I had great firings today.  This week I’ve discovered a new glaze combo and a successful, new form!  There’s nothing like success to make me feel great.  I’ve included an image of a funky shape that was fun to make and glaze.  This one was raku fired four times. I also fired a piece that should appeal to those who like browns and grays.  This one feature’s the new glaze surface i mentioned yesterday. Being one who likes bright colors, I was initially disappointed.  However, the piece has grown on me and now I really like it.  Anyhow, life is great!  I’m really glad I became a potter rather than spending 30 years being an advertising account executive (which was my first corporate career).

I had several outstanding firings today.  I finished my first piece from the “Winged Bowl” series and you can check it out above.  I think it’s a great new direction!  As many of you know, I create all of my own glazes, but I must admit, I’ve used commercial underglazes and glaze on this one, in addition to my  glaze creations.  This one was fired in raku 4 times.  I also discovered a great new surface that combines 2 new glazes and will have an example of this up in a day or two.

This is my first post of this kiln opening season.  I find that I don’t read blogs unless they’re posted every day or nearly every day.  By those standards, this blog would be a total failure.  However, if anyone is reading this, I’m grateful.  As many of you know, my work is always changing, as I get bored easily.  This year has been no exception.  Many of the 50 firings are repeat firings, where some of the pieces will be raku fired as many as 5 times. Consequently, I’m going to have more than 50 firings, but so be it.  I’m excited about many of the pieces that are turning out!  I’ve attached two of them for your perusal.    Green Comet is 16 inches wide and Unihorn is 46 inches high.  Let me know what you think.  

Steven