A Very Cold Day at the Pottery Workshop

It's been very, very cold here the past few days

But this morning as I got to the workshop my heart skipped a beat.

All the Windows of the workshop were frozen up.

What was it going to be like inside?

Inside all the windows were covered with Ice

and I had left my anti frost heater on. 

Luckily for me it must have worked because all the pots were OK.

So I opened the kiln that had cooled down to 56 oc. 

This was the kiln un loaded onto the showroom table.

with the small sauce pots I had managed to get 121 pots in the kiln.

Here is the order for Berlin completed

which has now been packed up and posted off.

To heat the workshop I had the raku kiln on

which came in handy in more ways than one. 

 I was able to cook a pizza in it at lunch time!

Now that's what I call a result. 

also in the firing was my first Diamond Jubilee Jug

with Sgraffito decoration.

and this slipware Harvest Jug.

It may seem as if I have had a flawless week in the workshop

But this was my third attempt at making a 20lb Pancheon. 

I'll Try again next week.

I will be Open on Sunday the 5th February

from 11am - 4pm

as there is an

Antique fair on at Barrington Court on Sunday.