Two in the front and two in the back! Old joke, I've made some hippos out of lovely coarse raku clay as a bit of a diversion from the finer white crank. It was like playing with wet sand - loved it.
Went to Birmingham - EAC Exhibition with Helen and had a lovely day apart from the parking ticket. The exhibition was fabulous - a real quality mix and we were both impressed. The hare looked lonely in his glass case - I really think my pieces look best either outside or on a plinth, not in an exhibition case but I am grateful for the security aspect.
Rushing around trying to get pieces ready for different competitions and the RDA stand in July. Joy will come with me if she can and there is 100kg of air drying clay smiling at me in the cellar waiting to go. Definitely another horse box job to get everything there.
My lists are getting lists - Pete said this is turning into a job. Not yet, but the 'get-a-kiln-game' is all go. I have taken photos of the port-o-kiln in situ and sent them to Northern Kilns, met a man, John, at Potclays who used to use and install them and got a quote for a hiab that I probably won't need as apparently they are really light and two men can lift them.
Embarrassed to say that I have damaged the kiln at Start by giving Will a black rat to fire made from some black clay Ruth gave me - it was eartheware and melted. Did for bricks and element and two kiln shelves. This is an expensive month - I will have to sell something! No pictures this month, will post photos of competition entries next month.
