When the lonely potter gets up in the morning, his first thoughts are usually about what he "needs" to do outside. Trying to keep an acreage, even a small one, in decent shape takes a lot of work. Whether it's weeding, fencing, mowing, painting, planting, pruning, sawing, chopping or fixing, there are not many idle hours during the summer. He has not, yet, found that happy place in his psyche that allows him to balance the work that is calling him outside, with the pleasure that is waiting in the studio. A rainy day, then. can be a gift - if he can force himself to not worry about what is not going to get done, and can focus on what he can do.
We haven't had many rainy days, but there was one a few days ago when the lonely potter decided to spend the day in the studio making raku glazes. There was a time when he had a few good glaze recipes, and he knew how to apply them for the effects he wanted. Somehow, somewhere, those glazes have been lost, or mixed up with other glazes, so he is having to start from scratch.
If glazes have been made, can a firing be far behind?
