Mugging for the camera
May. 26th, 2021 10:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offcntrGlazing again, aiming for a May 31 firing; that way, the kiln is cooling on June 1, which is our 30th wedding anniversary. No particular plans, I'm afraid. Denise has an infusion appointment that morning, delayed from Monday because of Memorial Day, so we can't really do a day trip. Think we'll go for a walk by Delta Ponds in the afternoon, pick up some take-out for supper. Oh, and I promised her cake.
So I'm on something of a tight schedule. We glazed banks together on Sunday, and I started in earnest on the rest Monday morning. I typically begin with the hard stuff--big bowls, special orders, teapots--but none of those were out of the bisque yet, and really, my biggest commitment in this firing is mugs.
I'm running out of tall mugs, again, have been selling painted mugs at Market too, and have two different mug special orders. So I start with fifty-some tall mugs (another dozen still need their bisque), go on to twenty-four painted mugs, and then the special orders.
Doing that many at a time gets tricky. I get bored doing all the same patterns--five octopus or four hummingbirds just about does me in--but thinking of new patterns that won't take forever--fifty mugs, remember--is hard, too. Painted mugs are easier. I've a standard list of patterns to choose from, and as it happens, I've sold exactly 24 since Market started, so I just make replacements.
The special orders are also decision-free: City of Eugene 5-year mugs, a list of twelve names. Pour, dip the rim, dip again in Dragon Green. Wipe any drips, then dip the bottom half, outside, in B.P. White. Allow to dry, then take my lettering brush and the cobalt carbonate, and personalize.
The other mug order is a little different. One of my long-time patrons saw the Instagram post with Great Harvest Bakery mugs, liked the shape, and ordered ten (without the logo stamp). The hardest part of this order is in throwing the new form; she sent along a list of patterns for the glazing.
At the end of the day, I'd glazed 102 mugs. Not bad for a Monday.
ETA: Actually, I only did 80 mugs on Monday; glazed the remaining 22 Tuesday morning. Memory's getting foggy with age, I guess.
So I'm on something of a tight schedule. We glazed banks together on Sunday, and I started in earnest on the rest Monday morning. I typically begin with the hard stuff--big bowls, special orders, teapots--but none of those were out of the bisque yet, and really, my biggest commitment in this firing is mugs.
I'm running out of tall mugs, again, have been selling painted mugs at Market too, and have two different mug special orders. So I start with fifty-some tall mugs (another dozen still need their bisque), go on to twenty-four painted mugs, and then the special orders.
Doing that many at a time gets tricky. I get bored doing all the same patterns--five octopus or four hummingbirds just about does me in--but thinking of new patterns that won't take forever--fifty mugs, remember--is hard, too. Painted mugs are easier. I've a standard list of patterns to choose from, and as it happens, I've sold exactly 24 since Market started, so I just make replacements.
The special orders are also decision-free: City of Eugene 5-year mugs, a list of twelve names. Pour, dip the rim, dip again in Dragon Green. Wipe any drips, then dip the bottom half, outside, in B.P. White. Allow to dry, then take my lettering brush and the cobalt carbonate, and personalize.
The other mug order is a little different. One of my long-time patrons saw the Instagram post with Great Harvest Bakery mugs, liked the shape, and ordered ten (without the logo stamp). The hardest part of this order is in throwing the new form; she sent along a list of patterns for the glazing.
At the end of the day, I'd glazed 102 mugs. Not bad for a Monday.
ETA: Actually, I only did 80 mugs on Monday; glazed the remaining 22 Tuesday morning. Memory's getting foggy with age, I guess.
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Date: 2021-05-27 04:07 pm (UTC)Shawn and I must be coming up on a similarly large number, and, like you, I always feel like maybe we SHOULD DO something?? But, I never know what. Cake sounds good. Maybe cake.