What a crazy week it has been! For once I did not believe I was under any deadline to get the kiln filled and fired. I was leisurely creating bunny vessels and olive oil bottles when my friend and designer, Richard Ott, insisted this past Tuesday that he would need those bunny egg vessels by this Friday for the Junior League of Hartford's ShowHouse. That didn't leave me much time to get everyhting glazed. Of course Richard doesn't understand that you can't just 'whip up' some pottery. There is a process. Also, you can't fire a whole kiln with just a few items in it. You need to fill the kiln. Not only is this the most economical way to run it but all of your pieces generate a radiant heat that plays off of each other. So My friend is thinking "oh it's just a few pieces" when in reality its a lot of work to complete in 2 days. A glaze fire takes 7.5 hours and then a 24 hour cool down before you can open it sooooi needed to be done glazing and in the fire by Wedensday night!
I was scheduled to be working my part-time job the next couple of days so that gave me two evenings only to get all my glazing done. They were late nights and maybe some pieces were glazed in haste but i got it done and the bunnies were safely delivered to the Showhouse yesterday afternoon where i was greeted with champaign and cheese. Thanks to my french friend, Cecil from France, I was able to get everything carried in with one trip and set up.
In the photo above eleven bunny egg vessels line the window ledge in Richard's parlor.
About Showhouse...It was a dump! Several designers came in and each brought their own personal taste and creativity to the house. It is now stunnning (except the kitchen where no designer was brave enough to tread). I am honored to be a part of it. The rooms are very inspiring and all are completely different.
I will have work available in the retail space called "the Boutique" (glamorously located in the garage). If you are interested in seeing more showhouse google hartford showhouse 2012 for media reviews or visit the Junior League's website for ticket information http://www.jlhartford.org/?nd=showhouse2012aboutpage
I was scheduled to be working my part-time job the next couple of days so that gave me two evenings only to get all my glazing done. They were late nights and maybe some pieces were glazed in haste but i got it done and the bunnies were safely delivered to the Showhouse yesterday afternoon where i was greeted with champaign and cheese. Thanks to my french friend, Cecil from France, I was able to get everything carried in with one trip and set up.
In the photo above eleven bunny egg vessels line the window ledge in Richard's parlor.
About Showhouse...It was a dump! Several designers came in and each brought their own personal taste and creativity to the house. It is now stunnning (except the kitchen where no designer was brave enough to tread). I am honored to be a part of it. The rooms are very inspiring and all are completely different.
I will have work available in the retail space called "the Boutique" (glamorously located in the garage). If you are interested in seeing more showhouse google hartford showhouse 2012 for media reviews or visit the Junior League's website for ticket information http://www.jlhartford.org/?nd=showhouse2012aboutpage
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