{"id":648,"date":"2006-11-24T08:20:56","date_gmt":"2006-11-24T13:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/transformation_"},"modified":"2006-11-24T08:20:56","modified_gmt":"2006-11-24T13:20:56","slug":"transformation_","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=648","title":{"rendered":"Transformation by fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><a onclick=\"window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=573,height=565,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\" href=\"http:\/\/ripples.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/sarahmccarthyproducts.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.making-ripples.com\/images\/sarahmccarthyproducts.jpg\" title=\"Sarahmccarthyproducts\" alt=\"Sarahmccarthyproducts\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I attend kiln openings whenever possible, because it is like experiencing Christmas all over again. Whether it is my own or another potter&#8217;s work, that magical moment when the ware comes into view is a unique experience. So I was&nbsp; really pleased when potter Sarah Mccarthy invited me to see the results of her latest firing.<\/p>\n<p>There is an element of suspense in every kiln firing because carefully crafted pottery must be sealed in a kiln and fired at high temperature before it becomes useful and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=400,height=394,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\" href=\"http:\/\/ripples.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/sarah_mccarthy_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"175\" height=\"172\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.making-ripples.com\/images\/sarah_mccarthy_1.jpg\" title=\"Sarah_mccarthy_1\" alt=\"Sarah_mccarthy_1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThere are so many variables involved that it is always a minor miracle when a firing turns out as expected. For example, small variations in the placement of pieces in the kiln can affect firing rates and the performance of well-tested glazes. <\/p>\n<p>The potter subjects forms with dull, greyed-out colors to the test of fire and receives back objects of bright beauty, if all goes well. As you can see here, all went well. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ripples.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/sarah_mccarthy.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=400,height=394,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I attend kiln openings whenever possible, because it is like experiencing Christmas all over again. Whether it is my own or another potter&#8217;s work, that magical moment when the ware comes into view is a unique experience. So I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=648\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1810],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3R4iK-as","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}