liambesaw Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 Welp, got my papers today and I'm officially laid off! Starting tomorrow I will be a full time potter for the first time in my life. But will I be throwing pots? NO! My first day as a full time Potter will be spent cleaning, organizing, and basically doing all of the things I should have been doing instead of throwing pots for the last 6 months. I'll be setting up my studio to be a hybrid potters studio slash live streaming studio. The racks outside next to my kiln will be cleared off, items tagged and boxed into totes, inventory taken, pictures taken, and inventory added to my store. It's time to get serious because I may be out of work until halfway through May. It's time to make the best of the situation and treat this as an opportunity instead of a tribulation. Once I get everything situated on the organizational end, it will be flushing out and producing a product line. This is my life now. Bill Kielb, oldlady, Rae Reich and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 (basically doing all of the things I should have been doing instead of throwing pots for the last 6 months) Welcome to my world Rae Reich and liambesaw 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 @liambesaw Congratulations in the most happy way possible during these trying times. I wish you all the best. liambesaw, Rae Reich and Denice 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorcery Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Yeah Congrats! I have finally dedicated my life to clay as well, no turning back! Sorce Min, Rae Reich, Callie Beller Diesel and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrim8 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) I haven't been on the forum for awhile - trying my hand at hand building. Fear (& I hope not loathing) after I fire these things! Its a lamp, drying upside down & its bigger than the ones I throw on the wheel. Edited April 4, 2020 by terrim8 found the picture neilestrick, Min, blackthorn and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) Ok not on my workbench yet -but really this does not fit on any workbench. Todays greenware load-just loaded at 7pm and candling a few hours. This is one and a 1/3 glaze load-stacked to the moon with most forms full of other forms.Some tumbled stacked large platters and rectangle footed sushi dishes on top .I still have one more bisque like this one to do in a week as well. Most is a future wholesale deal-no matter what the world is doing I make pottery -its what I do. Edited April 7, 2020 by Mark C. Hulk, Callie Beller Diesel, terrim8 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I've only been laid off a week and I've already pounded through 350lbs of clay. I cleaned and organized my kiln area, got some finished stuff that's been sitting next to the kiln for months boxed up. Finally got a bunch of greenware into the kiln and hopefully fire on Monday. I have a bunch more stuff I want to do between now and then though. Luckily my clay supply place is doing pickup orders now so I can just place orders and pick them up if I need to! Our governor just locked the state down for another month, so hard times a coming! I actually worked a full day on Wednesday, they called me in, and supposed to do another full day on Tuesday. My unemployment claim was denied so I'm trying to figure that out as well. Babs, Callie Beller Diesel, Rae Reich and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Some work is better than none-You should contest that ruling as its a mistake.Our state has a covid deal with unemployment I heard Babs, liambesaw and Rae Reich 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 2:25 PM, Mark C. said: Ok not on my workbench yet -but really the do not fit on any workbench. Todays greenware load-just loaded at 7pm and candling a few hours. This is one and a 1/3 glaze load-stacked to the moon with most forms full of other forms.Some tumbled stacked large platters and rectangle footed sushi dishes on top .I still have one more bisque like this one to do in a week as well. Most is a future wholesale deal-no matter what the world is doing I make pottery -its what I do. Think there is a bit of space top rhs :-)))) Impressive!!! Keep safe everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 I've been working on transferring photographic images to clay. I've read the myriad of image transfer techniques and am fiddling with my own addition to that Lots of misses but a few show some promise. I won't be able to fire until the exile is lifted. Meanwhile... more adjustments. Then the fun part will be placing them actual pieces. Hulk, Callie Beller Diesel, Rae Reich and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) yesterdays glaze loads stack and ready to fire to cone 11. I like a lot of space so pots can BREATHE-ok its a myth at least for me in a reduction kiln-I like it packed tight. In the salt kiln its more true The little kiln a 12 cubic updraft and the car kiln a 35 cubic downdraft. Little kiln is off now an the cone 11 is almost 1/2 and about to be shut down. then two day cool-no rush at all for these pots now Edited April 9, 2020 by Mark C. Pres, Hulk, blackthorn and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Everything looks in order, permission to procede. Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 29 minutes ago, liambesaw said: Everything looks in order, permission to procede. I just turned off the gas at cone 11-1/2 on car kiln-to late the shop has sailed . Little kiln went off at 3 pm as well. Heat wave spring day here -was 77 degrees today-darn lawn is growing again-I think I can hear it. Rae Reich and terrim8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 It snowed yesterday. Not a lot, but it snowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, Callie Beller Diesel said: It snowed yesterday. Not a lot, but it snowed. Wow! We hit 65 today, but last week it snowed a little here too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 It’s more because we’re at 2000’ above sea level. It was gone by lunchtime the next day. It’s ten C today. terrim8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Today it rained. Yesterday it rained. Day before that, it rained. I like the rain but my tomatoes are treading water. So envious of you good folk with full on studios and kilns. I shall go now and roll another slab. Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrim8 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/9/2020 at 10:50 AM, blackthorn said: Today it rained. Yesterday it rained. Day before that, it rained. I like the rain but my tomatoes are treading water. So envious of you good folk with full on studios and kilns. I shall go now and roll another slab. Trade you rain for snow I like snow - in the winter. blackthorn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 7:36 PM, Mark C. said: I just turned off the gas at cone 11-1/2 on car kiln-to late the shop has sailed . Little kiln went off at 3 pm as well. Heat wave spring day here -was 77 degrees today-darn lawn is growing again-I think I can hear it. Any chance of posting images on the finished firing? Would love to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 and 2 pound vases. terrim8, Hulk, Callie Beller Diesel and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 13 hours ago, neilestrick said: 1 and 2 pound vases. Looks like Easter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, liambesaw said: Looks like Easter! The pink totally makes it look like Easter. Without the pink they read more mid-century. Although at this stage they're pretty pastel, and they do all look like eggs! Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Blackthorn Yesterdays glaze loads The 1st photo is the small updraft gas kiln the other three shots are the larger downdraft car kiln packed up most of these pots for future wholesale order in gallery about 10 drive from here.I take them about 1/2 way down in next Month (late May ) if I'm allowed to go. The fires turned out very well with only a few refires(3-4 pots with pits) It's pits that happen with so much rutile glaze used in a reduction atmosphere . I have learned very well how to get near 100% refires to work at this point-it all depends where in kiln they go. Working with most of the glazes for over 40 years now I can usually control how much they run. I had one runner in all these pots and it was a sponge holder fired to a hard cone 11 near burner. Min the new Seafoam satin matt glaze came out super in the small kiln bottom (hot spot)Thanks again for that help Glazes range from black to browns blues and greens to landscapes-shiny to matt. I decided to work one week in clay and take the next week off and so forth to get my other projects done. Back to clay next Monday. I unloaded on Friday afternoon and by saturday mid day they where all packed in boxes and accounted for.Some for wholesale otrder some for lacal supoermarkets some for a gallery when they reopen. Edited April 12, 2020 by Mark C. Hulk, dhPotter, Pres and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Wow Mark I bet you smile on cracking your kiln open. Visual feast! Better than eadter chocolate to the potter. Thanks Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 @Mark C., is the Seafoam Satin Matte on the bottom shelf of the last photo? A nice addition to your palette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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