Spring is here!
kiln firing
kiln shelves getting cleaned up
HERE WE GO!
Or so I thought. I had the electric all connected and got all the wires from computer to kiln connected, those are kiln shelves to the left getting cleaned and a fresh coat of Kiln wash applied.
I had a nice full load of greenware to fire up and my bisque firing went off no problem… or so it seemed….
I turned around and glazed up all the goods and loaded this little baby up but it really struggled to gain heat and reach temp (photo to the left bottom, this is where it started to try really hard to climb 60 degrees an hour) So I shut it down and contacted the manufacturing, and ran a few diagnostic tests including this fun one to the right where you get a visual of the elements that are working.
Unfortunately, the top and bottom elements are NOT working so on to some more problem solving!
In the meantime Ellen at Mudstone Studio was a sweet angel and has helped me to get some student work fired up!
element test firing
Outside of the studio, Keane’s events are getting going for the season, here’s a little look at what I’ve been up to:
I was nominated as a leading lady for Hey Rhody Media, here I am showing some napkin folds at the Leading Lady event!
On the Rhode Show Set, My teammate, Alicia and I had a spotlight on the RHODE SHOW
Coordinating a spring wedding at the Herreshoff Museum!
Been taking some tours of Roger Williams Botanical Garden including seeing the resident goats.