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Kiln construction

I haven’t blogged in a while because I’ve been away from the internet at our farm/studio in SE Minnesota. There’s lots going on there right now. Donovan Palmquist and his crew (Al & Judah) are building a wood fired kiln for me. Very...

Kiln Progress

Yesterday, the bricks for my new kiln were delivered. Yah!!!! Later this week construction of the kiln will begin. Bigger YAH!!!!!We rented a forklift to unload the bricks and fortunately, the rental place delivered a large one than we needed, but didn’t charge...

Colleen & Donovan’s Kiln Opening

Kevin and I had a great time last night at Colleen Riley and Donovan Palmquist’s kiln opening. After a 54 hour firing last weekend, they opened the kiln to unload hundreds of great pieces by several fantastic artists. There was a lot of ooohhing and aaahhing as...

Rain, Rain, Go Away

The long weekend started out great. Friday evening I had half my drying boards already full and the rest got filled on Saturday. Saturday was another beautiful day and by mid-day, all drying boards and shelves were full. The excess was spilling over to the countertops...