Benzine

The one in AZ looks good. There is a 40 cf alpine in UT also looks great

Yeah, that Alpine is out of my wheel house... And price range.

Thought I was going crazy there for a minute. I was wondering if I said something the administrators didn't like.

I thought it had something to do with my short term memory problem...but realized it was just something to do with my short term memory problem

LOL I thought the same thing as Denise so I reworded my post about insurance ... I thought someone saw it as a sales push for Progressive insurance (you can NOT sell insurance across state lines unless you are licensed in that state)

Also, I still really like the glaze combination I used, but it's a little "heavy" and the foot ring too sharp. Live and learn...

Stay young, keep learning!

At least you have one, my last studio the windows were bricked over for foundation work.

I need to mop. My cat is shedding.

You make it sound like cats ever stop shedding. Our's gets blocked out of my work shop, when I have a bunch of things going. She is too nosey, sheds everywhere, and steals my sponges.

Standing 3feet away from a burning RR tankard for 13 hrs cured me to want to see another!!

Yikes, Alabama! That's gnarly!

Benzine you live close pick it up for a song-sell your other one.

Well, it's jumped nearly $100 in a day. We'll see what the final hours bring...

No go. I tried bidding towards the end, but it kept jumping. Someone got a nice couple thousand dollar kiln for under four hundred.

I'll just have to keep watching. I've seen others come up, in the same area before. The rich school districts seem to dump good kilns, for new fairly often.

So, what kind of cold is necessary .... : - )

The kind that drives aeay that sickening 110F poop weather we get in the summer here! Yuuuuck! I likes it in the 50s and sunny. Perrrrrfect! ♥

the daily grind of the potter, art teacher, parent partner, you love it!

Me, too!

use some miracle grow and they will get taller

Oh no Crusty, I'm not falling for that again. Last time I did that, not only did they not get any bigger, but the fumes they gave off, when fired, were nasty!... But on the plus side, the fumes gave me the ability to taste colors.....

Colors must taste like bat poop.

What's the coldest you've had success at?

Well, this one was 20 F, when we started. It was in the teens, by the time we got through all three loads.

That is probably the coolest, that I've fired in. The only difference, that I've found that it makes, is how comfortable I am, while firing. It was a little chilly the other night. The students went inside, from time to time, but I was minding the kiln, so I was outside nearly the entire time.

Luckily, yes I do.

did you like the results ?

Yes, fairly happy with the results. A vase, was supposed to have a blue lower portion, but turned out more copper-ish because of the reduction. I've accepted this part of Raku firing. The student project turned out great, but had some dunting, probably because of interior glaze thickness.

No worries. The student came in, and they vented it, through the mouth that was part of the sculpture.

Yo've taught them well!!

I try. This student though, extremely talented, and will spend hours on these incredible, subtle details. But sometimes, will ignore things that are the most obvious.

Typical teacher . . . getting the big bucks for playing around in clay all day.

Yeah,my Dad at loss how to explain my teaching job said I played with clay until my arms got tired and then played some more on the computer I didn't teach, had two playrooms. Ben your arms will recover, just as the clay recycled has.

Honestly, wedging never really tires me out that much. Give me a few minutes, a quick drink and a snack, and I'm ready to go.

Is it common practice for art teachers to make grad mugs in the US?

no, but often a courtesy and sign of respect.

I usually end up with 15-20 a year, but always have. a few extra. I'm trying to include a letter tile opposite the handle, for the student's first initial.

Min, I've almost always done mugs, because I want to give the student, something they will be able to use, and have for many years. Especially being as young adults seem to survive on cereal, coffee, Easy Mac and Ramen. So the mugs i make work well for all of those.