Author: Susan Cohen Thompson

I am very excited to arrive at this design for my glazing test tiles. These little trees, still green (unfired), are made from my favorite Christmas cookie cutter. After 5+ years working in the wonderful Stanwood House Ceramic Studio, I am attempting to work with clay in my painting studio and firing my work in the kiln Kathy Hastings loaned me, which is in our garage below my studio. I have tried various other techniques to test glaze colors. It … Read More

Kiln load was successful!

Currently in the studio, I am preparing for the first glaze firing in my own kiln. This is all experimental, as it generally is with glazing. Here is a photo of what I prepared today and yesterday. I am getting very excited. I just have a few more pieces to go before I have a kiln load ready. These are mostly glazes I am using for the first or second time. When I am painting on canvas, what I see … Read More