The
weather forecast for the area called for
the possibility of a major Nor'easter, though it looks like we may have dodged
that storm, thanks to the shelter of the valley and surrounding terrain. It is
however, a rather cold, bleak, rainy day and getting things done has been a bit
of a chore. After last week's firing, I needed to get several orders packed up
and out the door and want to concentrate on working out a few test ideas that I
have been thinking about. It should make for a casual break between
"production" cycles. As the work day started, I threw the obligatory
group of test yunomi/cups first, then
hit the packing duties which I am especially fond of.
Illustrated
is a simple Persian blue glazed bowl
that came out of the test kiln the other day. It has a black underglaze design
over porcelain and was fired to just under 2200 degrees. It is intended as an
EDB (every day bowl) and I will use it for a while to see how it stands up to
actual use.
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