Post #776805 by danlovestikis on Fri, Jun 9, 2017 6:46 AM

Piddersthecat your name made me think our bunny's name which was Raisin. That's because of what he left behind as he hopped. It makes me wonderfully happy that I played a part in you taking the class in pottery. Once you start please post your projects. Everyone on "other crafts" like to see what everyone is making. It's so enjoyable. Same with lamps and any other medium you decide on. Thank you for joining in here.

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More back stage photos from the making of the Wish List #7 and the Sacramento Crawl mug.
These photos were taken between 1/28/17 and 2/24/17.

I am always such a mess when working that I prefer to take photos of Dan helping. He is the star of our show.

At this time my hand is really having problems with numbness at night so I looked at all these things needing

to be washed and I begged Dan to do them. He said OK but may I have another Wish?

Oh course. Here is Bullet's wish the KZAP cat having it's bath.

Then for Dan we poured the parts for his mermaid Bumatay bowl.

I went back to work for him. Fair enough.

By this time we are in full production mode for the Sacramento Crawl mug. Every year I have spent the summer making these mugs and sometime it's right up until the party weekend.

This time I had a goal to finish them early. Then I would just be devoted to the wishes.

I've done all the sanding and Dan is now dusting,

dusting,

dusting.

I loaded the bottom and

the top shelves and then turned on the kiln.

The bisque fire is done and the mugs are cool and

they can now come out of the kiln.

Time for Dan to do some more washing.

He is so good at it.

Time to pour a few more projects.

Now I'm back to sanding more of the wishes that have dried.

More crawl mugs are loaded.

More sanding and dusting.

Now the rest are put on the top shelf. Nothing more is dry and I'm impatient so we loaded the top shelf and set it to fire even though there is more room.

Every time I open the kiln I have to check for cracks. My projects are so detailed and take so much time that one crack is a huge deal.

Time to bring them to the kitchen. Look at that smile even though

he'll be back at the sink so my hand can have a break.

So many of the photos look the same because it is a production run but that's the life of being a mug maker. The Wish List makes sure I have some variety. No matter what it is all fun work.

Cheers, Wendy