This semester has been insane, crazy, overwhelming, and exhausting. Trying to work 30 hours a week or more, and taking 18 credit hours (which is around 60 hours of work) has been more than enough to stress me out. I am SO excited for this semester of classes to be over. Don't get me wrong, I love my classes and all of the time I have in the studio, but all together it has just been too much.
On the bright side, I have almost 40 pieces of ceramic work coming out of the kiln tomorrow morning. The process of opening the glaze kiln is like Christmas to any potter. All of the hard work we put into our pieces becomes evident at this point in the process, and has an excitement level equivalent to a 5 year old on Christmas morning. I loaded 2 full kilns yesterday (and almost ruined half of my pots by loading a few that were meant for a different temperature) and they will be cool and ready to open first thing in the morning! I will put some pictures in my post tomorrow, so check back to see all of the work that was unloaded! I usually document the pieces with photographs and post them on my website for sale almost immediately, but this time around I have the art festival this weekend in Rome Georgia that I will be selling them at. Selling pottery to people face to face is so much easier than selling online because I do not have to pay for shipping or risk the pots breaking from rough handling during shipping. Ideally in the spring or next summer I would like to get a list of festivals together to sell at. I would really LOVE to make a living as a potter, and while that may sound crazy to a lot of people, it is very possible with dedication and hard work.
I will post pictures of the new work tomorrow! I have also started a small youtube account where I will post videos of making pottery, sculptures, and cake decorating! Check it out and subscribe to see future videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM9PAt4sfq-cIcaf8D5-uiw
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