thrown together pottery
Pots from the April Soda Kiln Firing
I am doing a bit of catch up today. Here is the video I shot last week after I had unloaded the kiln. It was such a nice firing. I had some new pots in the kiln, berry drainers, vases with turtles on the rims, and maybe a few other odds and ends. I had plenty of pots for my upcoming shows. Here we go:
I feel so lucky to have a kiln that fires well and gives me some nice pots. I hear so many people who struggle with their firings and with getting the results they are after. This design is a kiln I've built 3 times now and in ever instance it's worked beautifully. I also can't say enough about the simple venturi burners I use. They never fail me.
Anyhow I got some great surfaces on the pots. I'm spraying in 3 lbs of soda ash that is dissolved in 3 gallons of hot water. This seems just enough for my kiln and gives me good glaze on the work. I am learning where some sweet spots are in the kiln and placing pots there to get special treatment.
The Thrown Together Potters Spring Sale is tomorrow and Saturday at Free Range Brewing in Charlotte, NC. Friday night Party 5-11pm and Saturday, noon-4pm. 2320 N. Davidson Blvd. Charlotte, NC. We all have some super nice pots. Come out if you can. Our Facebook Page can be found
That's all for now. But I'll be doing another catch up post here soon. So stay tuned. Better late then not at all I guess.
Thanks. Back to Work. Upcoming Shows.
Man I sure do wish I could get into some sort of routine with this blog. It's so freaking hard for me to sit down and write a post and put up a few images. I don't know why. Well, I probably do know why but I don't want to talk about it. (how many times in my life have I used that line?)
Ok. Well here I am. So just get on with it buddy and don't stop or you'll never hit Publish.
The Spring Sale went well. I am so thankful for the folks who came out. It wasn't a lot of people but the ones who came found pots they liked. I'm happy to keep doing these home sales a few times a year. The best one is in the fall but I do feel like folks will support me and my work if I open my doors to them. I want to connect and I want people to see where the pots are made.
So now I am getting ready for 3 shows between now and the end of May. Well 4 shows really because I have been invited by a friend and fellow potter to send pots to his Spring Home Sale (but I don't know if I can officially talk about that yet).
My next show will be with my clay group Thrown Together in Charlotte NC at Free Range Brewing. This is a super show with such a fun bunch of friends. We are all working hard to have new work for the event. It's great having the show at Free Range. Friday night is like a big party with all the pots set up and folks shopping, enjoying live music, dinner from the food truck, and beverages from the bar. The dates are Friday, April 29th 5pm till 11pm and Saturday, April 30 Noon till 5pm. Saturday is a bit more relaxed but come out either day, or both!
I bought 1000 lbs of clay this week so I got right back to making. Today was super productive with board after board of pots coming off the wheel. I made about 40 pots today and will finish off tomorrow with another 20 or so. Then I'll play hell trying to catch up putting on handles, cutting feet, slipping, applying animals, etc.
I'll be in Blowing Rock NC on May 7th for Art in the Park. It's been many years since I've done this show. I'll be doing May, July, August and October this year. I love Blowing Rock. It's a beautiful town and I always enjoy spending the day there and hopefully selling some pottery.
Another great NC town is Winston Salem and I'll be going there on May 21 to do the Pottery Fair on the Square in Old Salem. Last year I had to cancel going to this show because I was too jet lagged from my trip to Korea. I am looking forward to being on that green lawn among the historic surroundings this year though.
Alright. There ya go. Blogging done. I'll try to get something down here again soon. Thanks for reading and please leave a comment. (It's encouraging.)
