After a wonderful summer of friends, family, sun, cottages and not doing a whole lot other than having fun with my wife and son, it is time to work again. It also means time to think and write and grow. This fall I have the pleasure and fear of firing the wonderful doorway which Peter King made with us at the Hamilton Potters Guild workshop in July. It is made on a 1" thick slab of clay and weighed approximately 600 lbs wet! It is all cut into sections and has dried together for the whole summer untouched. It has been lightly sprayed wit a directional coat of rutile and yellow iron. I am now slowly loading it into the gas kiln to fire slowly over several days. I think it might take as many as 4 firings to do the whole thing.
I think my poor shelves will be sighing a big few when this is done. These pieces each weigh about 12 lbs.This fall also means a busy time at the the new gallery. Allsorts has been coming along really well and we are all looking forward to the fall. The space is looking fantastic and is filling up with wonderful work.
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