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

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