Clay Culture: Guest Potter Tips
Group firings bring together potters to share in the labor and rewards of the kiln. As a guest, maximize the … Read More
Tag: wood kiln
An Experienced Wood Firer Shares Wood Kiln Plans for a Small Instructional Wood Kiln
John Thies has been building, firing and maintaining large wood kilns for more than thirty years. For more than ten … Read More
Techno File: Kiln Atmosphere
Review the science behind kiln atmosphere, then use that information to your advantage in your next firing. … Read More
Studio Visit: Ashwini Bhat, Petaluma, California
A Bay Area studio in a community makerspace, complete with a boldly customized and branded kiln shed, serves as the … Read More
Building an Anagama Kiln for a High School Ceramics Class
An anagama kiln in a high school ceramics class? That seems highly unlikely, doesn’t it? Many high school ceramics teachers … Read More
An Introduction to Fuel-Burning Kilns
Fuels are organic and carbon based, they burn readily. Until recently, all kilns were fuel burning; even now when we … Read More
In the Potter’s Kitchen: Fun Challenges in Mixing Bowls
The impetus for my dough bowls came from boredom. I had been making large serving trays using drape molds, but … Read More
Studio Visit: Pottery Park: Paul Fryman and Mikhail Tovstous, Burty, Poltava Province, Ukraine
Paul Fryman and Mikhail Tovstous
While searching for a place to build a wood kiln, Paul Fryman came upon an idyllic property in rural Burty, … Read More
Wood Firing Terra Sigillata
Terra sigillata is a material that is primarily used at low temperatures. But when Alan Willoughby was switching from low … Read More
A Cool Trick for Spectacular Wood Fired Pottery Effects
There’s nothing quite like the unique beauty of wood fired pottery. And wood firing is not just any old firing … Read More
