Mark C.

Madse the same road drive over 100 times with 3 shows that way-nothing fun about it.

I'm sorry it not fun, but it must be worth the drive, yes?

The show is fun the drive is work

I know, AND he has time for a hobby.

Most of my outlets found me a long time ago.One was 40 years ago the new one is 15 years ago.I am approced a lot but turn down most as I cannot service them well.You can only do so much well-I leraned long ago not to over commit.I have a few hobbies really.

I guess that means I might get found in 40 years. That would make me 100 years old, lol, oh well.

You probably don't even bat an eyelash any more but ohhh custom orders make me so nervous!

NO more custom orders for me

Yup, I agree with Giselle. I get stomach aches and can't sleep well. But I get it done, when I do have them.

Have fun! Give youself time to make something new!

Have fun!

When do you go to Bullfrog/Overton Az?

Never-I do the boulder City Neveda show on 1st weekend of Oct.

TempeAZ in Dec.as well

I'm fishing albacore-a tightly regulated fishery and they run 15-30#s-The ones you're thinking about are atlantic bluefin-its on the other coast

Ahh.. Good luck!

Do you ever sleep? lol

You are a clay making, kiln busting, glazing mainiac. Awesome! Wish I wish I had you talent.

Wow, that's awesome! Economy seems to be improving a bit.

Thank you Giselle. Using a gallery photo worked for me too.

I just did it. Upload the photo into an album, publish it and go to options and "set as photo"

Thanks, Mea!

So TWO new gray hairs for you.

I'm more blond all over still.

Beard is grey

Which cat urn is this? Haven't you made one before?

I have made 5 urns for cats.

3 are for my own cats-one got hit on the road a few weeks ago and is in the freezer . I'll be creameating him next week in small gas kiln along with a friends cat.

I don't recall, from your posting on it before. Do you cremate them, in the urn during the glaze firing? If so, do you glaze the lids shut?

toast to your batch of pots! My kiln is currently glazing as well. oooh the excitement

It's gonna be 95F here tomorrow--BLAH! It's never that hot here this early in June. Gonna be a scorcher this summer...

Pretty warm here right now too. Didn't run the AC much last Summer. We may be making up for that this year, as it's already running...

Mark, how many colors,, do you use on each piece,min average?

two is rare-4 is normal-5-6 on about 1/5 of the work.

Excellent. Many students usually sigh, when I tell them, I expect them to use multiple colors on a piece... As opposed to glazing the entire thing dark blue...

I'd like the spam, spam, spam, baked beans, and spam without the baked beans, please.

another attack tonight

I wonder, are the attacks coming from North, or South Korea?

Its a once a year deal

Good luck with the selling!

Thats up to the gallery-they sell and send checks monthly

I love that! Yes, I'm definitely a mud potter. If I had someone to do all the glazing and firing I would be so happy.

I'm TOTALLY a mud potter. I hate trimming and glazing, but throwing and decorating with underglaze? I could do that forever!

I love everything to do with the clay .... throwing, forming, coiling, trimming, carving, slip trailing. The glazing process I only tolerate because of the finished result.

How awesome!!

Congrats. I will look for it.

Yes- I agree, buy a lottery ticket!!

(ill take 20% for the suggestion)

need some pics! YOu will have it streamlines I guess:-DD

Fish will be out on Tuesday

I would love to see pictures.