Part one done, part two to come.

I had two pots in the last firings. One was in Sabine's kiln, and was unglazed. It's ok, I quite like it but it's a bit understated and, as Sabine put it, boring. The other little bottle was in Nic's kiln, on shells, and is a real beauty. I'm very pleased with it. The shino has some good colour in it.



The big pot with the pelargoniums in it is quite interesting. This is in the garden of my ex-landlady (who you can see in the back ground.) I asked her about it, and where she got it. Oh, she said, my mother used to pickle eggs in it for the winter months. I've no idea where it comes from, but there were pots made around Canterbury, up at Tyler Hill where they made tiles and bricks too.



Well, I'm back from Nics briefly - off to Art in Action tomorrow - then stag do over the weekend, then back down there for the firing. The kiln is mostly packed - just the big pots at the front to go in, then brick up the kiln and we're off. Hopefully start Monday midday-ish. Will be interesting to see who's there.

All for now.