Out of the Flames & Ashes
Video credit to Heather Hitt
Occasionally, I embark on an atmospheric firing adventure. I love to gather with friends around the wood-kiln, but I've explored soda-firing a few times as well, as you'll see in the 8 photos at the bottom of the gallery. Although producing similar results, both have distinct differences. Unfortunately, wood-firings are few and far between, so I have some plans to get a soda-kiln going soon, which will give me the atmospheric results I love so much, more frequently. Stay tuned for the results of new atmospheric endeavors!
Check out my blog post about the WCA wood-firing workshop with Tara Wilson in Ellensburg.
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Soaked through and ankle-deep in mud, we persevere to get closer to our next firing. It's the camaraderie, as well as the results that keep us coming back for more. Picture credit: Heather Hitt
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Wood-firing Action Galleries:
It takes a team of people all day to load the kiln, taking into careful consideration how each pot is stacked on or near another.
Then the kiln is fired for 50 hours under constant supervision, all the while wood is chopped and the fire stoked.
It's an intense, but worth-while process!
I've a great deal of affection for my wood-firing family: Drew Nicklas, Isaac Howard, Heather Hitt, Pam Emerson, Larry Naylor, Chuck Rheinschmidt, Len Hudson, Jeremy Noet & Keeley Chiasson...until we stoke again!
Then the kiln is fired for 50 hours under constant supervision, all the while wood is chopped and the fire stoked.
It's an intense, but worth-while process!
I've a great deal of affection for my wood-firing family: Drew Nicklas, Isaac Howard, Heather Hitt, Pam Emerson, Larry Naylor, Chuck Rheinschmidt, Len Hudson, Jeremy Noet & Keeley Chiasson...until we stoke again!
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