JohnnyK

All went well with the surgery now that all my fingers have gotten normal sensation. Up until about 10PM last night I was concerned because the ring finger was still numb and I thought there might have been some nerve damage, but sensation started to return before I went to bed. This morning, everything is about as normal as can be expected after a surgery. It will be about a month before I can resume normal everyday activities.

That's great news!  

Usual after surgery, good to hear things are going well,

BEST,

Pres

Between a smart phone and laptop I would not have a use for one. I can see how for children it would be fun for games.

I communicate here almost exclusively on a tablet.

I use mine for traveling and storing books to read.

I know that feeling! Good luck and happy potting. :-)

Good for you. Have so much fun.

I am so happy for you Johnny! I know how it is and how happy one can be when everything is possible once again. Enjoy clay and show us the results.

One loss in the firing...a lid came apart on the jar it was made for...might have been a tad tight. I'll just have to make another lid. Otherwise, all went well...glazing to follow.

Do you standardize lids and rims? Used to not do so, but now try to with everything.

Not yet...maybe down the line when I do more with lids. This was a one-off.

YAY!

wonderful!   (do you know that this forum says you do not accept personal messages?  if that is your choice, i respect that but i wonder if you know about it)

I did not know that...how do I change that? Thanks !

That must be very satisfying. Good on you donating too!

Nice!

Well, the entire crop is in and now comes the hardest part...waiting for it all to grow and start to produce. Harvested the first of what, I'm sure, will be hundreds of squash 

It's about 1/4 acre planted, which netted me about $700 in sales at my streetside veggie stand on weekends during the summer. Next year I'll have some of my pottery and other wares for sale also. Looking forward to the rainy season in the studio!

I did not know you had a rainy season?

Yes, Mark, down here in the Sac Valley we have 2 seasons...rainy & hot. 98 yesterday with a cooling trend on the way!

I remember that 'forgot to push the reset button' moment too. Such a relief when you realise it's nothing major. Hope all ends well.

Worse than this, today I forgot to put the thermocouple in the peephole (a retrofitted one) & set the kiln for a bisque firing. 2 1/2 hrs later heard error message beeping! It had reached 500oC! Reset programmer thinking it would continue from 500oC without noticing the programmer said it was in the first segment, when actually near end of 2nd one! Spotted this 3 hrs later by which time temp was down to 220oC. Moved program on to 2nd segment and now keeping my fingers crossed...

Sweet

POTS SHOULD BE DRYING WELL

Great for some, not for others. I have to keep the mugs under cover...otherwise they dry too fast for the handle installation.

I was taking a summer throwing class,   the classroom was under old cement stadium seating.   Our professor had us throwing bowls and setting them on the steps,  they would be dry enough to trim before class was over.   Denice

Congrats Johnny: always nice when your labors bear fruit. Well done sir!

Good exposure, and stop strutting around!

Congratulations!

When my work is good enough, I hope to contribute it to auctions, not at the level of a PBS station but more of a local non-profit.  I am so glad when I hear that people whose work can really make a difference choose to donate it in this way.

Wait, if it's made out of horse hair, wouldn't that be considered weaving?!...  I kid.

Great work, for a great cause.

Citrus Heights is one of my old home towns, nice to see a CAD person doing the neighborhood some good. I lived in one of the apt blocks on the east side of sunrise mall when Alexander Calder stabiles and sunlight sculptures were still part of the mall's architecture, before it's makeover anyway, many hours spent at the movies and hanging out.  

It's like you need a miterbox with a fine wire instead of a saw. Would need the clay to be fairly stiff though so it doesn't just squash down. Maybe supporting the tubes with thick foam underneath so the wire could make a clean cut right the way through? (just thinking outloud)

Just curious---are you working creamains into the clay body and/or the glazes or are these containers soley to put the ashes in?

I just extruded the tubes last night and I could still work them into the surface, but before I attach the tubes, I'll talk with my friend to find out if he wants the ashes worked into the surface. He was happy with the first jar that I made with the ashes embedded into the surface but changed his mind when he saw the bud vase design and color...so at this point the answer is up in the air...

I like having light, when I wake up in the morning, and get ready for work.  But I DO NOT like it, when the sun, seemingly, goes down at 4 in the afternoon!...

It ends my drying time outside as the sun has lost its power to dry my pots outside . That means I have the heater going in studio and its hot in there and you learn to work in the heat.T -shirt weather always until x-mas production is done.Shop was over 80 yesterday to dry pots before todays bisque load.

Mark, how long does it, to dry pots, this time of year, in your toasty studio?

Congratulations!

great news

johnny k,  i tried to send you an email through  a personal message here and it will not work.  is there somewhere we can exchange some information?

reading is good, have you done the william kent krueger series?

I haven't, but I'll give it a look...always looking for a good author. I'll be spending a lot of time perfecting my drone flying skills since I have to spend a lot of time standing and walking,,,

I hope you heal quickly,  our neighbor got hooked on drones.   He joined a drone club and started doing competition flying.   He has built a couple of hundred drones,  they young members in his group got him started on it.  He recently drove to a  competition in Florida and won  second place not bad for a retiree.   Denice

Congrats!

Whoop!  great job there JohnnyK! Take a victory lap!

best,

Pres

How exciting! Way cool!

Pics please when you finish. 

Pix of the latest glaze run...the customer bought 13 instead of 10 bowls. 18-54,55 2nd is the same glaze pattern after removal of a defect in each bowl and firing again. All are Amaco PC glazes layered for effects. In some cases Duncan's RG704 Shino Cream was banded to create the white edge runs...

Clever use of glaze: creates visual interest. Well done!

great news!

That is awesome. Always nice when things go right.

Excellent!

good luck with the PK afterwards

Thoughts and prayers for a speedy and full recovery.

best of luck with that surgery. Let us know how it comes out.

Ill take some Jam or Jelly as well. Good reviews promised.

I will gladly trade you a four star review for a jar of blackberry jelly.

Thanks Johnny; stopped at our local veggie stand and bought a flat of strawberries. Cleaned them, put them in the freezer for 30 min and eating out of the bowl. Yum-EEEE!!

good for you!!   isn't it satisfying to have someone REALLY like your work?

What's really nice is when I get commissions as a result of these displays...

they are gorgeous!   love the feathers.

good news!  

just do not overdo it.

Very Good JohnnyK.

Excellent!

you will LOVE it!   congrats!

Yep. Worth every penny.

I keep mine in a wall mounted plastic tube next to trimming wheel. Mine is accustom small double ender. Its either in the tube or my hand no other place ever. Of course I have a few spares as I do wear them out in a few years and send them back for new tips.There really is no reason to burn thru cheap carbon steel tools like butter melting in the sun when you are doing this like i do.

gotta post some gallery images when you say things like this!...

yep-what he said

Pics please.

Enjoy the "spirit".

Your parents must of gotten married when they were children. Have fun!

70 years, congrats to them! Hope you all have a memorable trip : )