One of the many perks of working at iLoveToCreate® is that every month during our sales meeting we get to make a fun project using the supplies we make. My boss had volunteered to lead the group of 50 or so people in a ceramics related project for January. As it turned out, he also was scheduled to go on a buisness trip the week that the meeting was taking place, so he volunteered me and my counterpart, Ken, to host the project (I still think this was strategically planned so that he didn't have to do it himself...lol). This was the first month I attended one of these meetings (since I am still new to the company) and thought I would be nervous about getting up in front of so many people that I have to work with everyday so early in my career. Surprisingly, I wasn't! I really enjoy showing others how to make art. This was just another confirmation that I am definitely in the right place, because if someone had asked me to do a presentation on salad dressing or reptile sales (other catagories I was responsible for in my life before iLoveToCreate®) I wouldn't have been nearly as comfortable. It ended up being a lot of fun!
We had everyone decorate one of our brand new Duncan® Oh Four® Bisque heart mugs (just released in January!) with a variety of Duncan Concepts® Underglazes. Then the Ceramic Arts team dipped each mug in Pure Brilliance® Clear Glaze and fired them all. They turned out great! Take a look...
Loading the kiln..
Before firing...
What we found in the kiln the next morning...
It was a little like Christmas..
Mugs as far as the eye could see...
Mugs stacked to the ceiling...well I might be exaggerating a little. They were stacked high though!
See?
Each one was so different.
How's this for eye candy?
This little guy is my personal favorite...
We got our ducks, er I mean mugs, all in a row...
The end...for now.
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