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  1. firing two bisque kilns today-glaze day monday

    1. Joseph Fireborn

      Joseph Fireborn

      i just tumblestacked a bunch of bowls based on your tumble stacks a long time ago. get so much in there.

  2. Dropping off 27 boxes of pots to Mendocino gallery

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    2. Marko

      Marko

      Love it. Your so awesome.

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      made the drop-I posted a photo on a thread as well

    4. Marko

      Marko

      What thread Mark.

  3. Its another Friday glaze day-then load both kilns and fire the small one today

    1. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      How long does it take to stuff a 35CF kiln?

    2. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      Depending on the smalls in the load it takes between 1-2 hours to load

  4. Large bisque fire today-it rainy this week as well

  5. Glaze day today-two kiln loads to glaze and load

  6. xmas production is going thru 400-500#s of clay per week now

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    2. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      mostly smaller wares as well as a lot of 6-8# bowls

    3. Roberta12

      Roberta12

      how do you do that? I can't even imagine.

    4. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      throw hundred mugs dozen pie plates -20 whip pitchers-30 cereal bowls a dozen chip and dips-a few dozen large bowls-200spoonrests-100 sponge holders-its all takes clay and lots of it

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  9. If you can catch Brian Wilsons last world tour with Al Jardine

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    2. terrim8

      terrim8

      The beach boys were playing in Berkeley two summers ago and I could listen to them while showering- I was staying in a dorm next to the concert venue!

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      This is not the beach boys its Braian Wilson and friends . He wrote all that music and is doing a final world tour at age 74

    4. terrim8

      terrim8

      Sounds so good- wish i was there.

  10. Two glaze fires today one with new burners again

  11. Gallery xmas orders are piling up-the pressure is ON

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    2. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      I thought you got out of that?

    3. glazenerd
    4. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      You need to learn the word NO-it really is powerful

  12. 8 New burners on the car kiln-1st bisque in am with them

  13. Boulder City Art in the park this weekend-a small 1,000 mile drive one way

  14. unloading two glaze kilns today

  15. Glaze day again today as well as Sunday

  16. Production week before the long drive to a show in another state 1,000 miles from home

  17. Glaze day again-boy it comes up every week this time of year

    1. Denice

      Denice

      Have fun, I'm working on test glazes.

    2. Marko

      Marko

      It keeps you young and happy. :)

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      but I feel tired and old afterwards

  18. Pressed 120 gallons in 4 hours with 24 helpers

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    2. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      orange press mold for sale-- you supply the oranges, and I will do the pressing.

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      We kept 7 gallons the rest went away in 1/2 gallon containers

    4. Marko
  19. Apple juicing on Saturday -big apple year

    1. GiselleNo5

      GiselleNo5

      Mmmmm fresh apple cider!

       

    2. Marko

      Marko

      Apple a day, keeps the potter in clay?

  20. Loaded two glaze kilns and firing in am.The beat goes on.

  21. Firing a big kiln bisque today-show coming up

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    2. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      So that is why my lights blinked- you sucked all the gas from the power company!

    3. Marko

      Marko

      Have the best show ever.

    4. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      I have had my best shows this year .If they get any better my body will give out

  22. Loading a bisque today after a 3 week sales break

    1. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      Monday is glaze day for me.two kiln loads

    2. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      Doing better than me, I loaded biscuits with gravy- far as I got.

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      mixed 5 bucks of glaze this evening

  23. I have two glaze fires going and one electric bisque-ocean time is over for awhile.

    1. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      Set your electric to 400F and throw some of that tuna you caught in there. Working man has to eat!!

    2. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      I leave #333 at the cannery on Coos Bay to be canned-I vacuum packed 2 person sizes on 2 fish for our freezer

      I split the 26 fish with 3 other crew on my boat.I never have run out of albacore tuna in 20 years

  24. Took the week off from clay and went tuna fishing

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    2. Marcia Selsor

      Marcia Selsor

      sounds good!wish I was there!

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      Boated 36 fish -for 4 guys-left 27 at cannery pick up later in Coos bay

    4. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      Sorry Charlie!! ah yes, the memories of youth.

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