List for Apprentice

It's going to be a busy few days...Can you please:

1-Wax all the pots that came out of the last bisque

2-Mix white glaze

3-Cycle another earthenware bisque

4-Scrape & wash gas kiln shelves as needed

5-Clear off the glaze table so I can glaze over the weekend

6-Once I have most work glazed we can get ready to load the gas kiln

7-Make cone pads

8-Please stop hovering as I'm loading the gas kiln...I promise I'll get your favorite pots in there

9-While I'm turning on the pilots please clean the glaze area

10-Put the clear glaze on all of the earthenware just as I showed you

11-Load the electric glaze firing....I'm not as picky here so it's all up to you

12-Turn on the electric kiln to fire overnight as the gas kiln climbs slowly

13-Start firing the gas kiln with the first turn-ups starting at 4am(don't worry.  I'll do this one)

14-Don't worry...the kiln will even out

15-As you worry about the un-even kiln clean up the studio to alleviate your stress

16-Shut down the kiln when we get to 9 1/2 on the bottom....don't let the top 11 get too soft

17-Get some rest since we have to clean the gallery and fill it up with the new pots

18-Don't forget to set up the photo equipment so that we can photograph the new work

19-Grind anything that needs grinding/sand anything that needs sanding

I'm sure there's more but most importantly, I don't have an apprentice.  I think that once I set up the studio in Austin I'll look for some part-time help.  I'm hoping that with UT nearby someone eager will show up.  I've never been too good with assistants before...I've always been a control freak but I'm ready to let go of about 15 or so of these steps.  

Unfortunately, I can't let go of them yet....it's going to be a busy upcoming week for me.  Now that the kids are older and have tons of weekend activities, I probably won't get a ton done this weekend....although if I had an apprentice I would probably be very productive first thing Monday morning.

PS

Perhaps with an assistant I won't have to put my cone pads in the oven for a half hour when I realize that I'm almost done stacking the kiln and need to make them.