brief notes

It's been suggested to me that the weird glaze effects are due to the bisque stage happening at too low a temperature to allow all outgassing. This makes sense to me...but how do I convince the studio to bisque my stuff at 04? Maybe on occasion...like if I go on a binge and have a whole kiln load to go. Maybe if I save them some money on their electricity bills by getting people to unplug--or at least turn off--their wheels when they finish. But I digress.

I bought a bag of Campbell's lowfire white clay today, and it's fabulous.It is sturdy, but silky smooth. Such an extra pleasure given that Campbell's Virginia Red earthenware is so gritty I came to hate working with it.