We closed up the wood kiln this morning at 10am. Despite a troubled period in the middle of the firing (stall and wood stacks getting rained on) this firing went fairly well. Cones in the bottom and top of the kiln are amazingly similar in maturity which is something I've been striving for and don't always achieve. So while I didn't feel it in my 2am delirium, I think this firing shows great promise. We'll be unloading during the Bluff Country Studio Art Tour this coming weekend, visit if you'd like to see the results first hand. Click here for info on the kiln opening party.
You might wonder what a person does the day after a 24 hour kiln firing? Well, after the best shower in the world and a post firing nap, I had to deal with my excess pot wadding. I seem to have this nearing neurotic fear of not having enough wadding so I always make too much. While that normally might be considered a good thing, my wadding mix has oat bran in it that causes the wadding to get nasty smelly and furry in just a couple days. I don't usually find the excess wadding until a couple weeks later when it's absolutely gross. But not this time, I spent my post firing afternoon, making little wad balls, hoping I can get them to dry before they go bad. Sad huh?
Now for the post firing beer...
Woohoo!! Spring like weather may actually make it to
Minnesota!! Well, whether the spring like weather arrives or not,
the annual spring Bluff Country Studio Art Tour definitely will.
This
event for us is the kick off to our summer sale season. It's the time I
have the largest inventory of the year and since it's at our studio, I
don't need to only bring part of it to a sale because I don't have room
for all of it in the 10x10 space sales allow. It's your best
opportunity to find the perfect pot you've been looking for or maybe one
you didn't even know you needed before you saw it.
Please join us for the Bluff Country Studio Art Tour
April 26 - 28, 2013
10am - 5pm
40051 Co Rd 12
Lanesboro, Minnesota
link to tour map below
Also
during the tour, we'll be having a kiln opening party on Saturday,
April 27th starting at 5:00. We'll unload the wood kiln to see the new
treasures it holds, socialize (its a party!!!) and enjoying delicious pizzas from our cob oven. Everyone is welcome so I sure hope you can join us.
For a map to all tour locations click HERE. I'm at location #22 on the map.
