One More Time...the Ride

A double rainbow followed by rain and hail...and then the next day...beautiful, and the highest totals yet. 

Clay Whistle -- Sawdust Fired

Whistle, native clay, sawdust fired. 

Steel can with holes in side to allow air to keep eventual fire burning. 

Layer of sawdust (belt sander coarseness best), spacing works so there is enough fuel (sawdust) to fire them properly.  

Add layer of sawdust on top. Place more works on this second layer. 

Cover again with top layer of sawdust. 

Put easy ignition material on top...in this case, newspaper.

Ignite.

Cover, though with ability for air to circulate and keep fire going. 

Pieces will be fired once the sawdust burns away. 

The works will all end up on the bottom, laying on the remains of the burned/charred sawdust. 

Native Clay Whistle -- Coal Fired in Sager

Whistle made of clay collected at local river -- fired using coal and sager method. 

Put hot coals at base of steel container that has some air holes in the side to fuel the eventual fire. Place some fire resistant stands that your sager will sit on so heat can circulate. 

Put ceramic work in sager on top of stands.

Cover sager with lid, surround by hot coals as well as coals yet to be lit. The idea is to not let it get too hot too fast...the gradual warming to about 1350 degrees for this native clay. 

Let the coals do their warming....the hot coals igniting the regular coals, until all coals to ash. 

View after the coals have burned. 

Fired ceramics

Clay Whistle Sound..

From this, to a whistle. 

Debris from the clay...the removal process by hand, until the brown clay diluted with water and put through a strainer, then left to dry. 

Around the Day

Abundance.

Re-claimed. Kind of, but yes.

Halloween Garland -- Craft for Kids

Cut out circles, punch holes, add stickers, string.