An Ostrich mask wall-hanging that just came out of the kiln -- and a kiln opening, kind of

 

I just listed this guy a few minutes ago on Etsy.

with lashes (my preferred), and below, without.

https://dottiedracos.etsy.com/listing/4579830849/whimsical-ostrich-bird-wall-hanging

The eyelashes can be removed, rearranged, and reattached as you wish

                                               "Kiln Opening:"

And re the kiln opening, once again I forgot to actually photograph each shelf layer, but here are some of the pieces that were in the kiln, and a pic of the bottom layer.

2 of my favorites:  A playfully evil-looking deep-sea creature and a very, very rare banana bird!  In fact, I would venture to say the only banana bird  (that is, a bird of bananas) in the world!

bottom shelf

I should have had a few small pieces to fill in those blank spaces on this shelf.  Some small figurines would have easily fit into these spaces.  The more I can pack into a kiln, the lower the cost of firing an individual piece.  (And costs are very high in the ceramics business.)