First off, my husband grew up on a Dairy & Pig farm, when I showed him the little wavy dish he said" I really like that" and then followed up later with "do you know what it reminds me of" ? ? ? "a cows placenta" eeeeeuuuuu how gross is that?

Me and my friend Carla had fun in the studio with Maxine’s tutorial to make turtles! It was amazing. I hope I remember name of Carla’s girl correctly lol The couple need to patiently wait to dry now. Week is enough u guys think or more? Maxine’s tutorial is amazing! I am not sure if she is visiting here but if yes. Thank you! I will share after glazing, hopefully the couple will survive 💕

Here's where this project is going. A bit dramtic and way overboard, but this was fun😂...So I changed my mind and tossed the 12 inch bowl in reclaim. The new bowl is 13 inches across flat bottom. The lighthouse 13 inches tall on its base can sit inside or outside the dish and there are holes in the base to hide and string lights to the top.. I'm going to have a platter, large dip bowl and 4 serving dishes to carry the theme.

Im gonna make a ceramic air con unit that has a fan on top, a base unit that ice can be stored in, that houses a tube in and a tube out so the fan blows air in, and the air that comes out into the room, that sits next to my bed or can go in any room in the house. And im not going to buy anything new, if it isnt pottery based it is going to be recycled or already in my possession. And it isnt going to look like a total pigs ear. And it can be carried round the house with a handle. So cant be too heavy. I may be some time. I made the base, lid and 5 tubes yesterday and the only assembly is to connect the tubes to the lid. I'e put them toegher then my cat headbutted the sponge covered in slip so I've put it away until tomorrow as it is too hot to carry on today. I'e put the fan in and it does blow air in, and can feel a slight stream of air out. I might have to add some sort of insulation between the lid and the base once fired to seal it off. Once it is drier, I'll add some ice in a plastic bag to the base, and just use it to test the concept before bisquing.

My first bisque fire was successful! I just emptied it a little on the warm side (~175F) and everything seems to have fared well. I was a little concerned that I’d have major cracking on some of the thicker pieces, but I guess they were dry enough. I have some mugs, some plates/platters, and a lot of kiln cookies and test tiles. I’m hearing some pinging, so I’m guessing something is going to crack, but we’ll see tomorrow! Overall, I’m happy and looking forward to glazing later this week if it’s not too hot in here.