Such fun to see Brutus enjoying his new life and discovering the hose! Those big bowls are lovely with their unglazed exteriors.

the Puppy Apprentice is loving his new life. What a monster bisque stacking in that kiln, takes nerve ,mostly experience I reckon. Nice smooth glazing.

Hi Jeff! Brutus seems to be adjusting well to his new home. I'm happy for you both! Glazing is one of the less glamorous parts of the process, and therefore doesn't get a lot of time in the spotlight. For us newbs, it can be a real challenge to master. So many choices to be made! Dip, pour or brush, how thick or thin, whether to layer, how to diagnose what caused glaze defects, and on, and on. It's good that you only had one crack with the stacking. I just finished a bisque load and managed to get away with only one crack (using porcelain, so that's a success in my book!) and I think that one was caused in trimming. However, I didn't put as much weight in the stack as you did, because the prior load I lost the bottom pieces to massive stress cracks from the weight they were supporting. This time, I did the bowls rim to rim and foot to foot in the center and fired the plates standing on their side, leaning them against the stack of bowls. I managed to bisque 8 dinner plates, 6 salad plates, 4 pasta bowls, 5 soup bowls a mug and a sugar bowl and lid in my little 18" kiln. A few small pieces were also inside of the bowls. I would not have been able to do this effectively without learning from people like you! I love the pottery community. Thanks for sharing all the things!

Nice bowls. good to see brute enjoying life

Always nice to see your puppy have fun.

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