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The Clay Studio

Last weekend was a great weekend. My race medals hit the market AND my dad and brother finally made it down to help me start building a clay studio. The plan, in a nutshell, is to put up some dividing walls in the basement and add more light and electricity. Here is what the “clay [...]


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The Cart

A couple weeks ago I received my kiln which was shipped on a wooden pallet. Of course, since I’m so resourceful (and cheap) I decided not to throw away or burn such a great collection of wood, I decided to turn it into something useful. And the way I have my kiln room (garage) set [...]


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The Test Fire

The kiln is up and running! I fired it up last Sunday to see what it could do and I wasn’t dissappointed. I did a Fast Glaze fire to cone 06. It took exactly 4 hours from start to shut off. Then I let it cool overnight. According to the test cones it overfired slightly. [...]


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The Kiln

It’s here! Yesterday at about 1:00 I recieved the shipment. The FedEx guy pulled up in his freight hauler and all 53′ of the trailer. I had to help him get it to the liftgate and then I helped push it all the way up the driveway and into the garage. I sliced off all [...]


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Studio Update

I haven’t actually been working in the studio much recently.  I’ve been busy doing other things like shooting and editing photos, landscaping, organizing, and building…  and going for a swim every so often.  I’ve still got a few things to find a place for but most of my stuff is put away or ready to [...]


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