So, as I was peekign through peeps on Saturday waiting for the kiln to cool, I noticed my back stack was leaning against the stack in front of it…. uh oh… not good. Once I was finally able to get it un bricked, I could see that a kiln post had shattered caused the whole stack to slump in the middle and lean forward. I could tell there were a few pieces on the top that were “kissing” - permanently glazed glued together - pancakers and a few large vessels.
I was able to unload the kiln without the whole thing collapsing - whew! and just a few pots had debris from the post littered in their bottoms.
The post that collapsed was just an inch or two tall. Not sure why it did, but think I’ll be investing in some new posts for the next firing and ditching any that are questionable.
All seems ok on the frontside…
all the pots unloaded…
kissing pots…
Wine cooler set from the load…
Don’t we all LOVE surprises!
Comment by zygote — November 9, 2009 @ 12:05 pm
Glad it wasn’t worse. The pots look really good. I like that wine cooler. Are you using paper or wax?
Comment by Michael Kline — November 9, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
Hey Michael - it’s paper, I’m such a computer cheat
I use a CraftRobo to cut them out for me and them use them as stencils on leather hard pots and a thick shino slip.
Comment by keith — November 9, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
Glad it turned out as well as it did! The kissing pots look like a nice sculpture!
Comment by Lady LaPella — November 9, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
The pots look great!! Can we see more of your wife’s extruded cups? A while back, you posted a picture of her making them.
Comment by Carol McGinnis — November 9, 2009 @ 8:52 pm
glad to see it wasn’t worse but there’s something nice going on with the middle piece of the kissing pots
Comment by jim — November 10, 2009 @ 9:24 am
shit! the rest look great, hell i love the kissing pot, yard art at its finest..
Comment by jeff — November 10, 2009 @ 10:19 am
Eeek! That first photo looks scary! I’m glad you managed to get your stuff out without it collapsing! The wine cooler set is lovely.
Comment by Undaunted — November 10, 2009 @ 11:41 am