• Architectural Sculptures

    Lion blocks

    I fired four of the little hand pressed lions blocks, a cherub plaque and the single section Art Deco in the kiln, and amazingly when I opened the lid, four little shattered lion faces stared up accusingly at me from the bottom shelf of the kiln. I figured at first maybe the vent is cooling the kiln too rapidly but these were not cracks they were blown up under pressure from steam forming inside the clay. Despite being dry I thought, and sitting them in front of two box fans set on high for three days they apparantly were not really dry. I looked at what makes up the “Slow…