May 16, the night of our big event for Thompson School, is less than a week away.
The kids are glazing, and we are working madly to get work in the kiln in time!
Glazing is an art of working blind–what you do changes completely in the kiln. Heat and time work their magic–white becomes transparent, dark grey becomes rich blue, iron rich red becomes a shimmering green. The kids take it on faith that what we say is true (they look at the samples too)–and paint.
For the first time in their school career, someone is saying–use more paint! load that brush! the more coats the better! We want those pots to be shiny shiny shiny!
To purchase tickets or learn more, please visit :http://www.arlington-eats.org/bowls/
Photos by Shun Yamaguchi