After spending the past 2 hours unloading and loading a bisque kiln and then waxing and cleaning up some bisqueware I thought of something else I may want in my studio in Austin.
An apprentice.
I have piles of bisque piling up and I've been writing about glazing for about a week...time to get to work.

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Posted on 10/28/2008 01:14 pm | Comments Off on Glazetime
I just got back from carpool where I did my best to convince three 4 year old girls that The Shins were perfect music to listen for driving. It didn't work. I was able to avoid listening to the "Barbie …
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A lot less get's done over the weekend nowadays. I had high-hopes of starting to glaze but that didn't start yet. I did get another couple of bisques through and that means that I'm ready to start glaze prep today. …
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Posted on 10/27/2008 02:42 pm | Comments Off on Monday Morning
These pics are from Friday. I should probably take tons of pics and save some so even when I have a long weekend with old friends I can pretend that I was also busy in the studio and sprinkle some …
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The kids needed an outing...so did Abigail and Steven's dogs. Stale bread, a beach and some gulls seemed like a good idea.




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It was about 50º with 25 MPH gusts but we still decided to check out Ft. Hill. I hadn't been since spring.
Clarita's hair was all ready before we left.

Evangelina, Clarita,
Abigail and Steven

The pigtails got a little…
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With fresh horseradish and some mignonette on the side.

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Posted on 10/20/2008 11:24 pm | Comments Off on Oysters
My friend
Abigail is coming to visit. Or so she says...I thought she would have gotten in by now. I guess a drive from Ann Arbor is tough to time.
I have a floor again. At least one that doesn't have a top-coating of silicosis waiting to happen. I have some newly acquired surface space which has been leased out temporarily to some pasta bowls to go along with those…
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Posted on 10/16/2008 12:01 am | Comments Off on It’s a Start