Kiln Me Softly

I'm sorry. I'm terrible. I couldn't help myself!

Last Wednesday I put my first test pieces in the kiln, it was very exciting as I had never really done anything like that at all! I even went as far as editing my own firing schedule, changing the annealing cycle to suit the size of my form. Thankfully they're small so it's not that long (41.5 hours) which means I will hopefully be able to make fairly quick progress. 

I decided to do two initial tests; using the most and the least amounts of colour (5% and 30%). 

Hoovered more thoroughly then my flat.

Like Jenga but not as fun.

Disproportionately large plant pots?

When I pressed 'run' I felt as though I was launching a space ship and honestly, I have never felt so much anticipation ever. I don't think I could handle the apprehension of casting on a full time basis!