https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-events daily 0.75 2022-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452303537940-4P8R2VQ67ZR8WTUZMNIQ/20151228_101014.jpg Events https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-events/2016/4/30/shawnee-hills-pottery-trail-lxtdm monthly 0.5 2022-03-23 https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-events/2016/7/26/34th-annual-art-fair-craft-league-of-champaign-urbana monthly 0.5 2021-10-11 https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-events/2016/7/6/holiday-craft-fair monthly 0.5 2019-11-03 https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-events/2016/9/10/art-spectacular-at-the-carillon-springfield-il-pending-acceptance monthly 0.5 2020-08-26 https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-events/2016/6/4/art-on-main-fine-arts-festival-pending-acceptance monthly 0.5 2019-03-06 https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-blog daily 0.75 2017-05-30 https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-blog/2017/5/30/test-of-a-video monthly 0.5 2018-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1530144148072-Z2TFLOAHWVE69JFUCFHU/personal_photo-398-1000x600.jpg Blog - Featured article in Voyage Chicago https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-blog/2016/5/20/theres-always-time-for-an-experiment monthly 0.5 2016-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1463751837962-UH01LB9QCW8QS4B63QHC/image-asset.jpeg Blog - There's always time for an experiment Orange and Yellow supposed to be fired at cone 06, but I fired at cone 05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1463751916903-BASC984FEN2AE3MITI7G/image-asset.jpeg Blog - There's always time for an experiment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1463751776952-GX6IVEN50GLFPY46BLE9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - There's always time for an experiment So, I did create a group of clay flowers with a lots of texture using new stamps I found at the thrift shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1463751543418-A5SU8FOD0EFHU2GHZMGX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - There's always time for an experiment As I suspected, the color burned out, but since the glaze seemed to pool, I wondered if I textured the clay underneath and see if the glaze would pool, similar to the yellow in the center - another glaze that was overfired. https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-blog/2016/4/7/how-does-she-do-the-things-she-does monthly 0.5 2018-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1460163985047-2OKD4IQSD98JAHLPSR2M/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How Does She Do the Things She Does? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1460164040847-IRGIQPB0UI3RMFWRIHLH/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How Does She Do the Things She Does? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1460163050299-BKH5RV12AMTDXVPO4QSU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How Does She Do the Things She Does? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1460163921927-2AYGL54W8TSWI6FKTLZT/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How Does She Do the Things She Does? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1460163284723-JT9KG71U8BV1ZD7V9ZKY/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How Does She Do the Things She Does? https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-blog/2016/3/16/ep0cfkyamxbu3jensvfplqge11knts monthly 0.5 2016-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1458183564943-1Q808B5GP0Y5EZSK6RPO/image-asset.jpeg Blog - One Project leads to another Hexagonal flowers on a large platter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1458183305783-4LMBVF4XUUCWAZY55ETD/image-asset.jpeg Blog - One Project leads to another Finished! (except for firing) The outside of the bowl is just as detailed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1458181836754-0YUXT52C2NB6QG5INMR1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - One Project leads to another It starts with a pencil drawing, sketching out the basics of the design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1458182959852-FVFMNNW0YZBIYUP8OT5Y/image-asset.png Blog - One Project leads to another Little by little the colors and lines come together. With black as the last major color applied. The white lines are carved back to the white base glaze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1458183475604-F239JRHT2TEUALCEFSQW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - One Project leads to another A sort of bird themed mandala. https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-blog/2016/2/16/going-slow monthly 0.5 2016-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1455651155837-ZEHH2RQ7F1OXYKAN7TXK/image-asset.png Blog - Going Slow.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1455649249002-JRQRSSU3HVKDHR1YE56F/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Going Slow.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1455651119948-2IDBS8R1HAR4HBAWKBXS/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Going Slow.... https://www.claylickcreekpottery.com/new-blog/2016/1/10/test-3 monthly 0.5 2016-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469634967-ARV6PWS0KMO3KPEJO7DO/1greenbirds.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 1. Lots of bone dry red earthenware clay birds. I quickly formed and smoothed the bird shapes, creating the eye hole with a small metal probe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469634993-CWNT6TRZWPLUVA6X2A7D/2tools.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 2. Gather your tools together: Sawdust, metal tin and figurines. My tin is just a recycled cookie tin - it's black from a previous use in a firing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469651824-YAWO42AG669XQ4I9A38E/3firstlayer.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 3 Layer sawdust on the bottom and arrange a group of birds on top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469637148-54LNA8O0TWOQ082O3B7X/4coverlayer.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 4 Cover the clay birds with another layer of sawdust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469639421-0P3I4FLRH752BR14ZMIA/5secondlayer.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 5 Put the remainder of clay birds in the sawdust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469641471-43JN7XD4TIWETN19JFBF/6coverlayer.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 6 Finish up by packing the rest of the area in the tin with sawdust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469642875-LH8NTXDY8OPB6XYEVF8I/7closedtin.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 7 Replace the lid securely and.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469644127-YAWOF2MR7HCEUAIGPFZX/8awayfrom+flame..jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 8 Put in your wood stove. Do not place the tin directly in the coals/flame area at first. The fire will heat up the clay too fast and there will be the possiblity of any water in the clay boiling, causing the clay birds to explode. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469645257-2HQGDTHFDKG0C03JX1DC/9intotheflame.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 9 Right before you go to bed (and after a couple hours in the pre-heat zone) put the tine into the fire and cover with logs, coals etc. Each wood stove is different - do what feels the best to you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469646922-9M8FLY4TXUHE1K2LL4U6/10nextmorning.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 10 The next morning - pull out your tin, especially if your fire went out - if you still have fire, pull to a safe zone to cool withing your stove, wait and pull out safely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469649125-BN6LTVQPXR02O24JL6A4/11openedup.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 11 Open the lid and see what you have! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452469650319-LHNL3QW0QF1QHAXQMH0V/12oops.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 12 OOPS! In this case, I did have exploding birds. It can be anything: a little damp still, fire got too close too fast....I did notice that the breakage happened in the bottom layer.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c658040667a544992078c/1452540829509-9SL9MDOK5U2X5ZY77S3F/13finished.jpg Blog - How to Pseudo Pit fire in the Wood Stove - Step 13 Wipe away any ashes that cling, and set out for display! Enjoy! You did it! 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