The Refrigerator Kiln

The Refrigerator Kiln  finished firing last night at 12:15 am. Cone 10 down it was a 19 hour firing. The kiln had mostly Shino's so we reduced at 010 to 06. The Refrigerator Kiln is a propane six burner manual kiln. We candle with with three burners for 4 hours to 6 hours 500 degrees. Then turn on the other three burners and fire by sound, cones and pyrometer. The up grade will be a water column gage to measure the amount of propane.

The Refrigerator Kiln

The Refrigerator Kiln was loaded Thursday. I went in Friday morning at 4 am and candled it.  The Refrigerator Kiln is an outside kiln and it look like a huge refrigerator. It will fire to cone 10.  By 8 am the winds were at 20 miles an hour and flame kept blowing out. So I was back Saturday morning 4 am to candle it again its all most 9 am and its still lit.

Second Saturday Raku

Second Saturday Raku went very well. I told people I would post the white crackle glaze online. My modification is Tin oxide. Use little to no reduction. I demoed spraying the piece with Ferric Chloride. After it cooled I wiped it down and my smalled cracks were orange. You could use ink instead.

Raku 04 Glaze White Crackle Ferguson’s
65.0 Gerstley Borate
20.0 Nepheline Syenite
5.0 EPK Kaolin
10.0 silica
10.0 Tin oxide

I attended a Verbal Communication Workshop

The workshop was at the Arts Factory and put on by Creative Capital, Nevada Arts Council, Metro Arts Council of Southern Nevada, and Sponsored by NV Energy so it was free. I want to thank all of them on a great workshop I learned a lot.  The teacher was Kirby Tepper he was great being a artist himself made what he was teaching very relevant to me. I now know what and how to put together a elevator pitch. Role playing can be fun and I can be a artist Thanks again to all

Second Saturday Raku

Hi every one it we will be firing up the Raku kilns at Pottery West on March 12. Come by if you can.