I usually do most of my firing at night to take advantage of lower electric rate. Having a computerized electric kiln makes this doable, but still the night firings have their drawbacks. I rarely sleep well, knowing I have extreme heat going on in my garage and not totally trusting the programmed kiln to do what it's supposed to do when I'm removed from it. I still use cones, as I want to have that control at the end of the firing to make the decision myself. Sunday night I timed it so the lid, when the kiln reached 1000 degrees, would need to be closed at 3:30 AM. (Prior to this temperature the lid is propped open to allow moisture and organic stuff to burn off and escape the kiln.) So I got up, trekked downstairs and out to the garage, did my thing, went back to bed, and couldn't sleep because this song got stuck on permanent rewind in my head. A friend sent this to me several years ago. She was going to a series of concerts in Columbus, Ohio and the promoters sent this recording of one of the bands that was performing.
"Grace" by Saving Jane
Normally I can put myself to sleep by singing the alphabet song in my head. I tried, but this one kept knocking it out.
Made a few more cookie stamps yesterday. On the last market day before the fire I noticed I was getting low on some of these and made some replacements. I just realized that now I need to replace the ones lost in the fire too.
Bisque kiln is ready to unload, but before I get to glazing I want to do some outside work- get some plants put in.
