For many potters and ceramic artists who practice the art of wood firing, noborigama firings often morph into social events due to the communal nature and “people power needs” associated with the process. Such an event took place in Penryn, California in March 2022, which has elevated wood firing events to a whole new level.

WorldStoke 2022, the brainchild of potter and sculptor, Rodney Mott, was a four-day event revolving around the firing of several wood, salt, and raku kilns, as well as artist lectures, demonstration workshops, Native American healing rituals, music, dancing, food, and fund-raising pottery sales and auctions to feed local hungry citizens.