Inside my Kiln

Well, I did it! Despite the advice to the contrary, I fixed my kiln. I did have to buy one tool to get the cover off, and this is what it looked like once I got it open. It was quite a tight fit in there. It took me probably longer than it should [...]

Starting Something New

A couple of months ago I was sitting in church listening to some Bach something or other being played, and it occurred to me that I wished I could play the piano like that. Then it occurred to me that I could probably learn how to play the piano. Then it occurred to me that [...]

Jen-Ken Kilns

This is my Chili Pepper Bead Annealer. I’ve had it since sometime in 2005 I believe, but it wasn’t until early last year that I really started using it five times a week. This has been a really good kiln, and I love it despite the fact that it’s red.
Yesterday, the relay decided [...]

Alaskan Vacation

Well, I’ve been back from the vacation for a few weeks now, and I have yet to blog… until now. It was a fabulous, wonderful, awesome, vacation. I wanted to get all my pictures up and edited and so forth before I blogged about it, but it looks like it will be a loooong time [...]