One year from now I’ll be handing in my resignation and retiring from a job that I’ve spent more than 35 years doing. What will I do when I retire? I plan on doing my art and pottery full time and on my terms. Being an artist/potter is more a labour of love than a job. Last summer I, with help from a few friends and family, built a wood fired kiln that will replace my gas kiln. It uses less than a cord of wood so is more economical than gas. The results will be very different than a gas kiln and will have a more aesthetically pleasing look and feel to each piece. This summer will be the first time that I’ll fire it up. The challenge now is to make enough pots to fill it. This will take some time especially when working full time, chronic conditions physically and the challenge of getting back into Kung Fu. But one pot at a time and in no time I will fill the kiln. The biggest challenge after retiring will be making a living at it. I’ll have to market myself which will be a challenge in itself as I am a very reserved and quiet person and not sure how to go about it. Oh well everything will work out one way or another.
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