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first firing since moving studios
Last week I fired my first kilns since moving out of my studio at Medalta. It was...nerve-wracking to transport all of my fragile bone-dry things across town (during winter!). glaze kiln unveiling! I fired the Blaauw gas kiln to ^10 reduction. (approx. 1300C) A problem that I had that I didn't really think of: I had to thaw all my glazes. I had all these plans that once the first frost came to Medicine Hat, I'd go to my storage unit and pull out all my glazes so they wouldn't
Melanie Barnett
3 days ago2 min read
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Where to find me and my work!
Hello hello! It's been a bit! I've been packing up my studio and taking 5 minutes to breathe before I jump into the next thing after my...
Melanie Barnett
Sep 83 min read
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Everything's Coming to a Close! (virtual artist talk)
It's hard to believe it's already July. Several projects I've been working on for the last while have either completed or are nearing...
Melanie Barnett
Jul 92 min read
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Manufactured Ecosystems
Today I’m going to write about a project that I’ve kept pretty quiet about (but that doesn’t mean it’s not awesome). Since September 2024...
Melanie Barnett
May 112 min read
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got an exhibition title but titling the work? never.
This is one of those times where I should probably be doing literally anything other than writing a blog, but oh well. soda-fired...
Melanie Barnett
Apr 152 min read
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Sandwiches, Dainties, and sh*t clay
February was a month. Somehow the shortest month always seems like it spans the length of three or four. I honestly found that nothing I...
Melanie Barnett
Mar 112 min read
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When There Were No Frogs
I grew up on a grain farm (important expositional information). When I was a kid I remember when, every spring, the frogs in the dugouts...
Melanie Barnett
Jan 292 min read
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growing like moss (slowly)
First blog post!
In the wake of the mass exodus from certain social media platforms I'm trying out longer form content.
Melanie Barnett
Jan 272 min read
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