June 2012
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Missing a kiln opening for... the dentist.
Womp womp womp.
There are very few times when I can go see the kiln opened (when it happens after work, around 5 or 6pm). The time changed for the opening this week to 5pm on Monday! But… I have a dentist appointment then. Of all the fun things I want to do, replaced with the least fun thing that I never want to do…
Oh, And the tall vase I glazed with a glaze resist pattern, the...
Design with intent →
A great talk that encourages us to be conscious, intentional designers. Let’s thoughtfully design objects that have an intent. Not only that, let’s shape our lives and environments with intent, to say what we would have them say and to be whom we would be.
glazing a few jugs on Wednesday night
I hope it goes well, I have some very intricate patterns in mind.
I feel bad for the woman I glaze with. She always (either) has only one piece to glaze or she does really simple things with her glazes. She’s always done when I’m only just starting mine! She then helps me, but I always feel pressured to rush (never good).
Also, I asked her about using wax resist. She said there...
Winding down in Japan
I now have a month and a half left here in Japan. I biked into the studio for the afternoon, played music on my iPhone, and made my last two jugs for the exhibit in July. I stayed a little longer to finish two of them today. I have to make sure they’re all finished and dry for the next few weeks because we only put one kiln load through a month.
I still have some days to go in and glaze...
Early morning, big day!
I’m off to bike into the studio, nice and early on a Saturday morning. Gotta find time to get stuff done, right?
This weekend I have my first group exhibition here in Japan!! The husband and I will go in at lunch to look at it. I only have 3 pieces, but still, it’s a start. I have one more exhibition and I’m working like mad to have some really nice stuff to put in it. This...
