Playing catch up

Owl

Owl in the moon 

You are a star!

Rabbit-Rabbit 

Sweet thing

 Time slips past me again, and all we have to show for it is results from the kiln.

Tile orders.

M

Tiles

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More tiles and something new

There were a few more tiles in the kiln that I thought you might enjoy.

I am very fond of the red sunflowers. I am well aware that most folks think of yellow with sunflowers, but after I grew some red ones I never get tired of making some red ones. 

Sweet thing is a favorite. 

 Of course there are more bunnies, it is year around bunnies here.

And, something new.

I am working on tile for a customer's kitchen.

Details, details, details.

So, be safe, be well, be healthy, be happy.
And, wash your hands.
Yes, mom,
M

Tiles and such

 Back it up!
We are working on a glaze that we used a million years ago, well, maybe more.
The black glaze was developed by our son when he was looking for a good science project. What better than to have your parents toss you some glaze materials, a recipe and then show you about doing a line blend.
He measured and tested glazes, did his own firings and this was the result.
He won a trip to DC, we won a glaze.
We set this glaze aside as we were working more in the big gas kiln and I was having a hard time keeping up production on both kilns and our many other glazes. We were also raising kids, running and doing as you do with a family, here, there and everywhere; baseball, girl scouts, boy scouts, band, colorguard, theater,wrestling, life, just life.

Recently we decided to bring back this glaze and add it to the tile firings. A few months of testing, a few firings and we are happy with the results. We did make a slight adjustment to the firing and hold temperature, it all looks good.

I think I will glaze more mugs and make another firing very soon.

 Tiles. I am playing with house tiles.
They are fun, a bit slow, require thought, but I love a red door.

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Whoops, I must have knock over that test tile.
Look Ma! No Hands!

Living with Mr. Doubt

Do you wake up some days only to doubt every thought in your head?
There are days that we all breeze through life, like a skater on ice. Then there are other days that it is all you can do to take care of the task at hand.
Those are the days that Mr. Doubt comes to call.
He is great at sitting on your shoulder and whispering sweet nothings in your ear. He loves to start with, "what are you doing?" and then go on to,"where are you going with this?' Oh, buddy, get off my shoulder and go bug some other poor soul.

I think we all have these times no matter what you are doing as a living where you feel like an imposter in your own skin.
There are days where it's all good and days where a good hide under the covers is what you need.
We love what we are doing, but there are days that we wonder if.....wonder if we should have taken a different path, a better path to a higher life style. I do wonder if I had been the teacher I thought I was going to be if I would have lusted after being a potter. We all wonder if, if this, if that, if only.
Then you get a grip and move on.
This is what we do.
And, Mr. Doubt, go take a long walk on a short pier, I have things to do.