The internet works better,so, I’ll try again some pictures. Some pots from Euan’s Anagama, actually, down draft wood kiln. Read his essay about his kiln firing; website given underneath. The inside of this vase is covered with a Tenmoku glaze. On the outside, you see ... Continue Reading
I have terrible problems with the internet and so I will try just a couple of pictures each time. This wonderful vase was fired in the Flying kiln from Wali Hawes and was covered with the seaweed and scrub pads in a former blog. A lot of other chemicals were thrown in the kiln. ... Continue Reading
Thanks Steve, for all the work involved to organize this weekend! Thanks, George Guine for the delicious meal you cooked for us on Saturday night! We all had a great time! Total of all the pots fired. What an amount! And with wonderful results! Continue Reading
Kusakabe-san, Euan and Wali gave a throwing demonstration during the workshop. “Play and do what feels good” “Use anything to shape your pots.” “Give a happy feeling to the pot”. Wali throwing nice and smooth bowls. Throwing of ... Continue Reading
On Sunday morning, 3 kilns had cooled down enough to open them. Then we had them cool down a little more before taking out the pots. They were still very hot! Kusakabe-san’s kiln. This part of the chamber had lots of ashes on the pots. Great pots from the Sasukenei kiln. ... Continue Reading
On Friday, Wali started to prepare his kiln and pasted with advertisement paper and wet clay. This kiln will be wood and charcoal fired. The pasting team: Swanica, Debbie, Jenny, Catherine and Pat and Nicole (hidden somewhere). My pot covered with seaweed and cleaning abr ... Continue Reading
On Friday, the grounds and leveling for Steve’s salt kiln were being prepared and he started laying out and building his kiln in the pouring rain. He doesn’t use any mortar, so, you can easily take down the kiln. Building the flues. Steve built the floor on which th ... Continue Reading
Next day, we filled Euan’s kiln, but with all the pots we only filled it half way. So, Euan went home to get some more pots. So, this meant that there was not only bisqued ware (already fired one time and changed from clay into stone), but also greenware (clay never fired b ... Continue Reading
Wood-firing is a choice today with all the other possibilities of electric, gas, oil kilns etc. Wood-firing takes a lot of labor for nights and days. People who get into this will do this for the rest of their lives, because the pieces have an extraordinary beauty.Wood firing is ... Continue Reading
Work I threw on the wheel: throwing, trimming and transforming. Now, it is being bisque fired in an electric kiln and some pieces tomorrow in an oil kiln. The gray pieces are the same clay: Gotomaki with very fine charnotte or grog and for the firings for Euan’s. Kusakabe- ... Continue Reading
