1. Joseph Fireborn

      Joseph Fireborn

      Grats! Glad to see your recovering well.

    2. PRankin

      PRankin

      Great to hear you're back.

    3. GiselleNo5

      GiselleNo5

      Like riding a bike :) Have fun!

  23. Forum's quiet. Where have you all been?

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    2. Denice

      Denice

      I couldn't get on either, I even e-mailed Joseph to see if he could get on. CMF accidently locked me out one time, so I was just checking I wasn't the only one.

    3. terrim8

      terrim8

      I think there was something wrong with the website.

    4. Marcia Selsor

      Marcia Selsor

      Yes. Jennifer got it fixed. She is the head administrator for CAD.

       

  24. Four days later, three mugs are glazed. One-handed, all by myself!

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    2. Marko

      Marko

      Good on you. And ditto everything bciskepottery said.

    3. alabama

      alabama

      How is the broken shoulder doing?

    4. Chilly

      Chilly

      It's getting better, thanks. Down fro 12 tabs a day to just 2. Hoping to drop those soon. Pain is mainly gone, just aches now. And frustrated at how bad I am at one-finreg trypong !! lol

  25. Hobbled out to studio (piriformis in spasm) spent a pain-free hour so absorbed in modelling new mug shape, hobbled back indoors for lunch

    1. ChenowethArts

      ChenowethArts

      Hobbled to Gobbled...works for me :)

    2. Min

      Min

      Ouch, I feel your pain. Takes a long time to heal doesn't it!

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