Nothing horrible happened last week

Hooray!

On the other hand, I was way too busy to post anything here. I'm a little out of practice with heavy production, what with no shows last year because of global f*ing pandemic, so I'm not giving myself enough days to make and glaze pots. I managed to fill the kiln, but coming home after glazing 50 or 60 pots a day doesn't leave me much energy to play on the internet.

I did take pictures, though, and pop them up on Instagram more or less in real time, so you can always see what's current there.

I did a lot of mugs--45 mugs for Great Harvest Baker, 40 tall mugs for my, two dozen painted mugs, ditto stew mugs, ten each tumblers and pilsners,

I also got a commission for more javelina ware--a pasta bowl and two tall mugs. Needed a bunch of square bakers--they've been selling unexpectedly well lately.


And dessert plates are always a fun thing to paint.


Mostly, I made octopodes and crabs. I have a show coming up in Anacortes in two weeks, and they never get enough of that stuff. I had to order more red stain from Laguna this morning.

Getting loaded

For once, nobody else is firing at the same time we are, so I finally get to use the shiny new kiln shelves. Almost a full layer of Great Harvest mugs--needed only a few batter bowls to fill out the shelf--and lots of octopodes. Started around 10 am, and had a full kiln car, with about six ware boards-full left over, by 4:30 pm.

The cat woke me up at 4 am

...by licking my armpit!

Which lead to me driving down to Club Mud at 5 am, and let me tell you, it's dark. Barely a month since Solstice, and no sign of dawn on the horizon.

Things I notice that I wouldn't in the daytime:

1. The "Keep Right" sign at River Road and Beltline. It may be brand new, or it may have been there forever, but I notice it for the first time in my headlights while I wait for the light. In daytime, with traffic, I'm too focused on where I'm going. Alone it the dark, it jumps out at me.

2. Phoenix rising. Denise and I noticed yesterday that the Phoenix Inn on Franklin seems to be undergoing renovation: screen fencing, construction dumpster, cherry-picker forklift. No words on the marquee. We assume it's closed, but this morning, the lobby and ground floor are fully lit, so I don't know if it's occupied, or on automatic.

3. Alien bus stops. All the EmX mini-stations along Franklin are lit by bright blue LED tubes, glowing eerily in the pre-dawn. They must look amazing in fog.

The kiln is ready for body reduction as I come through the door--cone 08 down on top, soft bottom--so I suppose I should thank Tiki for her assistance when I get home this evening.