Wednesday 13 March 2013

Just a slight Hiccup...

Must soldier on....


The weather here in Adelaide Australia has taken a much needed change. The Temperatures here have been in the toasty mid to high 30's (Deg cel.) this past week or so and today has bought a crisp morning and a top temp of 26 has been predicted...
This basically has meant that in my studio ( garage ) it has been over 40 so this little chicken has not ventured out to the beloved wheel... Sighhhh...
Until Yesterday Yayyyy... It was a lovely moment throwing that first piece of clay on the wheel... arrrrr to feel the wet clay between my fingers, that extra sensory feeling of touch. Needless to say I loved it and off I went making 5 teapots and their components... Felt so good...  Handles to be pulled today and attached...


I mentioned a hiccup... Well last week I filled my little kiln with an order of Teacups....


 I then set the cones, plugged in my little kiln set the kiln sitter switch and turned my little baby on... with a whimper and a flash of light and a jump in the beat of my heart the little girl had nothing, thats right nothing, Nope, Nudda, zero, zip, over and out... Oh my it was the moment my heart sank.... Big SIGH....... :(  So I am still awaiting a kiln tech to come and have a look at my beloved little kiln... So here she sits waiting, waiting, waiting... :(
 



But as my close Friend Marika at Made by Marika  and I say          " Onwards and Upwards"  yes we must soldier on... My orders are awaiting to go into the kiln now, so my fingers are crossed that this little hiccup does not turn into a major hiccup and that the Kiln tech can fix her... All Prayers to the kiln Gods are very welcome and appreciated!! :)  So onto the next making project and painting...

Thank you for popping by I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else has been up to over at Mudcolony ... So go and check them out too... Have a great week everyone ....

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4 comments:

  1. ooohhh I love the little lady bug on the teapot and flower...its gorgeous...following you from facebook...I can't wait to get time to play in the mud too...part time mining has got in the way at the moment...love your work, cheers tamsin.

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  2. Thanks Tamsin! There are big plans for these teapots :) and the lady bug is going to be my garden teapot. Lots more painting to do!! I hope you get to play real soon!! And thanks for following over... Take care Annie :)

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  3. Enjoyed your blog. I had a similar incident with my kiln recently and discovered that the safety switch had tripped in the meter box.

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    1. Hi Jan, thank you. Yes I thought of that and checked the meter box but it was on. I dont know how old my little kiln is either and I dont have a manual for her, But some good news is the kiln doctor Im waiting on worked for the company that built her for 40years so im hoping he will be able to work it out. My fingers are crossed... Cheers Annie :)

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