Production is a Killer

Tis the season. . . to crank out work! Yes, my friends it is the artists most dreaded time of year, production time.  I shouldn't complain too much, it pays the bills.  But, it's far more fun to be creative :) I am working toward my last weekend of shows and then I have a long break until spring.  I am looking forward to some quality time in my studio and playing with my kiln.  Speaking of which, I went to the Carolina Design and Craftsmen Guild show this weekend and was blown away by the brilliance of leaded enamels.  I am looking forward to using them in my cloisonne pieces.  Here's to paying the bills ;) Keep Creating

I got a Kiln!!!

It looks like it may have been built in 1976 but it works!!!! Also, it's a Paragon.  So should it ever stop working, I can easily find replacement parts.  The best part of it all, I got it for $50!!!!!!

Never fear my torch firing phenoms, this is a way for me to expand my enameling horizons.  As some of you may have discovered already, torch firing enamels has its limitations (size, dimensionality, ect.) With my kiln I can start to create some larger, 3-dimensional pieces.  Though I have this new tool I will still be torch firing a lot of my pieces.  I feel that torch firing is not only quicker, it adds character to the piece. 

Keep Creating :)