Not a ton of things in this kiln because of the giant vase. I'm so excited for the squiggle vase. It came out a little more muted than I thought it would, but I still love it. I'm also loving how the pitcher came out. I wasn't sure how cherry blossom would do on Laguna 60, but I really like it.

I got these sprigs recently from Amazon. One of my coworkers wanted to do a commission in Pewabic style. I had to learn first what Pewabic is and there are a lot of sprigs of ginko and calla lily. I'm already big into calla lilies so I ended up buying them to experiment. I'm still not sure I can make my style of pottery Pewabic, but I do like how these are turning out.

We had a good long weekend at the cabin. The dogs had a lot of fun. We experimented more with letting Willow off the leash and she sort of listened most of the time. She's getting better though. River continued her journey as a water dog. She doesn't want to get wet initially, but once she's wet then it's game on and she'll just keep going in. Both dogs are totally warn out.

I will be at Carroll County Art in the Park this Saturday June 3 and the Belle Aire Market next Sunday June 11.

This pattern looks amazing, but is actually pretty simple once you get the hang of it. I got the stitch pattern from Crochet Kingdom.


For this shirt I used Dragonfly Fibers Sylph Worsted in Love in a Mist. Each skein is 200 yards and I used 2 skeins - one for the front and one for the back. I used a 4.5 mm hook.




I cast on 55 + 7 and worked it until the yarn ran out. I then sewed it together leaving 8 inches for the arms and about 9 for the neck.

Still can't get over how well this commission plate came out. I have been stressing about lemons and sunflowers for a few months, but it came out better than I could have hoped. Now the big thing will be shipping it to Arizona without it breaking!

I have a bunch of tests in here with the new Clayscapes glazes on a few different clay bodies. I made the decision to cut corners and not sieve. It wasn't a good decision, but it is what it is. It's hidden on the texture, but my ramen bowl is speckled in ways I did not plan. I'll need to go back and sieve them, but they are beautiful. They didn't quite come through on the Brown Bear. I think I might try another batch with 2 dips instead of one.

A good number of the crabs made it into this kiln and they look amazing as always.

Sunflowers - Mayco underglaze black, bright yellow, harvest gold, leaf green Lemons - Mayco Stroke and Coat Sunkissed, Jaded, and Just froggy Background - Mayco Saphire x3 2167 all over	Laguna 60 Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Norse Blue x3, Sweeps of Mayco Light Flux, 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Norse Blue x3, Sweeps of Mayco Light Flux, 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Norse Blue x3, Sweeps of Mayco Light Flux, 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Norse Blue x3, Sweeps of Mayco Light Flux, 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Norse Blue x3, Sweeps of Mayco Light Flux, 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Norse Blue x3, Sweeps of Mayco Light Flux, 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Norse Blue x3, Sweeps of Mayco Light Flux, 2167 Clear
Clayscapes Briar Rose Left Bmix, middle laguna 50, Right KY Mudworks Brown Bear	Clayscapes Tiger Lily Left Bmix, middle laguna 50, Right KY Mudworks Brown Bear
Clayscapes Buttercup Left Bmix, middle laguna 50, Right KY Mudworks Brown Bear	Clayscapes Lily of the Valley Left Bmix, middle laguna 50, Right KY Mudworks Brown Bear
Clayscapes Himalayan Blue Poppy Left Bmix, middle laguna 50, Right KY Mudworks Brown Bear	Clayscapes Wilder Aster Left Bmix, middle laguna 50, Right KY Mudworks Brown Bear
Laguna Bmix Left to right Clayscapes Briar Rose, Tiger Lily, Buttercup, Lily of the Valley, Himalayan Blue Poppy, Wild Aster	Laguna 60 Left to right Clayscapes Briar Rose, Tiger Lily, Buttercup, Lily of the Valley, Himalayan Blue Poppy, Wild Aster
KY Mudworks Brown Bear Left to right Clayscapes Briar Rose, Tiger Lily, Buttercup, Lily of the Valley, Himalayan Blue Poppy, Wild Aster	Laguna 60 Left:Clayscapes Briar Rose and Tiger Lily Middle: Clayscapes Lily of the Valley and Himalayan Blue Poppy Right: Clayscapes Himalayan Blue Poppy and Wild Aster
This was a porcelin I got as a sample at NCECA Opulance Bright Purple with Mayco Light Flux on the rim	Mayco Orange a Peel, Sour Apple, Just Froggy, and Java Bean

This kiln finished right before I left for the workshop. How amazing is that platter! I'm really pleased with how it turned out after all the test pieces I did to get there.