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Kiln Results 9/11

September 12, 2023

These came out amazing. This is the first time I've done the texture with non orange pumpkiny colors and the witch hat it soooo awesome. I'm also loving the black and white pumpkins. I'm hoping others love these as much as I do. I detailed the whole process for these last year in this post. Note: these are all fired to cone 06 and not my usual hot cone 5. They aren't vitrified, but since they aren't for food it's not an issue.

Kiln Sneak Peak 9/11 Lots of Texture

September 11, 2023

This is a light kiln opening since it only has a handful of texture pieces, but how pretty. Normally I fire to cone 5, but these are to 06. Still using bmix clay for these, but since they don't need to be food safe it's not an issue. See this post from last year on the process. Kiln Sneak Peak 9/11 Lots of Texture




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Folksy Trees

September 07, 2023

I made a bunch of trees using cutters from De La Designs. I used all the sizes. Debi did a demo on Clayshare a couple months ago on how to use them that was really helpful.

My big add is the stars on top. I used a nichrome u to hold it in after trying out just having it balance via clay. Folksy Trees


Remember I have two shows this weekend! Saturday September 9th I'll be at Boxwood Farms from 11-5pm. Sunday September 10th I'll be at the monthly Belle Aire Market from 9-2. Also next Sunday September 17th I'll be at the Bel Air Festival for the Arts from 9-5. Hope to see you there.



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Squiggle Snowman Luminary and Upcoming Shows

September 05, 2023

Two shows this weekend! My sister is coming out to help me as I'll be recovering from surgery. I plan on putting her to work! Saturday September 9th I'll be at Boxwood Farms from 11-5pm. Sunday September 10th I'll be at the monthly Belle Aire Market from 9-2. Also next Sunday September 17th I'll be at the Bel Air Festival for the Arts from 9-5. Would love to see you at one or all of these.

I'm starting to move to winter projects. I won't have these at the fairs this weekend, but will have them soon.

These were made with clay puzzling spheres from Learn Fired Arts. The key for this is to make sure that the bottom sphere is setup enough that the weight of the 2 spheres above it won't crush it (I lost a snowman this way). I was going to make a hat, but I thought it would be too much weight. I decided that instead I'm going to crochet a hat and/or scarf. I'm really excited about this. I think I'm going to make some smaller ones as well. Squiggle Snowman Luminary


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