25 key moulds in Kiln 18-19

Key moulds all set up in kiln 18 and 19, coming out on Tuesday

Making a mess and 26 key moulds

Whilst I have plenty of process shots (see blog) I rarely have any with me in them. So today whilst making a mess in the mould room I set up the ipad to capture an image every minute.

More and more keys

First set of keys out of the kiln

keys still attached to feeders

glass keys ready for finishing

keys in the kiln

Stuffed these in the kiln this morning before driving to Sydney, fingers crossed...

key to the bloody chamber

Here's a work in progress...based on the tales of Bluebeard and Fitcher's bird.

WIP. wax and watercolour

Keys going in

13 keys and a few frames ready to mould up

Key from America

The cast iron key I was waiting from the States arrived in the post this morning...

Acorns and oak leaves

A start to shaping the foliage, got the scale right I think...

the best 3

These are the tankards that I actually bought, though I have seen hundreds...

I think the best overall shape goes to the one in the middle

Op shopping Queanbeyan

My time frame for finding the perfect tankard shape is almost over. I trawled (though honestly most op shops are supremely well organized in this part of the world) through 3 or 4 charity shops and ended up with a glass tankard, a few knit tops and some Langley Mill stoneware.
Oh and some more buttons...

Standard fare for opshop tankards