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
Tag: wood kiln
Using Vinyl Masking and Sandblasting to Create Textured and Patterned Wood-Fired Pottery
In this article from the Ceramics Monthly archives, David Bolton explains and demonstrates his use of vinyl sign masking to add … Read More
The Mobile Anagama: A Wood Kiln on Wheels
Picture this: a mobile anagama; literally a wood-burning kiln specifically designed to fit into a custom trailer, allowing it to … Read More
Five Tips for Successful Stacking in a Salt (or Soda or Wood) Kiln
Long a process of industry, salt firing has also been embraced by ceramic artists and potters because of the beautiful … Read More
Wadding for Wood Firing
To Simon Levin, there is a science to every part of wood firing, including what goes into wadding and how … Read More
Artist Q&A: Meet Davie Reneau
Ceramics Monthly: Do your surroundings in Kentucky and the hard physical labor of wood firing influence the work you make?
Davie … Read More
Wood Fired Pots Without the Wood Kiln
Wood firing clay is an exciting endeavor and if you ever have a chance to participate in a wood firing, … Read More
3 Professional Studio Potters Share Advice For Aspiring Ceramic Artists
The insights that self-employed studio potters share about the decisions that made their careers possible are always informative. That is … Read More
Working Potters: Zak Chalmers
My ceramics degree was only the start of my journey in clay. I knew instinctively that I wasn’t finished with … Read More
Working Potters: Studio Touya: Hitomi and Takuro Shibata
Hitomi Shibata with Takuro Shibata
In Shigaraki, we mass-produced pots for the commercial market. That was not necessarily what we wanted to do, but we … Read More
