Fine Mess Pottery

I would do the happy dance, but I am too tired. The kiln is done! Well, sort of. The door blocks are cast, and it will take them a few weeks...

It's hard to see what's going on in this photo, so I will clarify: I tacked a string with a small weight (a "plummet") tie...

Sorry. Castable is my boom! It won't last.  Get the Share on Facebook widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox ! I starte...

Warning: this entry will likely be hideously boring to non-potters. My apologies. Sometimes I note things here so I know where to find them!...

Burn it out? Or slide it out? Burn it? Or slide it? Burn or slide? These are the things I spend my hours wondering. How best to remove the a...

Arch construction is easier with two: 2 people; a 2 x 4; and a 2-pound sledge. Here's Doug tapping in a brick for a nice snug fit. I was...

These s & P shakers will be in the first bisque, tentatively scheduled for September 5th, and then in the first soda firing, Sept. 10, u...

Since the Great Welder Meltdown that happened Independence Day Weekend, I have been dithering about how to get the welding done. Well: not j...

I so wish I had a camera! The arch form is complete, and it is such aa appealing object, itself. I had one false start, when I decided I was...

Obstacles, obligations, and temperatures in the nineties conspired to make July a bust for kiln-building. No lie, the entire month was inchw...

1)Like so many things, plumbing turns out to be not half the big deal I thought it was going to be, It helps that Home Depot will cut and th...

I had to tear down one wall of the kiln this week, due to a 'clever" design change I made to the flue. I'm not sure what inspi...