Just got home from finishing up a cone 10 firing. . After some profanity, and screaming at the aging kiln, it finally crawled up to temp. Now two slow days of waiting and ill have some nice tasty art fresh out the oven! I have a few vases, some cups, and a good amount of those eggs (their for sure eggs now) in the kiln. While you die of anticipation for the kiln opening (which i know you are). ill show you some works in progress. and move your eyes to the right... now! Viola! Some new forms in progress of firing and building. On the top is a very infant piece. It was a study of slab work in my handbuilding class at Minnesota State University, Mankato. I didnt give much detail into the forms because of my obsession with surface and oxides lately. i wanted the surface to be the focal point of the piece rather than the form. Now, its older, smaller brother below him, is one firing through a series of 3+ firings, the first layer of the piece is mostly Black Copper Oxide, Red Iron Oxide, and a top coat of Manganese Dioxide, each chemical is mixed in with Terra Sigillata which acts as a bonding agent between the porcelain and the oxides. With all this talk about chemicals and such I must throw in the safety bit, Please, please please, do not work with metal oxides without wearing proper safety equipment! I had a small swelling of the throat and a pretty awful feeling day from not using a respirator. Well, thats all for now. Ill post some photos of the firings when they finally come out!All Good Things,
Michael Cimino
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