Monday was spent glazing our pieces and learning about the specialized process and chemistry of “carbon trapping” in Shino glazes. This process (if we are lucky) involves filling the kiln with black smoke early in the firing, and then trapping that smoke marking in the glaze body and sealing it over with a higher firing temperature. It is fickle and tricky, so nothing may work. Each firing is unique. We will see on Wednesday how it turned out and then spend another afternoon glazing a second kiln load. Some pictures of our studio:
Assistants Lucca and Jean Lucca loading the kiln. They are so sweet and cute...
Malcolm Davis, "the king", lecturing on pots and glazes.
The dining room where we have lunch...beautiful view of the countryside.
The coffee break area... coffee breaks are at 10:30 am and 5:00 pm...a little espresso and cookies.
The studio turned into a banquet for the evening. An Italian tenor and wonderful guitar player came in to serenade us and there was a fantastic spread of food... and wine from the local vineyards. Lots of wine! We got happy. :)
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