Journey from a Lump of Clay to Your Cupboards

[Morgan]

1. 
   Open up clay box
2. Weigh out the right amount of clay depending on the item
3. Wedge the clay, like kneading bread
4. Bring the clay to your working station
5. Using the wheel or roller, form initial piece
6. Set piece aside to firm up, will still be pretty soft and malleable
7. Turn piece occasionally to encourage even drying
8. Wrap overnight
9. Unwrap following day, looking for firming up to leather-hard stage
10. Place upside down to trim the bottom (nice and smooth!)
11. Add handles, buttons, and any other attachments
12. Stamp bottom
13. Place on cart to dry, looking for bone dry
14. Check piece every couple days to ensure even drying
15. Move piece to firing room
16. Sand and inspect each piece before going into first firing
17. Load into bisque kiln
18. Fire to 1800 F
19. Cool
20. Unload bisque kiln
21. Move to glazing area
22. Inspect each piece and wipe off any dust
23. Wax bottoms, rims, and handles where necessary (wax prevents pot from sticking to kiln shelf)
24. Dunk pots into glaze buckets
25. Dunk pots into glaze buckets again
26. For every glaze color the pot has to be dunked twice
27. Squirt, stamp, and/or wipe any additional design aesthetics
28. Move to glaze carts
29. Load into gas kiln
30. Fire to 2300 F
31. Let cool for 2 days
32. Unload gas kiln
33. Inspect each piece
34. Sand bottoms of each piece dry or under water
35. Wipe or dry each piece
36. Place on shelves to sell or directly in Gallery
37. Pull any items that are special orders
38. Inspect piece
39. Box piece
40. Add care instructions
41. Create label for box
42. Set box by door for shipping pick up
43. Deliver to your door
44. You unbox
45. Start using it!

Our pots are made to be used. And that’s how pots take on a life of their own!



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