Marcia Selsor

yes. I am. Thanks!
My raku pieces are also in Raku; a practical Approach by Steven as well plus lark's book on Raku and Advanced Raku by Bill Jones and Alternative Kiln by Watkins and Wandless.
Marcia
 

take care of your hand. I had to get a 1/4" piece of glass removed surgically from the back of my finger when I was drilling a support on the wall and leaned back on the floor. that took a while to heal. Keep your cut clean.
 
 

nice wire. I am going to use 2" wide flashing on my new one. 

Will be glad when winter is over. 

That is a handy size as well. I have a 1.5 I use a lot to fire small crystalline pieces. Good size to o.

since  Sept. over 40"
yesterday 2, today 6"

Pres:
My Windows 98 (remember that version) is still purring like a kitten downstairs.

This talk sounds like a non Mac issue?
WISH YOU THE BEST ON TOWER REBUILD
will it have a moat around it?Maybe some burning hot barrels of oil to ward off hackers that get to close

I have used and liked her work for the past 35+ years. We had the same teacher.She can no longer lift a box of clay.
but a pug she can handle.She gave up shows long ago but still supplies a few outlets.

I just want to reach through the screen and touch them.  Great job  Denice

Looks like it was just hewn and polished, fresh from the quarry. One of the more exceptional examples of minimalism I have seen. Well done!

just posted them already!
had to take them, download them and resize them. sorry I took so long. I had a nice lonesome dinner. Talked with Matt earlier.
 

Before you even start looking at kilns you have some research to do.  Wiring and location to start with and if you have a location will you be living at that location that it would be worth the cost of setting up a kiln.  Sometimes it is cheaper to take a pottery class where you can have work fired when your in limbo.  I  have bought two used kiln and one new test kiln in the last 45 years.   My paragon has finally gotten too old to rebuild and I just rewired my Skutt.   I use a dual digital Skutt thermocouple set up if I want to do any down firing.   Like I said a lot of research to do.   Denice

I tell them I do not write words or do special orders.

We are home! Got in last night at 2:30 after the drive from BWI. Weather last night was icy coming out, but as we got closer to home the temps rose, and it was a balmy 36 when we got in. This morning was 38, and all is good. They are looking for 50 by end of the week!
 

Google 400 w ceramic panel heater. No fan. Convection. No noise.nice steady heavy. You can find them for 39.95 and up on eBay. 
 
 
 

I would love it too. I like rural, having grown up 3 miles outside a town of 800. Moved out when I was 17, and lived a mile outside of a town of 85. I enjoy the diversity of urban areas, like the cultures, and the art: but always ready to return to solace.

My husband left for a convention in Galveston so I will be alone for several days.  I spent at least 8 hours in my studio yesterday,  it would have been more but I slept in late.  It took me half a day to get my studio warmed up when it got down to -3.   This part of Kansas usually doesn't get extreme cold,  suppose to get up to 60 by Wednesday.   Denice

Merry Christmas, Marcia, and a Happy New Year in your new home!
 
best,
Pres

Thanks Marcia!  I will.  Merry Christmas!

You might get some new inspiration taking a break.    Denice

sometimes it is necessary to just sit down and enjoy breathing in and out.   pick up a book or put one down.  have a cool drink or a hot one.  take a nap and renew.  see what life is like outside the studio.     something is telling you to do that now.  
have a great christmas.

This is my last day of work for 2017 too! One of my kilns needs new elements too, but it can wait for 2018. Time to put my feet up.

Maybe take a short vacation for the holidays if you can. Get things ordered and sit back to think of some fresh ideas. Have a Happy New Year.
Marcia
 

Do you have the urge to pull them out, halfway through, and put them in reduction?...