Ceramic chickens and other animals, pots, etc

[CapricornFarm]

Congratulations on your new studio! Will you have running water? And will your kiln go in here?

I play in mud, too.

I will have a 5 gallon container with a spigot, and a laundry sink with a drain running outside. Yes, my kiln will go in there.
Very excited about the whole thing!
Let's see some of your pieces!

 

[Awaytome]

It's great to have your own private place to work. I have a similar setup. We converted a third bay in our garage into a studio, so the water is in the main garage but the sink only drains to a five gallon bucket that I have to dump outside. It's a little tight in the studio with all the equipment, but it works. I got a slab roller this year that had to go in the main garage. I'm about to start glazing: bowls, holiday decorations, salt and pepper shakers, etc.

Some of my animal pieces are in another post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/animals-in-clay.1554937/

 

[CapricornFarm]

Oh yes, i did look at your thread. How big is your space?

 

[Awaytome]

Oh yes, i did look at your thread. How big is your space?

It's long and narrow. 9.5' x 28'. I have rubber stall mats on the floor because the concrete is always cold, and an infrared panel heater on the wall that doesn't have a fan to stir up clay dust. Maintains a comfortable temperature. I seem to be able to get clay and glaze everywhere when I work so that dust is a major issue. Picture attached.

 

[CapricornFarm]

It's long and narrow. 9.5' x 28'. I have rubber stall mats on the floor because the concrete is always cold, and an infrared panel heater on the wall that doesn't have a fan to stir up clay dust. Maintains a comfortable temperature. I seem to be able to get clay and glaze everywhere when I work so that dust is a major issue. Picture attached.

Nice! I am very messy, and am sick of painting. Three coats on everthing, you would think i was glazing the studio! My least favorite thing is glazing.

 

[Awaytome]

Nice! I am very messy, and am sick of painting. Three coats on everthing, you would think i was glazing the studio! My least favorite thing is glazing.

Same here! I spray, dip, pour and paint. Painting is the worst, but all of them are a pain in their own ways.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I didn't take a picture today of the studio, but here is the most recent one.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Fans are up!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Floor being

installed by us!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Flooring is done. We started moving shelves and clay and glaze etc.