Kiln Accidents
No matter how carefully made a pot is, how carefully a glaze is applied, accidents in the kiln can still occur.
Kiln accidents such as kiln shelves breaking, pieces leaning and sticking together, and power interruptions, are all possibilities. Volatile colors, especially copper and chrome, may jump from one pot and stain the glaze of an adjoining pot. Glazes can drip from one pot to another.
Pottery demands patience and the fortitude to keep working even though you realize that sometimes good work will be lost. Even so, the fulfillment of working with clay makes up for it all.