October 31st kiln opening! Winter is here!

[@AudreyLynnStudios]

Love the River Birch! Like Winter Wood with movement. Thanks for battling the cold to show us your wares! Take care!

[@finklepottery704]

I see you did the same! I profess I am not a winter lover lol.

[@AudreyLynnStudios]

@@finklepottery704 🤫 Ya, not so much! Hahahaha!

[@marycarolyn1293]

I always enjoy your kiln openings and appreciate that you say which glazes you used. I hope you got warmed up after this video. I could hear the wind whipping!

[@finklepottery704]

Thanks ! And I did get warmed up 😊

[@janeperala9864]

Love your kiln unloadings! ❤

[@finklepottery704]

Thank you Jane!

[@hobblecreekpottery]

Glad you tried the Coyote's root beer. Such a great glaze. Stunning results on your kiln opening!

[@finklepottery704]

Thanks!

[@hobblecreekpottery]

@finklepottery704 The root beer looks awesome layered with Coyote's gun metal green and/or the red glod too.

[@ddtuss2585]

I’m loving the river birch

[@finklepottery704]

Yes me too! So soft looking 😊

[@walkerpottery9296-Natalie]

The mugs with the bike on the circle (moon?j with night sky colors reminds me so much of E.T. Love it!!!

[@finklepottery704]

I never thought of that! It’s perfect!

[@sondrabecchetti4612]

Beautiful combos. Thanks

[@finklepottery704]

Thank you 😊

[@patspotpage]

Beautiful stuff Lisa! Interesting about the differences with the normal cool over slow cool. I'm getting ready to mix a fresh batch of Temmoku and was debating whether to change my recipe, as I get too much crystallization and it turns a matte gold. But I think I've only slow cooled. so I may give it another chance with a normal cool. I'm looking forward to more unloads! Stay warm!

[@finklepottery704]

Yes I was also getting almost too much crystallization with the slow cool. I'd love to get it somewhere in between the two. i'll have to do some testing

[@sheilacarroll3981]

Have you ever done a video on how you do the lettering for the wordage on your mugs? So smooth the transition from one letter to another. So glad you got your kiln fixed

[@finklepottery704]

I have a video called making a medallion mug, tips and tricks. It shows how I letter my PEI girl mugs 😊

[@micheledickey4066]

Look at you all bundled up!! Lol Did you get an error on the kiln because it was so cold? If you have electricity out there run a space heater so the kiln doesn’t have to work so hard as well as not having it cool down too fast! I have a shed that isn’t insulated and I just run the space heater while the kiln is on and while it’s cooling and I haven’t had any problems since I started doing that. You definitely want to do the celadons in different directions or you will see the streaks. Just a make sure the layer beneath is dry before applying the next one and don’t let the brush drag. Make sure you have the brush full.

[@finklepottery704]

All good info. It was actually warm when it failed. Elements and thermocouple were past due replacing. I was just trying to avoid it lol

[@walkerpottery9296-Natalie]

The gorgeous mug from around 4:30 looks awesome with your hat!! Have you seen the underglaze transfers from Elan Transfer shop but there’s a 2nd line called Dirty Deeks. They have all sorts of “salty decals”. Made me laugh & laugh! I had to get some of course. Lovely kiln opening! Congrats!

[@finklepottery704]

I will check them out! Thanks😊

[@user-nl3or2sd9z]

Oh I love the varied combos! You make such beautiful pieces. I love the clarity of your studio black, would you be willing to share your recipe? Thank you for a great kiln opening. Stay warm…

[@finklepottery704]

Thanks! Here you go Black glaze Wollastonite. 200 Frit 3134. 200 Epk 200 Silica. 200 Custer feldspar. 200 Mason best black stain. 50 Bentonite. 50.

[@user-nl3or2sd9z]

@@finklepottery704 thank you so much!

[@sophiav.5384]

Hi and thank you for your videos! How many coats of Soft Red do you use? I had used it once with 3x and it ran to the bottom. It may have been with what I layered it with though. It’s so pretty paired up with River Birch

[@finklepottery704]

Hi yes it is very runny! I use two coats

[@walkerpottery9296-Natalie]

One more question, the soft red, what brand is that glaze? Do you put anything over it to get the orange & other sunset colors? It’s amazing!

[@finklepottery704]

Hi it is a spectrum glaze. It is quite runny on its own so I don’t layer it with other glazes. I agree. It is a very pretty glaze

[@Fernandvinepottery]

When you make the magnets,what glue do you use to attach the magnets?

[@finklepottery704]

Hi I use e6000

[@karri8998]

Do you have any issues firing your kiln in a really cold shed?

[@finklepottery704]

I’ve been firing in all weather for about 5 years now. Never had a problem. The kiln rep said to try to fire at least every few weeks because of moisture. A slow cool helps with the temp dropping too quickly when it’s really cold outside

[@corryg6403]

Love all your combos

[@finklepottery704]

Thank you so much :)

[@dianestramacchia3616]

Power Turquoise Seaweed over join Frosted lemon Is that correct for that mug?

[@finklepottery704]

Yes power turquoise on top, frosted lemon on bottom slight overlap. Seaweed over power turquoise

[@dianestramacchia3616]

One more, I tried to find Wine at Pottery Supplies. What was the brand if you remember please?

[@finklepottery704]

I am guessing this as I have not ordered it in years. It is one of their in house glazes. It is called red red wine

[@dianestramacchia3616]

Thanks for the brain stretch

[@dianestramacchia3616]

Thanks I found it and they don’t mail to Australia 😢

[@finklepottery704]

@@dianestramacchia3616 darn!