Marcia Selsor

Packing up and anxiety attacks. My personal pottery collection gets packed today.

Fired a class load last week. Had a larger student sculpture that had been drying for weeks. Had a slow bisque fire program. Everything was going well, until the kiln got around 1000 F. Felt steam coming out of the peep... It was like the engine room scene from Titanic. FULL STOP!!!

Losing heat. My lid has gaps. Any suggestions?

Losing heat. My lid has gaps. Any suggestions?

Losing heat. My lid has gaps. Any suggestions?

I am finding it liberating to get rid of so much I don't need, haven't seen in decades, and will not have room to store in our next house. Much of what doesn't sell will go to Library, charities and the dump.

I had a small article posted in Ceramics Monthly, Tips and Tools page, December 2016. NO big deal but then Whooo Hoo!

packing, sorting and getting ready for a garage sale. 2 trips going to the dump with AC vents that were left in the attic. Sorting through my Spanish pottery collection that I haven't unpacked in 27 years. There is a lot of things I really don't need.

Random thought, what would happen, if a Raku piece were put in a container of cooking oil as a means of reduction?...

Random thought, what would happen, if a Raku piece were put in a container of cooking oil as a means of reduction?...

Random thought, what would happen, if a Raku piece were put in a container of cooking oil as a means of reduction?...

Did a Raku firing last night with some test tiles for my Art Club firing this week. Also used a pumpkin as a reduction chamber for a ceramic pumpkin... Yes, clever I know...

Did a Raku firing last night with some test tiles for my Art Club firing this week. Also used a pumpkin as a reduction chamber for a ceramic pumpkin... Yes, clever I know...

going to Montana this weekend to close on our house. VERY EXCITED!!!

going to Montana this weekend to close on our house. VERY EXCITED!!!

going to Montana this weekend to close on our house. VERY EXCITED!!!

back up and running! What happened?

experimenting with the avatar photo

I've attached results of my raku firing for anyone who wants to see

Attended the first day of a raku workshop yesterday. Was great fun but I'm a little disappointed with the result from the traditional firing. Looks very flat and may have been underfired. Day 2 today.

feeling liberated. I gave away 5 heavy boxes of decades worth of ceramic magazines to aspiring artists and teachers in the area. Teachers love having magazines i their classrooms!

Well both kilns are loaded and the firing started now- one soda & one salt.

in Medicine Hat for the salt & soda workshop, looks like I could have brought more stuff but Im here to learn so.....

in Medicine Hat for the salt & soda workshop, looks like I could have brought more stuff but Im here to learn so.....

Trying to make a honey pot for my sister. All I am going to say about this so far is aarrrrgggghhhh.