Watching out for...

 I'm actually surprised to see green mountains still...for here in town there are some fall leaves falling, these were on my path a week ago.

Then there's watching out for cobalt finger prints on bisque ware.

Yep another pot had some cobalt on it, a stain probably of pure cobalt powder mixed with some water, on greenware.  Yuk, it leaves that trace almost invisible until it's suddenly found on all kinds of my bisqued pottery when it comes out of the kiln.

I've stopped using cobalt stain, because of just this.  A few years ago I put a dress on a woman in cobalt, only to find her skin had also become blue.

These were sanded down and a glaze with various colors was used on them, hoping that the cobalt prints won't show as much and they might be salable.

I'll let ya know!

Dry and waiting

For the firing to bisque it...right now at bone dry stage is the most fragile.  I even put a note, thanks for not touching, in hopes nobody will try to see the other side or something strange.

Didn't make it into the last bisque firing, so it will wait another week or so.  With this weather we're having, the students have cut back a bit on their production...what, you disagree?  Well, that's my impression, but I admit I was out of the studio for a week.  I'm sure my one or two pots a week weren't missed.