Disaster or delight

There is a strange emotion that comes over you when you go to open the kiln. If you know then you know. If not, for me at least, It’s a bit Christmas morning mixed with the first day of school. What will emerge from the kiln? Will it be what I was expecting or will it be disappointing?

This last unloading was filled with some unwanted sights. Like why did that glaze pool up so much and cover entirely the lovely imprints I had left on the clay? However, for the most part it was so lovely to see my dishes and pots to come out as I had wanted them to and some even better then I had expected.

Now, I await the next time I can run the kiln for my dried pieces awaiting a more permanent state.

-Lindsay