Evening all
Well I loaded these pictures up last night and didn't have time to write a post, so here are yesterday's pictures, today. I may put up today's tomorrow
This fat 8lb jug will be green when it's fired
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and this will be yellow
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Mr Nuthatch who has been a daily visitor in recent times
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Some big pots - these will fill the kiln up. I've got six of these jugs and three bottles, I doubt that I'll fit them all into this firing, but I'll be ahead of the game for the next.
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This is my friend
Barry who lives and works a bit further along the lane from Hollyford. He's a fantastic wood carver and makes beautiful Arks, check out his link. Here he's carving a camel for a nativity group.
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Barry kindly let me sharpen up my wooden tools on his sanding belt. I don't use many tools, but I can't do a thing without one of these. They're made of beech wood and after a while, they lose their edge as my clay is very coarse and gritty.
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Some frosty stuff on the walk to work yesterday
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and some more. Pretty.
Well that's it for now, back soon, bye
2 comments:
hi Doug, your jugs are the nicest there are! i love seeing your work on your blog. i have two questions if you don't mind: 1. what are the dimensions of the 8lb jugs? 2. two posts ago you are using a gas flame to dry your jug. i am curious why you are using it at that stage. to lift it off? your pots and posts continue to be a great inspiration. thanks!
Hi there, thank you very much, that's kind. I'll measure the 8lb jugs today and report back. They must be getting on for a foot tall, not sure. Of course some are fatter and squater than others - I used to try and make them all the same, now I try and make them all slightly different, a variation on a theme with the same weight of clay. The gas burner is really useful for lifting the pots off - I do throw on bats, but not often and a quick blast freezes the slippy surface off, so it's easy to lift the pot. I'm having a lot of difficulty getting pots dry at the moment too as we've had pretty soggy weather of late, so it all helps with that too - plus it's a chance to play wth fire, which is always fun. Hope this helps,best wishes, Doug
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