JohnnyK

Finally playing in the mud today with no adverse side effects...hands felt good on the clay...centering seemed easier

What happened to the rest of the page here? There is nothing below the Recent Status Update list...

Another successful PBS art auction this year with another 3 horsehair Raku pots selling for over $300...

25 bowls in...25 bowls out without any cracked pieces...great! Next is firing of test tiles to come up with a couple of glaze combinations for application to the new bowls. Potters Choice layering is what I'll be using...

For the third year in a row, my "Three's a Charm" set of Horsehair Raku pots has been accepted by KVIE, Sacramento's local PBS TV station for their annual Fall Art Auction!

I think the new format of the "Recent Posts" section leaves a lot to be desired. In some instances, the subject of the post can take up the entire section where we might get 5 answers to a question rather than 5 questions as it was before.  Many times, we are told that the changes are supposed to "make things EASIER for us". I don't think that is the case here...

A milestone for me today as I threw my first 5 pound pot and it didn't collapse on me. It will be a horsehair Raku pot purchased by my wife's uncle as a gift for his son and daughter-in-law who are horse people...

Just got notification that "Another Horsehair Raku Trio" was accepted for this year's PBS station art auction. They were happy to get the new contribution since last year's went over so well.

Just shipped my first commissioned Horsehair Raku jar with very positive review...

"Happy Cat Pottery" is the new name for my fledgling pottery business...

Got an order for 10 medium bowls for Christmas gifts...when asked about color, the customer said "Just work your glaze magic!", sooo...pix in about a week or so.

A pile of pots is in the kiln for a bisque firing...managed to fill the kiln to within 1" of the top...half of it belongs to a couple of friends. Will open in the AM

Getting ready to open the vegetable stand in a couple of weeks...the farm is producing well. Just waiting for the tomatoes to ripen. it's a good opportunity to sell my pottery, too!

Hey Mark,

You said recently that you are going to be at the upcoming event in Davis this weekend. Where are you gong to be set up and how many days are you going to be there? If I can break away, I would like to come by and meet you...

JohnnyK

Wow! Threw a few mugs last night but had a problem with centering, so I closed my eyes and centered blind. What an experience!

After a too-long hiatus from throwing, I'm back in the studio and found something very interesting...I've noticed that I'm throwing with a lot less water than in the past. I've also decided that I'll be using my reclaimed clay for squirting  extrusions since it seems a more acceptable use of the reclaim than throwing...at least for me.

Kinda lookin' forward to getting my new coils from Euclids so I can start testing the old Cress Kiln...

Way to go @Hulk! I've enjoyed your insights from that "Pile 'o sand" in southern CA...It doesn't seem like you've been with us for only 4 years!

Right now "testing" a set of jewelry racks I made for glazing earrings and pendants, Will know tomorrow how things turned out...

Going to install a neat mosaic in my brick patio this weekend. Pix to follow...

Here's the installed mosaic...37" diameter.

Just had an interview with a local online news source posted based on my KVIE-TV Juror's Award...Where would be the best place to post the PDF?

Got the stitches out of my hand today and will be able to get my hands on the clay in about a week. The orthopedist said that throwing would be excellent exercise...

What's the title of the piece?

Pulled 25 pieces (all whole, not broken) out of the kiln this morning and was happy to see that they all fired pretty much as expected with some great runs and coloring!

In the process of designing and building a portable Raku kiln. Will be doing a bisque firing of the blanket buttons as well as some pots to fire when the kiln is done...