Fresh From Collette's Kiln

[CaptainMike]

My wife is a very talented potter, these were unstuffed from her kiln this afternoon and will be our new dinnerware. The lady knows how to shelter in place!! The emblem on the plate is centered but appears off due to the angle of the display stand. Side note: for those who don't know I'm a retired fireman.

[MBMorgan]

Very cool!

[FireMan]

The Maltese cross, know it well. Very cool!

[smokin fool]

!0-4 be married into a Maltese family, the Maltese cross has 8 points according to my father in law

[FireMan]

Interesting, I guess I didn’t know it that well. Went thru most of my life thinkin one way as I was told by my father.

[CaptainMike]

The patron Saint of firefighters, ComfortablyNumb

[Henrik]

I’ve taken pottery classes, and I’m nowhere near her level. Awesome quality and design!

[CaptainMike]

She really has a knack for it. Plus, her studio is her sanctuary and she spends A LOT of time in it.

[Skip]

Great looking plates CaptainMike !

[RonB]

She has real talent.

[Steve B]

She made a whole set of those plates? Sweet!!!!

[CaptainMike]

8 setting with bowls to come.

[Steve B]

Nice.

[Donw]

See is very talented as evidenced by these plates and those mugs we have seen before. On a side note have you ever tried to sear meat or cook a pizza in her kiln?🙂

[CaptainMike]

Haha, no and I won't for many reasons!

[HouseHomey]

Wow. Those are gorgeous!!! I am lucky indeed. Using my cup now!! 🔥

[ScottyC13]

Very cool. Tell her "Great Job!"

[Arsenlael]

I don't want to direct this back to food, but I'm curious if one could cook food in a kiln if you had to? If so, would it ruin the kiln even if it were something like bread?

[CaptainMike]

You could probably get away with bread, and technically cook anything, but it would be like trying to loosen a Phillips head screw with a flat screwdriver. Also, there's is a lot of off-gassing and some flaking of "kiln wash" that goes into the firing process and some of that is absorbed into the kiln walls. I wouldn't want any of that in my food.

[Arsenlael]

Interesting... Well, the pottery is certainly a thing of beauty. I love that people still hand make things like this.

[Bob's BBQ]

Wow very nice. Does she sell her pottery to the public?

[CaptainMike]

She's doing her first craft fair Memorial Day weekend if all of this craziness subsides.

[jfmorris]

Very very cool! Your wife is very talented.

[CaptainMike]

She really is, you should see some of the other stuff she does, some of it is just amazing.

[klflowers]

Those are very nice, Cap. Please pass my admiration on to her. And if she ever decides to do any selling, I'll be a customer!

[CaptainMike]

Thank you, I'll pass it on to her. Of course, you could always fire up the motorhome and come on out to the craft fair she's doing in May! My place is all set up for multiple RV's.

[fzxdoc]

Wow, CaptainMike what a talented wife you have. Those plates are a labor of love, I'm sure. They turned out great. Now you've got to get busy and cook something worthy of plating onto them.

Kathryn