Yep.

This week has been eventful to say the least :/  After a pretty rough beginning, it is now, thankfully, beginning to smooth out.  A HUGE thank you to those who helped me through it (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE-and you are AWESOME!!)

Moving on.  I have still been pushing out numerous torts for hand carving J  To this minute, I have made 80+ torts and have hand carved approximately 1/3 of them. 

I have also been working on the finishing prep for my ‘Nature’ mandala and my ‘Mother’ piece-hopefully I will get to put the ‘Mother’ piece through its final firing during this upcoming week. I am also planning another bisque firing for the end of this coming week for the first batch of torts, the ‘Wisdom Clock,’ and numerous other pieces. 

Still working on my installation project and so far, it seems to be coming along nicely. Due to the concept behind this project, there will be no pictures until the installation has ended J It si going to be lots of fun!!

We took a field trip this week to see UofL’s wood fire kiln in preps for making a new one at IUS J It was very interesting to see a neighbor college’s kiln pad and studio.  It is amazing what lots of money can improve upon ;)  Anyhow, we took serious notes on their kiln and decided on some ways to improve upon it for our own.  I was also very impressed to hear that their kiln has already successfully fired over 40 times!  We can beat that!

With that being said, we got down to brass tax and begun building our own kiln of awesomeness this week J  We have marked the main measurements and laid two foundation courses in which to build upon next week.  Major construction engineering was had by all.  On a side note, it was really great to be able to work on an outside kiln during a torrential downpour without coming out like drowned rats-way to go new kiln pad!

That is all for this week, until next week’s update-enjoy the photos and don’t forget to feed the fishies!!!