I was browsing through photos yesterday and came across this one, take on March 1, 2011...
The tulip tree did not look like this on March 1, 2015! There are a few fuzzy buds and that's it. We are expecting warmer temperatures this week, even a possibility of 74 degrees. In between those warm days it is still expected to drop into the 20's overnight.
Despite the struggle to keep warm and dry, some pots have been made and bisque fired. Yesterday I got all the underglaze applied and wiped down.
Today we will glaze and start loading the kiln. My glazing will be straightforward... mostly nuka glaze and the usual assortment of piggy bank color combinations. There are a few sinks for this firing. Jeff and I do those together. I pour the glaze and he does the turning, dumping, and dipping. It's sort of a dance that we have choreographed quite well. It can get messy, so we like to set up our dance outside. Looks like we picked a good day for it.
