It has been awhile since my last post. Some of the things I have been doing include; X-mas trip to Utah (where my mother lives), studio cleaning, glaze testing, and finally some throwing. I will include a few pictures to prove what I say.

Sam and Joe going skiing at Park City - Barb & I did go skiing one day, and my body is still in process of recovery.

I've put Joe, being home from U-Mass, to work preparing some glaze tests. I usually try and test at least one new glaze or new variation of an old glaze in every firing. With Joe's help I should have several in the next firing.

I start the glaze test process by applying the glaze test on sections cut from thrown cylinders - here I am cutting one of the cylinders into sections.

and, last but not least - proof that I am back throwing some pots. I threw several cylinders that I finish on the wheel as I throw them (no trimming required - which I like). This type of pot will be glazed with an ash glaze which will collect on the groves and in some cases run between groves.

Note - this is 1/20/09 - Obama being sworn in (on the TV)