Colorado Art Studio » paragon kiln http://coloradoartstudio.com Handmade Pottery and Ceramic Jewelry by Cynthia Guajardo Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:57:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 New Kiln – Finally! http://coloradoartstudio.com/2008/03/09/new-kiln-finally/ http://coloradoartstudio.com/2008/03/09/new-kiln-finally/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:07:25 +0000 Cynthia http://coloradoartstudio.com/blog/2008/03/09/new-kiln-finally/ Read The Rest →]]> gas-firing-at-the-guild-002.jpgI experienced a few delays after ordering my new kiln from Mile Hi Ceramics last December – but am happy to report that my new Skutt 1027 with Envirovent was delivered Friday afternoon. Thank you Mike! The Skutt 1027 has a 7 cu. ft. interior – which is almost triple the size of my old Paragon kiln you see pictured next to my new kiln. For the time, I’m keeping my Paragon – it will come in handy firing student work. Plus, I need to have an electrician over to add a new plug receptacle and to up the breaker size from 50 to 60. My husband also needs to drill a large hole for the vent somewhere near the kiln. I could do it, but there might be more than one hole to the outside. Best to leave the power tools to him. So, for now, I just have to content myself by admiring its gleaming newness when I’m in the studio.Speaking of the studio, It’s getting warmer with an average high in the 40′s – 50′s here in Denver which means I need to make some work because of a couple of upcoming shows and some news I just received last week.

I was accepted into wholesalecrafts.com! What does that mean? I need to build my page on wholesalecrafts.com so that buyers can start ordering my work to be carried in shops and galleries. So, I definitely need to wean myself off my addiction to the computer. I’m going to institute a new policy of no computer for me between the hours of 8am – 5pm (prime studio hours for me). I will still have time in the am to login – I get up around 5:30am whether I like it or not and then again after dinner. Should be enough time, don’t you think?

I’m also going to take Lisa Call’s advice and start an account with Bloglines and start subscribing to my favorite blogs. That should save time seeing who has fresh posts.

Well, I’m heading out for some Dim Sum,

~Cynthia

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