Day 11, Clean Up, Unload Kilns, Auction, Alleghany Meadows, Make, Use, Look, Think

Posted on January 4, 2016 by CLMPottery

Every piece of equipment must be washed clean, the wheels, stools, tables are moved outside and the floor is hosed down.

: Floor is super clean!

: Tables are clean

: Bats clean and back in order

: Glaze room clean

: Kiln room swept

: Final bisque kilns unloaded

: Reduction kiln unloaded

: Floor is drying – wheels are back underneath the tables

: Left over clay

We unloaded the reduction kiln which was a great firing. The salt – not so great. The kiln went into reduction too early and thus the clay was reduced which affected the glazes. Clay bodies were gray with pitted and crawled glazes. The worst were the celadon glazes.

That is the way it is with ceramics. Just move on and make some more pieces.

: Salt Firing

: Unloading the reduction kiln – photo Jonathan Steele

Auction was a lot of fun. Alleghany donated this wonderful Flora set.

: Silent auction is over now the bidding begins

: Alleghany Meadows donation to Haystack’s auction

: Alleghany Meadows donation to Haystack’s auction

Day 9 Glazing and Loading kilns, Day 10 Assembling Stack forms, Firing the Salt Kiln, Alleghany Meadows, Make, Use, Look, Think

Posted on January 3, 2016 by CLMPottery

Day 9 was a whirlwind of glazing, glazing, and loading, loading! And then a gorgeous beach afternoon.

: Rebuilding side wall – photo Jonathan Steele

: Firing Discussion

: It is lit and gaining temperature

: Firing discussion

: Kiln shed

: Haystack rocks!

: Haystack beach

Assembling stack forms

: Assembling 3 stacks

: Same form upside down

: Bowl stack

: Bowl stacked

: Platter trimmed

: 3 stacks

: Cup on top of stack

: Stack forms

: Putting the stacks to sleep

Firing the salt kiln. There is nothing quite like a salt firing to bring a community together.

: Talking, salting, talking

: Talking, salting, talking

: Talking, salting, talking

: Look at the mist – err salt vapors

: Check out the salt vapors

: Talking, salting, talking

: Talking, salting, talking

: Kiln chimney between the buildings

: Pulling a ring

: Discussing the ring

: Checking the rings

: More salt?

: Sun is setting

: Moon

: Studio at night

Day 8, Platters, Big Bowls, Unload the Salt, Discuss Use, Alleghany Meadows, Make, Use, Look, Think

Posted on January 3, 2016 by CLMPottery

The kitchen has a long list of serving dishes needed. We got a demo and they will get their dishes.

11lb bowl was 7 1/2″ high and 15″ wide at the top.

15lb platter 2 1/2″ high and 18″ wide

12lb bowl 6″ high and 13″ wide at the top

: Centering and flattening the clay for a platter

: Rim and ribbed lines

: Changing shape

: Finished platter

: Large 12lb Bowl

: Pulling the wall of the bowl – photo Jonathan Steele

: Large 11lb Bowl

We unloaded the salt kiln. All these photos were taken by Alexis Eynon

: Unloading the salt kiln – photo Alexis Eynon

: Unloading the salt kiln – photo Alexis Eynon

: Unloading the salt kiln – photo Alexis Eynon

: Unloading the salt kiln – photo Alexis Eynon

: Unloading the salt kiln – photo Alexis Eynon

: Unloading the salt kiln – photo Alexis Eynon

: Unloading the salt kiln – photo Alexis Eynon

Then we discussed the firing and USE.

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE

: Discussing the firing and USE – photo Alexis Eynon

: Discussing the firing and USE – photo Alexis Eynon

Day 5,6, Glaze, Lobster Feast on the Rocks, Firing Salt Kiln, Alleghany Meadows, Make, Use, Look, Think

Posted on January 3, 2016 by CLMPottery

: Line up of food

: Lobster on the rocks

: Lobster on the rocks

: Lobster on the rocks

: Lobster on the rocks

: Lobster on the rocks, Alleghany and Jill

: Lobster on the rocks

: Lobster on the rocks, amazing staff at Haystack who make this happen

: Lobster on the rocks

: Lobster on the rocks

: Lobster on the rocks

: Lobster on the rocks

: Lobster on the rocks

: Lobster on the rocks

: Lobster on the rocks

Salt kiln is loaded and firing begins.

: Walking through the woods – not fog but salt vapor!

: Is it fog? no salt vapors!

: Flames and clouds of salt vapors

: Alleghany pulling a ring – photo Jonathan Steele

: Spraying in salt, photo Jonathan Steele

: Checking rings for salt, photo Jonathan Steele

: Flames and salt vapor, photo Jonathan Steele

: Jonathan putting salt into the kiln – photo Jonathan Steele

: Smoke stack

: Flames out of the smoke stack

Day 4 Evan Christopher, Make/Listen, Alleghany Meadows, Make, Use, Look, Think

Posted on January 3, 2016 by CLMPottery

Day 4 continued. At 11am we had a special Make and Listen session – blind throwing. Evan Christopher, a “contemporary early-jazz” clarinetist and composer, the resident artist this week at Haystack was to play for us. We were to be blindfolded and throw pots using touch while responding to his music. Can we even center and pull up the walls without using our eyes.