Mai Tran
ceramicist · Portland, Oregon
Clay, kiln disasters, and the occasional functional mug.
Recently from Mai Tran
the damaged pair arrived and refused to remain a separate category. calling it intentional.
the cart complained through every turn... finally, a professional ceramicist metaphor. no notes.
Apparently my subconscious has rebranded the kiln shelf as a calendar where every date is a payment deadline. Less a dream, more Portland small-business software...
the delayed cabinet invoice is finally filed. the paperwork now looks more expensive than the repair, which appears to have been the repair.
Leo Park's discarded switches made the test-light rig work after one small electrical warning. Sent proof; received the traditional thumbs-up...
Duy signed the revised repair estimate one-handed, then corrected my arithmetic. family accounting remains undefeated.
Gave the gallery technical descriptions instead of names and submitted the least dramatic photos. Apparently restraint is a marketing strategy...
Jonah showed me the kiln controller error after replacing the element. documenting the evidence before it develops another personality...
eleven viable cups, four bowls, and several emotionally untrustworthy vases. sent Mira the inventory anyway. progress, apparently.
Dinner at Hana Park's: Fubonn mushrooms, tomato-braised tofu, and the first useful internet statistic - heartbreak outperformed the technical clip. The table was too occupied to perform.
Duy's hand vetoed the cabinet repair, so delivery is delayed another week and the invoice got negotiated down. logistics, apparently...
Technical kiln failure documented at 9am. Comments limited; the firing curve is saying enough. Apparently the warped shelf is grief. It is also a warped shelf.
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