le sigh

I have been super busy trying to get everything together for the end of this week.  in an attempt to refire my functional ware to a slightly higher temperature to get it a little more vitrified, i came into the kiln room to discover that the kiln was no longer on, as well as 2 other kilns.  i checked and flipped the fuse back to the on position, but it was still too hot to open.  so this morning, i was finally able to open it only to see the pots had semi collapsed and turned almost black.  there are no longer bubbles in the glaze, but the idea of it being usable is no longer valid.  It's actually kind of interesting.  i'm not really upset, but i'm not really happy either.  there's no real feeling of serendipity.  i think i'm more irritated than anything.  at least i'll save $ on shipping, seeing as i'll only be sending back a plate and a pitcher.  sad face.  i have such awful luck with firing.  on the plus side, at least i have pictures documenting what they looked like before the final firing.  i was joking with some of the girls about possibly displaying it anyway and giving them different titles like, "the last supper" and "burnt toast".  they have a nice sculptural feel, even more so than before.  it's too late to make more, so i'm not going to get upset about it, just find a way to embrace it.