thanks marianne - i am right handed so i am retraining my left to do things
and hen pecking with my right. i bought some polymer clay with this silly
idea that i could at least be making stamps and found that to be a cruel
joke...

good idea though on the reading - i will simply have to find something to
read or re-read. i may start reformulating some glazes as well.

many a time i wish i had half shelves to make better use of space. lucky
you!

i know you do high fire/oxidation glazes so i'm not much help to you in the
way of glazes (in fact i know of no one that does high fire/oxidation other
than you). - if you can post some pictures somewhere though they might be
ones that can be created or found one way or another.

hope you get those recipes and someone to make them up. donna

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hi Marianne! i know how you feel about not being able to work - i have
my right hand bandaged up and will not be able to use it for at least
another month - i'm going seriously stir crazy though i am learning to
hen peck type - capitals are a problem.

new kiln sounds wonderful - hope you get a replacement glaze maker soon.
i don't suppose that your glaze maker would be willing to pass the
recipes on to another maker?

donna


Hi Donna!

What a bummer about your hand! I guess you have plenty of time to read
lots and get new inspirations. If you are left-handed, you could even
design a few things. Personally, I am still way behind in reading my
Ceramic Reviews and getting my album updated! Every chance I get, I work
in the workshop!

The kiln is a dream - and so much easier to load, since the space is
wider. I also kept the shelves from my old (little) kiln, so that I can
use those to make kind of half-shelves here and there if I only have a few
tall pieces.

The guy I buy the glazes off (who buys them from the maker) wasn't even
sure if the recipes were written down, or if he just has them in his head.
It would be an awful pity if those glazes went out of existance. My guy
would love to buy the recipes, but so far has had no luck in that
department. There are other nice glazes, but they just aren't the same
quality and ease to work with. Time will tell.

Take good care of your hand so you get well as soon as possible and can
get all clay-gooey again!

Marianne