Protoclay: A Potter’s Inquiry into Fired Granite
by Bob KavanaghThis article’s theme outlines two aspects of my adventure of firing granite rocks as if they were very thick stoneware: one aspect covers some techniques/procedures I came upon as I fired the rocks, t…
An International Wood-Firing Exchange
Comparing clays, fuels and firings between Japanese-Shigaraki-style and American-Midwestern-Style Approaches
The Flavor of Fire: An approach to Flashing in Wood Fired Kilns
Derek Larsen shares the results of his 20 years of obsession and experimentation with atmospheric flashing, or hiiro, achieved in wood-fired anagama kilns.
Anagama Kiln Build – Roto-O-Rangi
by Margaret BrayIn March 2019, Janet Smith commenced the monumental task of building a mighty Anagama kiln on her rural property at Roto-O-Rangi, in the picturesque backblocks of Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand. A la…
Q&A: Soda Firing
I recently built a 40 cu./ft. down draft, sprung arch, gas fired, soda kiln. I introduce the soda ash on an angle iron through ports above the firebox. Some of my pots have rough areas on the unglazed…
Urban Primitive Firing: My Turkey Pan Roasting Kiln
When I was younger, I lived in the countryside where, surrounded by great expanses of land, the excitement of all kinds of fuel based kilns abounded. My 40 cubic foot gas kiln chugged along in the coo…