welcome

pottery was a gift to me from my husband for one of my birthdays and he has been my sponsor ever since. I started taking classes in Vancouver in the mid-nineties and was hooked...BAD. Still am...what a great gift! Now I have a home studio and lots if ideas and plans for new pots in a variety of firing types. So if you're ever wondering where I am?
I've gone to pot!

Surprises from the Kiln

I have been looking for a new blue glaze as my tried and true blue has changed due to one of the glaze materials. A friend gave me a floating blue glaze recipe and said it was a beauty and never failed. I did a test tile and it came out nicely so I made a larger batch and glazed a few pieces and fired them. I opened the kiln and this butter dish totally surprised me! It is obviously green not blue! I was a bit bewildered. Then I did a bit more reading about the glaze and discovered the cause, apparently if your kiln cools slowly the glaze becomes green! Mystery solved! The glaze is still beautiful, in fact I really like it I just need to figure out how to cool my kiln more quickly. The hunt continues!

Barrel firing

I decided to do a barrel firing the other day, when I looked at the can I was using it looked to me like a Ninja painted by the heat from inside the barrel.

This is what I saw when I opened the lid.

The two pots above are two of my favourites from this firing.

The two pots above are the ones I am not so happy with. I will retire the bowl.