I went back to Hambidge Art Center in Rabun Gap, this time accompanied by Mike, to get the pottery I put in there a week earlier. Of the 15 pieces I had in the kiln, 4 are satisfactory. The other 11 all have problems involving either a poor fit between clay and glaze (2 pieces) or a failure of the glazes to mature, most likely due to placement at the back of the kiln where the temperature only got to ^8 instead of the desired ^10. Those nine pieces might be improved by another firing. There were some beautiful pieces of pottery in that kiln. The process of emptying the kiln involved passing the pieces hand to hand, which was a great opportunity to see the work close up. Here are a few pictures and there are many more on my flickr page. Photo credit Mike Johnson.
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