One More

After yesterday's post, some of you insisted that I completely embarass myself. Here is why I don't sing in public.

Exposing Myself

I feel that every now and then we bloggers should go off topic and reveal a bit about ourselves no matter how ugly. Have a great weekend and stop by the Lovaland Art Show Sunday.

Bellevue Review

Morning came early on Saturday and I headed South to Bellevue Ky. for Art in the Park.The show site is right on the Ohio River and couldn't be prettier. They have a great bunch of volunteers down there. They don't just hand you a slip of paper, they walk you to your spot! I got the most convenient spot I have ever seen.I was able to back the truck in about 6 feet behind the booth and LEAVE IT THERE ALL DAY. I could have sold off the tailgate! (Jody if you are reading, I want the same spot in perpetuity. Just put my name on it.) They passed out snack bags in the morning and brought drinks around all day. There were folks to tote and carry, there was music all day, in short, the organizers and volunteers could not have worked harder to make Artists feel welcome and appreciated.

To get down to the nitty gritty, sales were good but few. I sold a few mugs and small bowls but also a fair number of jars, a nice baking dish, the big blue bucket, a set of plates, and a piggy bank. I was worried when I went for about an hour and a half with no sales in the early afternoon but with the help of some bigger tickets, it all worked out in the end. Several friends were showing and many of the Clay Alliance members stopped by as well. It's nice to see people and really nice when they watch your booth while you go to the bathroom! Here are a couple of pictures of the departed.

Going to Kentucky

This has been a busy week. I started two great kids classes at the Middletown Art Center, started making some little price point items for Christmas sales, Fired the electric kiln and boxed sorted and loaded pots to take to Bellevue Ky. for Art in the Park tomorrow. Bellevue is always a nice show for me. I sell pretty well and I really enjoy being right on the Ohio river.The river boats go right past the show and it makes for a very scenic setting.

 I am posting some of the warm pots that I got out of the cone 6 kiln yesterday.I am very happy with how it went .The non- potters can skip ahead to the pictures at this point. Potters can keep reading. I have gotten a question from GZ about the Ketchup Red glaze.It is from Ceramics Monthly March 2011 and attributed to Jayne Shatz. Thanks for all the comments last time, that's how we know there are really people out there.

Gerstley Borate 31
Talc                  14
Custer               20
EPK                  5
Silica                 30

Spanish RIO      15%

Another Day, Another Kiln

Here's a quick glaze making tip, then some pictures. When mixing glazes, weigh the water you add too and record it .For a simple example,  lets say you mix 1000g water per 1000g solids.If you want to adjust something later or just do a test it's easy to dip out 200g of mixed glaze and know you have 100g of dry materials in your sample. Then it is simple to add the desired percentage of material . You can also weigh everything in your bucket (even if you have used some glaze) and make adjustments to the whole batch.