interrupting the flow

 Although I do not have the habits of a production potter, I find it works best to make a run of one type of pot at a time to get into the rhythm of that form, work out the bugs, and possibly discover ways to improve it..  But, I also know I have commissions to glaze and fire, not to mention  already having enough dry pots for a bisque firing.  Sometimes I don't know when to stop one thing and start the next. Or, in this case, I just don't want to but kind of have to.

I finished the lids for these last night.  Got them trimmed, then formed and attached the knobs. The knobs are a trap-  Once I started  "putting a bird on it" a lot of my customers expect all knobs to be birds.  It's true- birds sell pots!  It takes some extra time for me to form the birds compared to the time it takes to throw a knob on the wheel. I'll compromise with some birds and some regular knobs.  At this point, though, I need to interrupt the flow of honey pot making to get ready for a glaze firing.