Bad News for Cthulhu

[sparrowhawk]

I called the studio this morning and discovered that that very common occurrence with firing sculptures happened: the Cthulhu idol blew up in the kiln. Not to worry though: the pieces might be repaired with epoxy and Bondo, then spray painted. But I'm going to bring home some clay and possibly made a new idol without the ruse of making it in the studio, using the exploded version as a model. So all is not lost, merely postponed. Aw well, these things are common in the ceramic world.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Oh, man! So sorry, that was a beautiful piece.

 

[greyfoxactual]

Damn, that's a sad loss. Hope the repairs are a success!

 

[mrenglish]

Not even a kiln can hold the power of Cthulhu!

 

[mephistopheles]

+1 MrEnglish
Your persistence is noteworthy, Sparrow. It's clear you did a lot of work the first time around. Clay can definitely be a bother in the finishing stages like that. I hope the second run turns out.

 

[huntertrw]

sparrowhawk:
I'm not certain why, but your news above reminded me of this:
Kiln explosion

 

[sparrowhawk]

Cthulhu iies dead dreaming, and will rise again, so say I! But now I will know what mistakes I made from examing the pieces, and will start anew. I'm not done yet.

 

[shaintiques]

Sorry to hear that Fred. Perhaps a slow bake next time.

 

[bonehed]

Why does that happen? Not enough drying pre-firing and bubbles go boom? Like a Gawith flake?

 

[captainprophesy]

Damn... that blows, I was very excited to see the final results.

Not even a kiln can hold the power of Cthulhu!

Exactly!

 

[wyfbane]

Sooo he is serious about graven images too, it seems.
Be careful not to anger him...
LoL

 

[jkrug]

Oh man...sorry to hear that Fred. That is a lot of time and effort gone. Good to hear you are not giving up on the project though...good luck next round. ::

 

[sparrowhawk]

Well, I'm not giving up. In examining the pieces, I saw too many sculptural aspects that came out well, even innovative. So once I reassemble the pieces with exoxy, I'm going to rebuild the idol. I'm not defeated yet!

 

[mrenglish]

Just do not go mad in the process. You know how that works out, its always slow. A piece here, a piece there. You convince yourself its OK, that everything is fine. But everyone sees you slipping but you...

 

[sparrowhawk]

Here's the restored version of the sculpture: in retrospect, while I'm sure I performed errors in sculpting the idol, I also think it didn't have adequate time to dry. So I'll use this reassembled version of the idol to act as a model for another, hopefully better sculpture. I have not yet begun to fight!