We built this fire after an insane downpour. We don't have a rain gauge, but I had a measuring cup on the table and it was 2/3 cup of water. I'm pretty happy with the results and learned a bunch. I had one small piece that just exploded, not really sure what happened there.


All the wood was wet, but we had some scraps from home that we used to light the fire. The boxes are from a wine club I used to be a part of.




If you look on the far right you can see the two larger pieces.




The star ornament came out really cool.




My favorite is the turquoise on the right.

We were at the cabin last week for the holiday and I decided to try some camp fire sagar firing. I did this at dusk so the lighting is low for these pictures. I underglazed them with different Mayco underglazes and then added copper wire, yarn, banana, and salt. Then it was wrapped in aluminum foil. These were some old pieces I had made a while ago that I had on a shelf. Looking at these I realize how much I've grown in that even these simple pieces are so muhc less refined than my current pieces.

I made 30 mugs this weekend in 5 hours. I then also made like 40+ small plates and spoon rests. It was a very productive weekend when it was way too hot to be outside.

I intended to be firing this weekend, but it is soo hot. Like too hot to fire my kiln hot. These are my shelves pre and post loading of the kiln. However, I did not start the kiln before I left for work travel this week because it was 100+ degrees. I'm hoping the weather is correct and it cools off and Craig can hit the start button for me before I get home.

Trying out a new design for napkin holders. I had an issue with a previous design cracking in bisque, but one of the two I made of these cracked as well so it may not be any better. This one clearly had an issue because I pressed the leaves in too deep. I think this design might pose new issues in transporting it to shows, but I do really like the look though.

I can't remember where I found this stitch and I don't have the link open anywhere. It is 3 rows of chains followed by a row of 3 double crochet in each chain. It reminds me a bit of a lattice.


To start I cast on in a multiple of 4 + 5. The first row was chain 5 and sc in every 4th stitch. The second row is chain 5 and sc in the chain space. The third row is chain 3 in and sc in the chain space. The fourth row is 3 dc in the chain space - repeat.