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  1. Mark C.

    fired 1st glaze fire last week in small kiln-today is unload large kiln bisque-packing for foreign trip some as well

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    2. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      Dive trips and underwater photo=lots of gear-I like traveling light and this is not that

    3. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      pics- both above and under water please.

    4. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      10 flights on this trip-one is 15 hours 45 minutes-Singapore to SFO

  2. Mark C.

    Back to work for a few weeks before big trip. I have to stock up outlets before going away for a while

  3. Mark C.

    Today is 1st day back to work-1/2 day in clay

    1. GiselleNo5

      GiselleNo5

      So glad you're feeling better! I'm off to the studio myself to clean. It's been months since I threw anything, I have been sick nonstop. :( But feeling better now too.

  4. Mark C.

    wet mopping all studio surfaces today-getting ready for a two week work schedule in studio

  5. Mark C.

    neck deep in tax data entry-the dark side of pottery business

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    2. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      I've been playing the avoid-the-paperwork game.

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      Well there is one alternative they say

    4. Marko

      Marko

      Best wishes Mark.

  6. Mark C.

    cold weather is now changing to an atmospheric river locally called the pineapple express. We may get some rain from this

    1. GiselleNo5

      GiselleNo5

      We're going to have a solid week of rain and the mudslides have already started.

       

    2. oldlady

      oldlady

      pugaboo is snowed in. in Georgia if you can believe it.

  7. Mark C.

    done with the 11 ton clay/material moving

    1. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      Enjoy the trip.

  8. Mark C.

    Have a nasty winter cough/cold

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    2. Min

      Min

      yuk! I had that in Nov. Best cough/sore throat with no side effects medicine, if you can find it is Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa. (Chinese herbal). get well soon!

    3. JohnnyK

      JohnnyK

      That will teach you to go crabbing in below freezing weather...

    4. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      it was worth it

  9. Mark C.

    Moving materials all week-11 tons into the shed along with glaze materials

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    2. terrim8

      terrim8

      you need a backhoe, bobcat or something.

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      Forklift puts 2 tons into pickup truck -kid unloads into shed-5 trips to materials warehouse -really not that bad

    4. Marko

      Marko

      Whew, I need a break just reading this.

  10. Mark C.

    Great day on the ocean-a bit cold this am 30 degrees-we got limits of Dungeness crabs-great dinner hot with butter steamed

    1. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      enjoy..

    2. GiselleNo5

      GiselleNo5

      Mmmmmm! :)

    3. Marcia Selsor

      Marcia Selsor

      yummy!

      Enjoy the feast! We unloaded the container in a balmy 20 F.

       

       

  11. Mark C.

    Been raining all day 1.5 inches so far-21 inches since Oct 1st

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    2. terrim8

      terrim8

      would trade the humidity for a week as I have cracks in my fingers from our dryness.

       

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      over 22 inches nw

    4. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      humidity meter in shop says 37%-the heater has been on for weeks

  12. Mark C.

    My local sale is on day two today

    1. Denice

      Denice

      Hope you sell a ton. Good luck

    2. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      Sales been the best start ever. And I have done it for 38 years so thats saying something

  13. Mark C.

    Just in from 2400 mile show drive-drove 800 miles in one day-now its set up next pottery sale for friday start

    1. GiselleNo5

      GiselleNo5

      You are a machine!

  14. Mark C.

    Having my best show ever it's also my last at this venue which I have done for 24 years twice a year

    1. Marcia Selsor

      Marcia Selsor

      GReat news. I read somewhere else that people were having good sales this year, best in a while.

       

  15. Mark C.

    Glaze fire today and the big kiln on t-day-no rest for a potter

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    2. Marcia Selsor

      Marcia Selsor

      The crab dinner sounds better.

       

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      Turkey dinner today .

    4. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      took the day off today and we went for an ocean walk on beach

  16. Mark C.

    another bisque fire then Monday is crabbing day

    1. oldlady

      oldlady

      are you only crabby on monday? it is more fun to be crabby every day.

    2. Chilly

      Chilly

      When Mark and Old Lady retire from potting, they should do a double act.

       

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      Dungeness crabs for eating from the ocean-we got 30

  17. Mark C.

    Working on next years clay and chemical order

  18. Mark C.

    Monday glaze day-sunday glaze mixing

  19. Mark C.

    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.

  20. Mark C.

    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.

  21. Mark C.

    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

  22. Mark C.

    Large bisque fire today-it rainy this week as well

  23. Mark C.

    Glaze day today-two kiln loads to glaze and load

    1. GiselleNo5

      GiselleNo5

      Nice!

       

  24. Mark C.

    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

  25. Mark C.

    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.

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