This weekend, I managed to get a little time to spend in the studio. I threw a bunch of bowls and some other forms, including a couple knitting bowls. Mrs. B. told me about the knitting bowl and showed me an example. It’s a medium sized, more spherical bowl with a small slot cut in [...]
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4 Nov
Glaze Firing Completed
This morning, we opened the kiln after at cone 5 glaze firing. Included in this load were 15 mugs which will be used as prizes in the upcoming NC SuperClassic. They were glazed in different colors, including the newest addition to my dipping collection, PC-41, or Vert Luster. They all came out really well, so [...]
5 Oct
Same old blog – new hosting setup
OK, so you’ve seen my notes of joy at having this site back in operation. Here’s what happened and what’s worked. I started out with WordPress, and liked it. I like it so much, I decided to run my own on my own hosting that was running the static Barley Hollow web site. That was fun, [...]
5 Oct
Email is back now!
Finally got all the Google App connections completed, so you should be able to email potter at barley hollow again. I promise the next post will be pottery-related! Whee! Here’s photo. There should be a photo, right?
29 Sep
…and they’re back
The photos are back, and we’re back on track. A few more DNS tweaks and we’re all done with the transition.
29 Sep
What happened to the pictures?
In the transition, I didn’t get the photos moved properly. I still have them, but I don’t have the time to update the blog at the moment. The photos will be back. So, for now, just imagine really cool pottery with stunning glazes and really nifty studio equipment. The photos will seep back in as [...]
7 Jun
Back in WordPress
The experiment of hosting WordPress on my own has been very interesting, rewarding, and fun. It has also been more work than I have time to manage, so I’ve decided to switch back to the WordPress-hosted version. As of 6/07/2011, I’ll start posting back here.
17 Mar
Glaze Samples and new photos
This evening, I took some photos of the last glaze load. I’ve uploaded them to the Flickr set. Check them out. The new glaze test samples are here. The eggshell white wasn’t what I was hoping for, but it is a nice glossy white. I’m going to compare it to my current glossy white to [...]
4 Mar
Second Glaze Firing
The kiln is running again tonight, and should finish up in the early morning hours. This load contains the pieces from the last glaze cycle. It also contains a few pieces that had surface issues like pits and bubbles. This load also contains the first four test pieces with the water blue and eggshell glazes [...]
