Back of Kiln

Here is the finished result of two days of work. This part proved to be a bit more labor intensive than the other part. Joey helped me a good bit yesterday. He was a the brick cutting man while I looked for the pieces of the puzzle in all the boxes that went with this project. Today I finished up where we had left off yesterday and next will be the chimney.

I keep looking out into our back yard not believing what I'm seeing. After we got married and I became a mom pretty quick, I thought for sure this would never happen atleast until I got Quaid into high school and I was working pretty much full time to save up money to build a kiln. It has taken so many years to be comfortable with my electric work that I was starting to get to the point where I told myself, maybe it would be ok to keep exploring all the electric options that are out there. Now, here I am ready to go back to what I loved doing in school. I now my forms have evolved and I've learned a lot about selling my work and making good use at the spurts of time I have in my studio. Hopefully this new direction will push me a bit further into the ceramic field and branch out to a broader customer base. I really don't like to think about what I make in a money making way, but really when it comes down to it, I'm making a product that I want to sell. And I need to sell a lot of because when your a part time potter, your really just a hobbyist. I feel like I am gaining momentum finally but I still have a good ways to go to really find my voice a bit more with what I do. So, I have this great little kiln that is just begging to be done and fired soon! I am anxious to see how the first firing goes and how the kiln holds up. Next up....the chimney!