Chris Campbell

loaded kiln late last night, a dozen teacups were part of the load. Went into shed this am on way to work. ONE teacup stll on the outside!! How did this happen?

Trying to figure if I have time to get a piece ready to submit for the Potters Council Juried Show ... My work takes a bit longer than average!

Trying to figure if I have time to get a piece ready to submit for the Potters Council Juried Show ... My work takes a bit longer than average!

Just added some new pieces in my gallery that I fired over the past few days.

I wish more people here posted an avatar of at least some image rather than ghost heads. Bizarre names and no info in their "about me" diminishes the community spirit of the forum. Couldn't someone say I am interested in this or that.

made porcelain paper clay yesterday. Starting some new ideas today.

Waiting for the over-watered home-made slip to evaporate........

Tuscany 4 is going strong. Everyone went on their own this afternoon to see what was their main interest. Tomorrow we leave for Faenza and the International Cermaics Museum, pottery studio visits and Ravenna World Heritage Sites.

Can you use rolled clay and press intno molds instead of slip? My molds are very heavy. Need help PLEASE!!!

Can you use rolled clay and press intno molds instead of slip? My molds are very heavy. Need help PLEASE!!!

I wish something that I love would come out of the kiln. But I think the "jinx" is taking photos of work before it goes in for bisque firing! Everything I show off doesn't make it! The stuff I don't photograph is FINE! So weird!

Frustrated was unable to trim yesterday's practice. I need to remind myself porcelain is quirky. I you can't rush poreclain. It took substandard trimming on a few pieces before I realized. Then it took me way to long to switch gears and be productive.

Whyyyyy does learning how to throw plates have to be SO HARD!! I should totally be able to do this without all this practicing crap. Yup. Ok, back to practicing. UGH!

Beautiful Outside- I should probably take my splash pan outside to clean it. (i just scrape it out in the winter because I don't want the clay water down the drain)

firing another foil saggar firing after the test results were so cool! Hope to bring a few to NCECA. Doing a last load of wash before packing.

Heading to Asheboro,NC today. Worried about weather-sleet and ice 6 on til noon tomorrow., but should be fine.

winter

I love this forum! Everyone is so helpful and I haven't ran into a single judgmental person! Thank you so much everyone!

I love this forum! Everyone is so helpful and I haven't ran into a single judgmental person! Thank you so much everyone!

The rain is back, no surprise there. Now "stuff" is not going to dry, it's going to have to come indoors. Going to get nagged. Again.

After three successful glaze firings without any of the wires getting hot I finally trust that the kiln is fixed! Happy days. Time to start making money

Stuck at work on night shift... Anybody got some links to good ceramics reading online? I feel like I have read everything I can find.

Leaving for Montana tomorrow. Be back next week. I'll be in Yellowstone.

Exciting day in the studio tomorrow ... Failure possibility around 90% ... Woohoo"

I have a question about my kiln.