So, Christmas has passed and the snow is finally melting. It's been a bit scary here the past tenday - getting out of the driveway has been very interesting. We went shopping yesterday and I swore I'd never drive with Kevin in the snow again. But, that promise will last as long as my next diet.

This was our quietest holiday that I can remember. We visited friends Ingrid, Oliver and Killian for Christmas dinner - they had a big gathering! I think about 20 family and friends; it was really wonderful (even with the car chains, slithery roads and slidy driveway). Now it's back to normal.

So, we have been in the studio making a gazillion test tiles and mini pots for glaze testing. I really want to make a satiny matte high magnesia ^10 glaze, but formulated for ^6! Lottsa luck eh! I did find a fabulous glaze (an accident) for carved pottery - breaks fabulously over texture. I even made a nice pot so when it's fired I shall post it for everyone to see. Of course, I know that nobody reads this blog, but just in case.

Now into the kitchen to fix some ham and sweet potatoes with port wine sauce and sauteed Brussels sprouts. Happy New Year Every potter out there, and non-potters too! Slanje

of man and beast. . .

Well, the little lady with the cone, was a kiln goddess Kevin made. He also made the horse, out of a mixture of Cassius black and p (paper) clay.

The horse reminds me of something one might dig up from an archeology site, and the little goddes, well she's just special. For a man with no training, I think Kevin does some wonderful work. I'll be posting some of his whimsy stuff soon!

A nice little vegetable server

This was from the last glost fire, about two weeks ago when my brother was here. This is a server that Kevin made, and I glazed. I really like this dish, and especially the glazes, vanilla and Waterfall Brown (from Ron Roy and John Hesselberth).
It's hard to see in this pic, but the rim of the dish has some lovely red/brown spotting before breaking to this greenish colour over the white. I've made a LOT of these - bowls, mugs and some pourers. I'll try and get Kein to take some pics, he's pretty hand with a camera.