Unglamorous Tasks
There is so much more to running a pottery studio than spending idle hours at the wheel throwing and turning beautiful objects.
After three years of firing, lots of people learning to glaze, tons of experimenting and even more mistakes, my kiln shelves were covered with drips and patches of glaze. New kiln shelves are expensive, so it really makes sense to learn how to grind them down, in order to start again!
There is nothing better to cure the January blues, on the coldest day of the year, than learning to use a good power tool.
I took on the unglamorous task of grinding my kiln shelves in the freezing cold with my favourite christmas present to myself. Then re-coating them with batt wash (a coating that protects the shelf) ready for the first firing of the new year.
Finally, I cleaned all the windows and mopped the floors, as I had created so much additional dust!
Quite a work out - I didn't half ache the next morning!
