It's still cute, even with the broken comb and inability to rock, and also the tail feathers which I took great pains to make little colored beads for (round and hearts) when the wires did not fire above ^04. I was however quite impressed with how bright the Amaco Smugs turned out when they are painted on Amaco Snow.

My June challenge is to try and get to throwing 3kg of clay. It started pretty well with some good sized bowls with 1.7kg then 2kg and a vase/planter with 2.25kg. However today I was back down to earth with a thud, 2.3kg attempt and what looks great side on hides that my floor was too thin and I went down to the bat. 2nd attempt with 2.5kg flopped and ended up back in a ball 🤦‍♀️ I think the clay was teaching me not to get cocky 🤣🤣

I’ve just uploaded Part 2 of a kiln opening that very nearly broke me. Part 1 went out a couple of days ago and honestly, it started so well… but because Blaze was packed so full, I split the kiln opening into two halves, and this second half was probably the worst kiln opening I’ve had in 5 years. It was beyond horrific. It included the mug swap pieces I had made for Suza and Ronda, plus a replacement bottle for Lucy at West2Ceramics, who I was visiting just 3 days later. If you watched our meet-up video, you may have spotted two of the pieces in their finished/saved form, but this video shows what actually happened when they first came out of the kiln… and it was not pretty. Pieces had fused together, glazes had run everywhere, there were cracks, pinholes, an exploded plate, and I was so close to tears. That same evening I frantically started grinding and Dremelling, then put the kiln back on for a refire because I had nothing to lose. Tomorrow I’ll release Part 3, showing the reglazing, the refire kiln opening, and whether I managed to save anything at all. Come and share in my distress, anxiety and absolute worst-ever kiln opening with me… because surely this is why we test, learn, cry a little, and then try again 💜 Its only clay after all....(apparently!) 198. Kiln Opening Part 2 | My Worst Kiln Results in 5 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDUvMkggzfc

Man, here is it at 4:15 am on the 21st in Kansas!! lol I get up to chat with the Aussies just to realize the 21st was yesterday morning for you all!! 🤦🏼‍♀️😭. Yesterday was absolutely crazy so I never got to jump back on. Thought I had all day today yet. Next time I’ll be smarter with the time change!! ❤️

Disappointed but keep learning ☺️ maybe next one will be the happy one! https://youtu.be/mGBQxomdpPQ?si=7e_59JDS1Pm-P3wU