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Raku Pumpkin Box

This is an Raku Pumpkin Box. It could be for any dry spice or salt. I used 04 Spectrum glazes in a raku kiln. The paper reduction chamber gives it a metallic sheen.

Logan Wannamaker Salt Soda firing workshop

Finishing the loading the soda kiln with Kimberly Muller.

Logan Wannamaker Salt Soda Workshop

Logan adding the last pieces to the soda kiln. 

Logan Wannamaker Salt Soda Work Shop

Salt Kiln ready to fier

Logan Wannamaker Workshop Taos NM

Every thing is waded and kiln is half way loaded 

Logan Wannamaker Salt Soda Workshop Taos NM

Everything is glazed ready for the salt kiln. I am at a 5 day salt soda firing workshop at  Logan Wannamakers's studio Taos NM. Logan is very knowledgable about the slip and glazing. It's time to load.

I have found a app

I found a app called PotteryNotes by ListGizmo. It has been good for keeping track of all the pottery for the salt kiln. I have 5 different slips and many different types of pottery. The app takes down clay body, weight, size, a photo, and notes 

Getting ready for a salt firing

I have been working to fill the 5 square feet of the salt kiln. All my work will have to bisque so I can transport I all to the kiln. 

New App Ink Artist

These piece will out of the kiln Tuesday 

Friday and Saturday work trimmed and drying

Friday work drying

6 bowls thrown, 2 slab built coffee mugs, 1 slab built beer Stien and 2 wheel thrown cylinder 

What Goes Bump in the Night

Road trip day 2

September 8
We are headed back down to Santa Fe NM. We where told of the High road to Toas. It is a great drive well worth the time. We found Ojo Sarco run by Kathy Riggs and Jake Willson. They have several artist in there gallery. I bought a beautiful Connie Christensen Shino coffee mug. Aurora bought a piece of Kathy Riggs

Road trip to Taos NM

7 days 

September 6 drive from Las Vegas To Taos. Spend the night in Taos 

September 7 drive back down to Santa Fe. Spend the night in Santa Fe.

September 8 drive back up to Taos.

September 9 - 12 explore Taos as artist.

September 13 drive from Taos to Las Vegas

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Extruded wall sconce

Creating art within less-practied mediums is fostering a new level of interaction in 18b | Las Vegas CityLife

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Sagger fired bottle

This bottle was fired in a wood fired barrel kiln at Clay Arts Vegas. It was wrapped in aluminum foil and fired with wood.

Large sagger bottle

This large sagger fired bottle was fired in a wood fired barrel kiln. The wood on top is a piece of cactus I found in the desert of Arizona.