The kiln is loaded for its first glaze firing. This will be the first time the old girl has been asked to make it up to cone 6 (approx. 2230 degrees!). Will it work? Will the house burn down? Will the kiln die?...
The firing is done and all is well.
Below is the second shelf of the first firing. Deanna's tiles are in a tile setter and unfortunately they warped and some even stuck together. No more tile setter for us! The ones on the top shelf (see above photo) did not warp as much--almost not at all. The corners of the square one lifted slightly, the round one stayed flat.
The gray mugs are glazed with Coyote Cone Six Light Blue Shino.
Below is the second firing. Deanna's buttons are scattered among the pots. The orange pots are glazed with Coyote Cone Six Peachy Shino. The "tulip" pot is multi-colored using Amaco Decorating Underglazes with Coyote Clear over them. Notice the brown? I mistakenly thinned the Coyote Light Blue Shino (see the gray mugs above) and lost all the gray/blue coloration. ):
Time to get busy glazing more pots!! Off to Capitol Clay Arts* in Charleston for more glazes!
*The best (and only) little clay supplier in West Virginia!
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