Here is a photo of the Kwan Yin sculpture I have been working on for months. and months and months. A long time. I'm pretty happy with the results. This is the point where detachment is difficult. The sculpture still needs to make it through the bisque, and then the final firing. At this point, I am planning to fire her in the bourry box (wood/soda kiln).I finished the wet work two weekends ago. Last weekend I drove her up to Boulder, to the Pottery Lab. (Pissing some folks off along the way for driving too "gently" - ah well.) And there, thought to measure her. She is 30 inches tall. The bisque kilns at the Lab accept pieces 24 inches high. So, I separated her crown from her head, and now she is just under 27".
Plan B is to fire her in Ami's 12-27. Wish me luck.
The goddess has now been successfully moved to Ami's kiln in Louisville. She takes up 1/4 of the space. And now to wait...
Update 4/4/09 - the wait has been longer than anticipated, but I sense movement towards a firing...
