With the remaining clay - which is still workable, having been wrapped tightly in plastic for the last week - I made a small thumbpot, which I formed into a shallow cup shape - not unlike a Roman wine cup. I also made a thick circular tile with a rather crudely scraped pattern on it (I might give that a bit more work when the clay has dried to leather-hardness).
The items I made last week are drying well and are starting to feel lighter in weight. The large bowl developed a slight crack on the inside which I have bodged closed by wetting it slightly and forcing some more clay into it - I fear this might portend failure during firing for this item - the proper thing to do would be to break it up, re-dampen the clay and make the pot again from scratch, but I'm not going to start over with it now,
Now, We Wait
Now I've just got to wait for the items to dry out completely - this will probably take at least another week or so
Meanwhile, I'll start thinking about how I will construct the fire in which to finish them... - which will be detailed on the next page
