When it’s all worthwhile.

I just pulled this monster out of the kiln for the last time. Talk about relief. The initial bisque firing of this strawberry pot revealed some shrink cracks at the bases of some of the cups. I paper-clayed it and refired it. The cracks improved. Then came glazing. Each firing made me anxious because that would be another chance for someone to break, chip or scratch this strawberry pot. Or it could crack on it’s own in the kiln. Or any other number of disasters I could imagine.
Now that it’s done, and it’s safety is completely dependent upon me, I can finally breathe again. Sort of…