tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313799443819854406.post2685733055326115893..comments2023-09-04T04:59:16.747-07:00Comments on John Bauman: The Kiln DanceJohn Baumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910451039953672849noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313799443819854406.post-8561264296139782042011-09-15T06:05:54.198-07:002011-09-15T06:05:54.198-07:00John- Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I know...John- Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I know my friends are sick of me talking about choices and compromises in working with clay, but I find it so interesting! As a relative newcomer - 5 years as a potter after 30 at a desk job - I find, with a small retirement income, I don't need to sell my pots to survive (although I would like to break even on the cost), but I get great satisfaction by selling and I get to make room on my shelves to make more! Interestingly, I do gas fired for the selling, wood and soda firing for the soul. Everything is relative.Carolanne Currierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961257555520372038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313799443819854406.post-19392752332602829752011-09-14T14:11:04.977-07:002011-09-14T14:11:04.977-07:00Thanks for the comments!
Barbara, as I'm agin...Thanks for the comments!<br /><br />Barbara, as I'm aging I'm beginning to look at the more dependable results of electric firing as a good thing. I've more than once thought of a divided inventory -- dependable ware to make a living by and gas firing for my soul.<br /><br />Carolanne, That curiosity keeps me going as well.<br /><br />gz, They say that if you love what you do, it'll never be work. They're cracked in the head. Heh.John Baumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910451039953672849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313799443819854406.post-39504713080527811452011-09-14T07:09:51.508-07:002011-09-14T07:09:51.508-07:00I've been firing Cone 6 electric where the res...I've been firing Cone 6 electric where the results are frequently quite predictable for more than a few years now and STILL can't wait to open the kiln and see how the still too hot pieces have come to life. Forever hooked I suppose.barbaradonovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694148642745082571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313799443819854406.post-90110148380561752212011-09-14T04:21:41.463-07:002011-09-14T04:21:41.463-07:00I don't always do a happy dance when I unload ...I don't always do a happy dance when I unload the kiln, but I always am amazed and intrigued about the "how."Carolanne Currierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961257555520372038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313799443819854406.post-77702616475488227862011-09-14T00:43:57.488-07:002011-09-14T00:43:57.488-07:00Looking back, I think that clay found me. It was j...Looking back, I think that clay found me. It was just waiting.<br /><br />But it has made me work hard since then.gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com