While I was out

1. Busy all last week, glazing, loading firing. Took lots of pictures; expect them here in a few days.

2. The trike is fixed, I think? Haven't had a chance to take it out for a test ride yet. Took four trips to three different bike shops--I kept finding broken spokes. (And one trip was because the shop cut the spoke a half-centimeter too long, and needed to re-do it.)

3. I'm also halfway through fixing the tiny electric kiln at Club Mud. Johnny and I replaced and pinned all the elements yesterday while I was firing, but couldn't cut the ends down with any tool I had, so today I bought a Dremel and some cutting discs. I also had to bring the power leads home and drill out the connectors a little, they were too small to fit over the element tails. I'd feel more pressured to finish quickly, but Laura, who's replacing relays in the control box, had to put that job on hold as well. Video instructions were for a different model unit, and Skutt was of course closed for Memorial Day.

4. Today's our 30th wedding anniversary. Have a peony. I'm out.

But that's a different platform

I"ve been selling a lot of $23-25 pots, of late, mostly mugs--which is why I glazed so many for the last firing--but also soup bowls, stew mugs, tumblers and glasses.

I usually don't need to make a lot of tumblers--I only started making them for the few people who'd pick up a tall mug, then be disappointed it had a handle. But I've had a bunch sell lately, which means I get to glaze some new ones. So this is my Tumbler post.