2 kiln openings, first a disaster and the second a success

[@user-nl3or2sd9z]

So unfortunate to have these kiln problems at such a busy time! I thought some of the overfired pieces looked lovely, in a rustic way! Good luck in your markets, and glad to see you are back up and running. Literally, at this time of year. Cheers!

[@finklepottery704]

Thanks a bunch! So relieved the kiln is back on track!

[@AudreyLynnStudios]

Hi back, Lisa!Awwww! Thanks so much for the shout out! Oh, Gosh! I feel your pain about the disaster firing! Thanks for sharing, though. It shows how much we can lose if a firing goes wrong. Ya, the floating blue on white clay (I use Plainsman 370) is GORGEOUS! Love your Ode to Heritage Roads mug. I learned something new! Take care! Happy Creating!

[@micheledickey4066]

I have to say that I really love the over fired pots!! It’s so interesting what the glazes do at different temps. I’m glad you were able to refire some of them so that you were happy with them. I absolutely LOVE this community and how everyone is so willing to share glaze combos and help eachother out. We all enjoy your kiln openings so much. I’m so glad your son was able to fix the kiln!!

[@finklepottery704]

Thanks Michele! Yes it is a great community! I always appreciate your positive and helpful feedback 😊

[@micheledickey4066]

@@finklepottery704 You are very welcome.

[@marycarolyn1293]

I’m glad you have your kiln working again! I always enjoy your videos and hope you do well with all your holiday shows.

[@finklepottery704]

Thanks! I’m very relieved 😊

[@susancole6090]

I did my last show for the season today and made 4 thumb cups inspired by yours. I used PSH speckled clay and glazed it inside with PSH white gloss and outside with PSH Sno Matte, then I put 2 bands of Soft red along the top. they turned out great and I sold one of them today. it was a quieter sale at a brewery and my first time there. Thanks for the inspiration and the failures as well as the successes. Been there, done that!

[@finklepottery704]

Thanks! Glad they turned out well 😊. That soft red is so pretty. Have a lovely holiday

[@cpnotill9264]

So happy your son could diagnose and fix the kiln issue. Kudos to you for saving/refiring pieces as well. You brought up a good idea to have kiln parts on hand so I will be ordering back ups tomorrow. Thanks for sharing the ups and downs of pottery!

[@finklepottery704]

Great idea! So good to have those parts on hand. Saves some panic 😊

[@pammartin7160]

Love your work! So sad about the first kiln, but how wonderful your son got it all fixed!

[@finklepottery704]

Yes it’s lovely to have someone handy in the family 😊

[@janlewis9099]

Happy, happy Lisa at the end!!! Spectrum sangria and cranberry is beautiful ❤❤

[@finklepottery704]

Thanks and yes I was happy 😊

[@sonyasawatsky2519]

Sad for you about the extra heat on your items, still very beautiful! And thank you for sharing your color combos.

[@finklepottery704]

You are welcome!

[@auroraskies8827]

Sorry for your troubles but your work still looks wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

[@finklepottery704]

Thanks! Hopefully smooth sailing ahead 😊

[@tegannottelling]

Thank you so much for being so brave and showing what can happen. All that work at the time you must have been devastated. Well done on the come back

[@finklepottery704]

Thank you so much!

[@desertpotter1003]

Spectrum glazes also look great on a white clay with texture.

[@finklepottery704]

I think so too!

[@karri8998]

I know you aren't happy with the outcome but I personally think the colours are beautiful. A little on the 70's retro feeling.

[@finklepottery704]

Thanks! Silver linings 😊

[@corryg6403]

Even th over fires are beautiful. I to have extra parts but I am lucky to be 6 hrs away from Sounding Stone they are very fast with their shipping.I have a manual kiln and A fly was causeing the kiln not to come on at low thank god for a friend with an ohm meter the fly was under not sure of the name so when i turned it on low there was no contact for it to engage

[@finklepottery704]

Oh my. The tiniest things sometimes! So great to have people to reach out to for help!

[@thehappyhomesteadnh]

Beautiful pieces tho!! How do you fire upside down? Like how do you get a stilt not to stick to the glaze? So curious!

[@finklepottery704]

I’ve only tried a couple of times. Jon the Potter does it all the time with a specific mug he makes. You put a stilt on top of a kiln post and fire upside down for the second firing. The trickiest part is to get it balanced so it doesn’t stick to the kiln post while firing. You just smooth out the anything left by the stilt with a dremel. With a shot when the mug is beyond grinding. I think the jon the potter mugs are called insanity mugs.

[@thehappyhomesteadnh]

@@finklepottery704 thank you!!! I’ve seen him talk about that but never the HOW 😂 I can’t wait to experiment w that !!

[@sophiav.5384]

Hi, I’ve yet to have success with Soft Red and would love some advice! My last mug had 2 layers 1/3 top and overlapping with riverbirch. It ran to the bottom and looked very washed out. :(

[@finklepottery704]

What cone are you firing to? I am using 3 coats and firing to about a cone 5 1/2

[@sophiav.5384]

@@finklepottery704 the studio says they fire to 6, but they don’t use witness cones, so I’m not positive the kiln reaches a 6. I would love to see that pink pop, but it hasn’t in my attempts.

[@finklepottery704]

@@sophiav.5384 frustrating when you don’t have any control. If you have Winterwood you could try that. River birch is very runny when overlapped with other glazes. The pink I get is soft but distinct. Maybe try 3 layers of soft red with Winterwood or a cream or a white not as runny as river birch.

[@sophiav.5384]

@@finklepottery704 thanks, it is def frustrating not having full control. :( I will take your advice and try it with other glazes and see what happens.