Wood Firing: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Instead, we need to examine ourselves as potters, and the aesthetic, symbolic, and practical aspects of wood firing, and the pots that result. I’ll attempt to do that, in short order of course, by looking at the good, bad, and the ugly of being a wood-fired potter—but in reverse order.
Wood Kiln Firing
You’ll find wood fire glaze recipes, wood kiln firing schedules, wood kiln plans, and more. Since humans first began to understand how fire hardened clay, we have been making ceramics, both in pits and in wood kilns.
Wood Kiln Firing Techniques and Tips
Each wood kiln has its own firing characteristics, but there are some basic principles that hold true for any kiln using wood as fuel. Getting the basics right means better chances for great results. Budget Wood Firing
Wood Firing Ceramics A Guide to the Art of Kiln Cooking - Sifounios Pottery
Oct 8, 2023 · Wood-firing ceramics is a unique and fascinating technique that offers artists and potters a way to bring out the beauty of their work. From the intense, deep colors produced by anagama firing to the delicate, subtle effects produced by noborigama firing, there is a type of wood firing for every artist.
Wood firing - Wabisabi Ceramics
Wood Firing. Hardening/burning in a wood fire is the oldest way to create ceramics. Initially, firing was done oxidized (under oxygen atmosphere) in pitch fires.
The Basics of Woodfiring - Lōm Ceramics
Aug 5, 2020 · Woodfiring is a specialized form of ceramic firing in which wood is the only fuel used to heat the kiln. It is a predecessor to the modern kiln and is completely manual.
Wood-fired Ceramics: Contemporary Practices - amazon.com
Mar 8, 2000 · Work by over sixty artists illustrates the text, and represents of the diversity of styles in contemporary wood-fired ceramics. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now. From building and firing kilns to glaze recipes and finished works, the complete state-of-the-art guide to wood-fired kilns.
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Our Wood Fired Kiln - Homestead Pottery
We completed the construction of our new wood-fired kiln on June 16, 2012, and fired it the same day. The first firing was a great success! We started the fires at about 5:20 a.m. and fed scraps of pine, mesquite and oak into the kiln for the next 12 hours, about once every 5 minutes.
woodfiring – The new online magazine for the woodfiring …
Creating Ceramics and Glazes from Natural and Found Resources. We want to offer you the latest information about potters’ stories, kilns, techniques and anything else that might be of interest to the woodfiring community. @2022 - All Right Reserved. All images are © to each artist/photographer mentioned.
An Experienced Wood Firer Shares Kiln Plans for a Small …
Aug 5, 2024 · I set out to build a very versatile and efficient wood-firing kiln that could be used by students who had interest in a complete hands-on experience, from the preparation, loading, firing and unloading to the final clean-up phase. I didn't want to interfere with the successful larger firings, in which students can get a large volume of wood ...