- Paper up the door: my least favorite job, wet and messy as it is, but it's important: it prevents heat loss through the tiny gaps between the bricks, and also prevents oxygen from seeping into the kiln through those same gaps.
- Clean up the studio! During a firing is the best time to do it, as that's when the studio is most empty.
- ...not to mention, clean up the rest of the house. Usually the few days before a firing I am totally involved in preparations - waxing, glazing, making wadding and cone packs and door mud - and it is ASTONISHING how messy the house can get lacking a few days attention. No, I'm not a neat freak. I just hate mess.
- Post my belated Thursday Inspiration.
- Return phone calls and emails, neglected (like the housework) during preparations for the firing.
- Loading a kiln always stirs up ideas for new pots, so making stuff goes on the list!
Six is a doable list, I think...
- Or, you know, bugger it all and get an eBook and a six of Shipyard.
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Looks like a good list. How long does it take to fire your kiln? Then how long does it have to cool prior to opening?
Cleaning the studio is my #1. I like the new idea list too.
I candle overnight, after that it takes about 13 hours to reach temp, and I have to cool it for two days, so this one will unload Tuesday; or Monday night if I just can't stand to wait.
I decided to merge the two list as much as possible, which is to say, cleaning house and studio while enjoying a cold one. Or three. :)
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