Have a load in the kiln right now. We have 13 children in our new ceramics class at school. I'm teaching kids from Kindergarten through 11th grade and all together, mind you. It actually works quite well. I find with crafts that kids are having so much fun that they tend to just help each other. I also have 2 teachers in the room with me and one parent, so it's pretty tame in there. Anyway, I'm firing at least 13 coasters, which was their first project. They also made some things with pinch pots, so they are being fired to bisque. (the coasters are now glazed and being fired.)
But I am excited about a few things I did myself. I made a face jug. I've always liked these. It's a jug as in "little brown jug" that has a face sculpted on it. The original idea was to make scary faces on them to keep kids afraid of going near moonshiner's stills. They, the jugs, were placed in trees and bushes to scare kids away. I think this one will be pretty cool when it's done. I might make a lot of them. A good gift for your boozer friends. (Just kidding)
I am also firing a new glaze called Apricot crackle. Can't wait to see what it is. It is a discontinued glaze and I got a whole gallon for $10.00, which is VERY cheap for glaze. Bought 4 others that I haven't tried out yet. I'll post pictures when I'm done.
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