Cavy Fire Studios

Keep us posted!!

I literally kept him on low all night! I woke up and switched him up to medium, but have been checking the plug every half hour, lol! Hnnghhh... I hope I can relax a bit for glaze firing.

You rock, girl!!! Hope you'll post some pictures of the pieces going into the gallery!

Thanks for helping the animals and a big congratulations.

Thanks, everyone! Underglazing my second piece!

Haaaa...well...more like a puff here and there, but I'm tryin'!

LOL Sounds like me. "I'm going to do all the dishes! All of them! Then clean the WHOLE kitchen. Ooh, goody, telephone!"

Lucky you I heard on the weather we might have a break in the heat in Sept because of El Nino.

We've been in the mid to upper 90's. Heat index here has been 105 to 110. Lots of stomach cramps.

Drink lots of water! I was in Santa Maria for the day a couple weeks ago. It was only about 101 but we were driving around shopping for clothes so we were constantly in and out of the car. I wasn't drinking enough water at all, and I ended up with heat exhaustion. I didn't feel that bad until the next day and then I was laid out. Not fun and I cannot recommend it. I do think it hit me worse than normal because I had just gotten over the flu. But man, drink water by the gallon.

Indeed, GiselleNo5. I drink about 8 to 16 glasses a day. It's after 10am right now and I'm soaking wet. It's a good sauna. Thanks for your advice.

I've had two root canals and they both had to be redone. The first one I was allergic to the silver points used in it. The second one was just a curvy tooth that was difficult.

Ouch Man! That cool water bucket is gonna feel good.

Ouch! hope you get well soon.

Yay! May it continue!

awesome considering a guinea only weighs about 2 lbs!

Woooohoooo!

Rakukuku: hahaha!

good deal. pays to scrounge. our gallery gets bubble wrap from another business that needs to get rid of it when they receive stuff.

"Peanut Scrounging"...Why not ask the forum for ideas on where best to get free packing materials?

It's always a plus. Good for you.

hmmm guinea, its good to get off the hamster wheel once in awhile. drawing is good.

You have a great spirit..maybe I could shore myself up better with some drawing-thanks for the inspiration.

It's been frustrating as heck... even painting is exhausting to me nowadays. But, we just gotta keep trying, I suppose. :3

Make up some magic slip for your joints.

No worries with slabs. Just let them dry evenly and slowly. Put them together, so they hold their weight enough, without being too dry. And smooth/ round the seams well.

When I roll out slabs I usually cut the shape I want then let them rest for a while to firm up. Less soggy to handle, especially with larger pieces. Also, a clay with a little grog in it helps. Less warping and firms up better.