ok, so I didn’t start working with clay today until about 1:30… but it was 9:30 when I stopped for the day… so I’m not far from a full day of working with clay. I started the day with the intention of practicing bowls with rolled rims, and I threw several of them. A friend […]
Many times people have asked me how to load a kiln. Many times I have failed to have the right words to describe it… tonight, Jared asked a simple question that summarized the process…"is it like playin Tetris?"… YES it is very much like playing tetris.. fill in as tightly as you can, leaving no […]
Last night I ran the first bisque kiln that I have run in about six months. I felt so strange programming the kiln and loading and everything. Luckily it all came back to me and the 8 pieces I fired made it through with no problems. I am starting to believe I need to find […]
DSCF6379 Originally uploaded by Curtis M. Kularski I’m playing with texture on some of my new ceramics. It gives a different dimension to the simplest of forms, allowing me to stay with my simple forms, while being more expressive in the clay medium.
Here are a few images taken before the last kiln firing. The pieces in these images have been glazed, but not yet glaze fired at the time of the pictures. I hope to post final images very soon.
Image taken by Chris about a year ago of a previous firing of the Alpine
I have just returned from an exhaustive day of firing a 40 cubic foot, natural gas, forced updraft Alpine kiln at UNCC. The kiln was piloted last night at around 4:30pm, and the firing began today at noon. For nine hours the kiln was monitored and gas and air adjusted as needed. At 9pm (almost […]
Here are important dates for the UNC Charlotte Ceramic studio: November 14 – Last Day to make clay November 20 – Last Day to work in clay December 3 – Last Day to bisque December 8 – Last Day to fire glaze December 13 – Exam/Final Critique See Google Calendar
Newly Completed Works Progression of a sculpture A new favorite under construction