It's been a long time since I set up the blog. I broke my hand in late November and then I had a really hard teaching semester. I brought my Shakespeare Class to England again, and  so by mid June I had very little product. I've had 2 firings since mid July.  Outside of minor problems with my very finicky teal glaze, the results have been terrific. My back injury has finally healed, and it shows in the throwing.  Mugs are well centered, nearly identical for sets. I am now well stocked with mugs. I will try to send up one more kiln before the semester starts. And I may try to carve a few new designs--a cow? a different owl (multiple requests for this),