Before we had all the snow, Terry Whye came over from Maryland with her crew and proceeded to resurface the kiln shelves, which as you know, were in terrible. She just forwarded some photos of the process. We all need to do all we can to make sure the shelves stay in their new pristine state. Here are the pictures Terry sent:
Terry and Jeannette applying new kiln wash to the shelving that had been completely scraped down.
Loren Scherbak of Rockville Maryland brought a selection of power tools for grinding off the old kiln wash and glaze drips. We used diamond bits and several electric grinders. High quality respirators are required so the dust cannot be breathed in.
Grinding is a noisy, dirty job. We are highly motivated to keep the shelves free of glazing drips in the future! Terry Whye of Finksburg Maryland grinds away at one of dozens of shelves badly needing maintenance.
Tada! Now we need clean or new posts to holdup each shelf to avoid newblemishes on the shelves.
Terry Whye was joined by three hardworking Maryland volunteers: Loren
Scherbak, Charlene Fischer and Jeannette Dowling who have all assisted in Whye's workshops. They were welcomed by Wes Stack who assisted in applying the new wash. Kate Lear joined in to get some tips on shelf maintenance and to try out her new electric grinder. Karen and Kim also stopped by during the work day to cheer on the troops.
Forwarded comment from Carmela Coleman.
ReplyDelete"The photos of the workers doing magic on our shelves are fantastic. What a great job, and kudos to the volunteers as well. I hope the Art League fed them well.
And thanks Wed, for topping off glazes and letting us know about the tips on preventing runs. Runs not only do havoc to our shelves, but also ruin your pieces as well."