Post #619347 by danlovestikis on Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:56 AM

Hi hang10tiki I have added you to the waiting list, thank you.
The Blue Kahuna, sometimes its really hard to take photos. Especially when my hands get covered with glaze or clay. But you all make it worth it for me. I think yesterday I washed my hands an extra 20 times just so I could get good shots. I really appreciate your comments.

Here are the next steps for the flame.

I decided that I wanted more yellow at the bottom of the flame so 3 more coats.


They have been glazed inside and out so they can't touch the kiln shelf or they will fuse to it. I set them onto spikes.

Two layers in the kiln for the 60 flames.

Two days later when I opened the kiln I found I'd made modern art.
Both shelves had fused flames.

Bummer!

What I learned was don't set them lightly on the spikes because as they melt unevenly they lose balance. I should have pressed them down until the spike tip touched the ceramic. I was able to break some of them apart.

I've since used a dremmel to grind off the kiln wash. In the future I will see if I can re-melt these to reclaim them.

It's time to get into the garage to work on the mold again. I hope you will all have a very happy, fun, safe New Years. I'll send you all a midnight hug, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2011-12-31 07:58 ]