Wednesday 18 January 2012

News Flash

This just in...I'm a good cook, I make nice "simple" food?

Got no work done again today, to god dam cream crackered. That's 3 day without making!

The king breaking out some classic Danny Glover before..."I'm to old for this shit"  

Ace!

Leave it to me...

Yeah Paul could you just move all (and by all I mean like a million!) these stupidly heavy stoney/concretey mountains about 100 miles over there, thanks. Will give you a hand...(not!)

(some time later)...oh you have finish, then you can stack some more wood away.

So today's been my own mini strong man competition, great?

Tuesday 17 January 2012

Fired!

So I'm a little zoned out today after staying up working all yesterday and then doing the 12-8...:20 shift on the wood soda kiln. Tried to hit the sack this morning but with the builders in and people constantly in out out the house I didn't catch any sleep.

I was waiting for the king to get me up for when they started adding the soda but he decided to let me rest instead...yeah that's great but the main part I needed to really learn about was the adding of the soda. Looks like I will be doing another...

The firing went really well, such an easy kiln to get to temperature. We actually had to really slow it down as the temp was climbing like a monkey! I left the kiln at 8:15am and it was at 1227 and climbing. They finished around 12:30 after dropping all the cones and adding the soda.

Special thanks to my firing crew K and Matt...the dream team. Couldn't of done it without you.

So what did the rest of the day shape up to be? Sitting, lying and eating! So tired, the ring it's getting heavy...

Im the fire starter...




Monday 16 January 2012

"Everyone likes juice"

Man I'm beat!

Been a long day stacking wood, cleaning, and packing and prepping for the wood soda firing. Looking at around 20 hour firing to 1300. I've got a even longer night...12-8 firing shift Whammy!

We are firing and assisting Danish potter Sten Borsting http://www.stenborsting.dk

Interesting the translation of the towns name Skaelskor is...Crazy Dandruff?

Power nap time

Pack it up nice

Wood soda kiln ready...well its actually on now. Started at 6:00


Going the distance....

Rocky rocky rocky!


My baby

Video chat online with my lady, miss her millions.


Sunday 15 January 2012

Well excrude me!





The resident artist






Sundown


Pic taken by Matt down by the harbor. Shame I wasn't there.

Bish-bash-bosh!

Saturday done just like that!
Spend most of the day waiting for things to dry.I got some clay recycled, cast 8 Guldagergaard cups, packed and fired a kiln. Spent ages slab building a couple of pieces when Matt shows me I can extrude in like 2 mins...Reid you dumb ass!

Sunday morning...water...water

Saints lost at the death last night
Need to hit it today!