Penguin kilometerstone

The Potters' Penguin Project passed a kilometerstone (a metric milestone) this weekend: the colony hosts 997 penguins and three eggs--1,000 objets d'penguin--which puts us a whopping two thirds of the way toward our goal of 1,500. Here's what that looks like packed into boxes:

All of these birds, plus at least 500 more, will emerge in early January for an exhibit at Claymakers in Durham, NC.