I had a few things I wanted to get fired before the Havre de Grace Art fair. The kiln wasn't as packed as I normally like it, but there is still a lot of stuff in this load.

First - the cake stand! I glazed this weeks ago, but it was so tall it never fit in the kiln. It's absolutely amazing. I might have to keep this one for myself and make others to sell.

More snowmen out of the kiln. I swear each one gets it's own little personality depending on how the clay moves.

Also some disappointing refires. The long tray isn't bad, but its just not what I was expecting. This latest jar of Coyote Pam's blue is more one note brown and the blue isn't coming out. I did notice that it was thicker than normal so I'm going to water it down and cross my fingers. It is still one of my favorite glazes. Adding more glaze did not fix this problem so I'm hoping thin might help.

The second refire is the elephant ear bowl. I fired this a few weeks ago and there was some crawling. I added some glaze and it crawled in the exact same spots. Any ideas why the clay would just hate glaze in that spot? It can't just be finger oil because that would have burned off in the first firing.

Georgie's Winter Storm Watered down and wiped back Georgie's Zinc Free Clear x2	Georgie's Winter Storm Watered down and wiped back Georgie's Zinc Free Clear x2
Mayco designer liner for the eyes and buttons Mayco Tuxedo x3 on the hat and Jack o Lantern x3 on the nose 2167 clear all over	This was a refire. I previously did KY Mudworks Pluto on the body and it was meh. I added a coat of Mayco Rasberry Mist and I'm much happer. In retrospect though I should have done a color that had more variation from the hat.
Mayco Jack o Lantern, Just Froggy, Sour Apple, Java Bean	Mayco Jack o Lantern, Just Froggy, Sour Apple, Java Bean
Mayco Black UG Wiped Back Amaco Tangelo x3 Mayco Just Froggy x3	Laguna 60 Amaco Tangelo x3
Both: KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Outside - Mayco Stroke and Coat Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale, Jack o Lantern, Sunkissed, Java Bean, Just Froggy, Fruit of the Vine Left: Inside Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Night Moth x2 Right: Inside Laguna Power Turquoise x3 Night Moth x2	Column 1: Laguna 60 Amaco Tangelo body, Mayco Sour Apple vine, Mayco Just Froggy Leaf, Amaco Ancient Copper stem Column 2: Mayco Jack o Lantern Body, Mayco Sour Apple vine, Mayco Just Froggy Leaf, Mayco Java Bean Stem Column 3: Laguna 60 Mayco Jack o Lantern body, Mayco Sour Apple vine, Mayco Just Froggy Leaf, Mayco Java Bean Stem Column 4: Laguna 60 Amaco Sienna Speckle body, Mayco Sour Apple vine, Mayco Just Froggy Leaf, Amaco Ancient Copper stem
All done with various stroke and coats with a top coat of 2167 clear	Laguna 60 Coyote Pam's blue x4. I did 3 coats and it was this dull brown. Adding a 4th coat and refiring did not help
Speedball Sea Blue UG wiped back Amaco Fog why oh why didn't the crawling get fixed?	close up Speedball Sea Blue UG wiped back Amaco Fog why oh why didn't the crawling get fixed?