–half a kiln

Happy festivus to us!  We recently opened up a kiln of freshly baked goodness–glazed tiles. Just last week, we loaded up about half capacity in the cone 6 electric kiln.  We are in the throes of working out a schedule for 2011 to share…

–unveiling

The day had come.  The weather was fair, the padded boxes were ready, and if the kiln fairies were willing, we would have a wonderful day.  It was kiln-unloading day. Tracy and I often attempt to do impressions..something about working for quiet, concentrated hours,…

–our birthdays and Christmas all at the same time

We opened the kiln on Monday, Sep 13 with our 2nd (ever) glaze firing completed!   For Tracy and Soozee,  the anticipation of seeing how the tiles came out is almost too much.   When the kiln is firing during the wee hours of…