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just realized I have an extra week til my show in Nye. Great stress release.

I can't say exactly where I have been hiding, but my Mayan is certainly getting better

In Colorado Springs and back in Thermopolis by tomorrow evening. Home in Red Lodge on Sunday.

Check out my newest post into the philosphy section of the forum. Would love to hear how clay has shaped you as an individual and your story in cermaics!

New Quiz #7 is up, also answers to Quiz #6

house is under contract. Mini packed up. Having espresso and breakfast before we start out 1780 track back to Montana for the last time.

So far I am really liking 75-104 utility porcelain. I formulated it to a specific set of limits in lieu of clay varieties. I can nearly pull up a bowl almost perfectly on the first pull. I pulled up a 4" x 10" cylinder with only one pound of clay. Think I will pug out 25 lbs here shortly, interesting properties indeed.

So far I am really liking 75-104 utility porcelain. I formulated it to a specific set of limits in lieu of clay varieties. I can nearly pull up a bowl almost perfectly on the first pull. I pulled up a 4" x 10" cylinder with only one pound of clay. Think I will pug out 25 lbs here shortly, interesting properties indeed.

back in Tx. to fine tune things before selling.Have 3 showings this weekend. Thursday will be another start of the long drive back, but this time with matt and the dogs in a car. Meanwhile in Montana got invited to the Ceramics Invitational next year and a show in June in a nearby town of Nye.

Thinking about starting to stockpile for a studio show in six months.

Arrived in Red Lodge after driving a uhaul and pulling a trailer 1820 miles due North. happily here in Red Lodge. Unloaded the van Wed. and the truck yesterday. Sorting out things. Sat. I am flying back to Brownsville and touching up nail holes and returning with Matt and the dogs in his Mini. Should be a much faster trip. Glad we made it.

Thinking about starting to stockpile for a studio show in six months.

Developing a small bottle shape today for glaze test. Fun day.

So happy & relieved - my home-mined glaze is good to go. Lab results were good!

I am reading a book on clay body formulation from 1959: and the information is relatively the same as in 2017. Why does this bother me?

Pottery Quiz of the Week, Week 4 Full answers are posted. I really hope that folks are having fun with these, and read the full answers.

I am reading a book on clay body formulation from 1959: and the information is relatively the same as in 2017. Why does this bother me?

I am reading a book on clay body formulation from 1959: and the information is relatively the same as in 2017. Why does this bother me?

Decided to fore the gas kiln today. I hope there's enough gas in my 3 mostly empty tanks...

I am reading a book on clay body formulation from 1959: and the information is relatively the same as in 2017. Why does this bother me?

I am reading a book on clay body formulation from 1959: and the information is relatively the same as in 2017. Why does this bother me?

Decided to fore the gas kiln today. I hope there's enough gas in my 3 mostly empty tanks...

Ever drank an underglaze-filled water mistaking it for fruit punch? I have.

Pkqw: Week 3 is posted. Week 2 answers are up also.

Bought two more books today...got my own copy of Traditional Pottery of Papua New Guinea and ceramics:A world guide to traditional techniques, which I haven't read! I read TP of Papua NG about 30 years ago.....