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| Bruce Gholson carving details into his shino fish |
Well it is official. We load the kiln today.
We have been glazing around the clock this past week for our Holiday Kiln Opening, December 15, 2012, this Sat, 10-5. Bruce has been working on his shino glazed porcelain, while I have been glazing with our Moka glaze. We have been glazing in two different buildings. We are not used to being apart in the studio and really don't like it. Over the holidays we are going to get our glazing area set up in our new space so we can glaze together from now on.
Bruce's shino glaze is as allusive as our crystalline glazes. We know its range, but we don't know if the glaze will turn out really grey with carbon trapping, or peachy. The glaze in itself is tedious to work with. Some glazes go on smooth, without drips, kinda like butter. The shino glaze that Bruce works with is foamy and show drips badly, so must be fussed with after dipping. The surface is fragile after decorating, and the pottery needs to be handled with care.
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| Bruce Gholson working on his shino dome jars |
Bruce is walking the pots out to our gas kiln. Our kiln is located in the old hog parlor behind the studio. We built the gas kiln from twice used bricks when we first moved to our property here in Seagrove. We were able to get the first two shelves loaded yesterday. We still have a few more pots to glaze today and then we will finish loading, probably into the evening.
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| Bruce Gholson walking pots over and down to the kiln |
Below are images of Bruce's shino work.
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| Bruce Gholson, Shino Fish Mug |
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| Bruce Gholson, Shino Fish Yunomi with lots of carbon trapping. |
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| Bruce Gholson, Shino Fish Mug, on the peachy side. |
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Bruce Gholson Shino Fish Pitcher
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