Welcome to day, what 6?, of Steam Week. Are we even counting anymore? Today is a bit of a mish mash of thoughts about steam as energy, bear with me here. Above, a carving from last night, still unfinished. Sorry for the bad photo, have I complained about how difficult unglazed white clay is for me to photo lately? Anyway, I was thinking of the core of Steam, the source of energy. And while some of the fiction utilizes unusual elements to create steam or energy (lightning, magical stones and substances, etc) the best old fashioned, dramatic source is fire. And fire for energy is usually created in a furnace of some sort, eh? So my carving is a sort of generalized furnace form, which I also sort of wanted to look like a kiln (related to a furnace) or even just a window. This one will change a lot based on the colors used, I can use a neon red, orange, or acid green for the fire chamber and a dark glaze for the brick for a really dramtic effect.