I have just opened the kiln to inspect my first reduction firing of 2014. I had been very nervously waiting for the kiln to cool down because the firing itself hadn’t seemed to go particularly smoothly. So this morning, when it was cool enough to open, I inspected the results and found there were some […]
I’ve now had two firings to cone 10 in my new kiln. The first one contained lots of pots that didn’t matter if things went wrong. Luckily, things went fairly well, but it got a bit exciting when the floor started to burn! I carried on firing to the end, and a friend said this
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Its taken some time to get my new gas kiln going but I’m finally getting close to doing my first firing in it. The bespoke swivelling flue is installed, the gas burners are attached, the pyrometer is working, and it gets hot inside! So it’s all systems go. I’m aiming to do my first firing
Today was Kiln-day… My brand new shiny kiln arrived on the doorstep! It was pretty exciting, but the excitement was coupled with a box-load of nerves. Would it be damaged? Would we get it through the door? … I like to worry. But the delivery itself was fine, we unpackaged it on the street and
Yesterday I spent the day firing some new work. I don’t yet have my own gas kiln, so I shared a kiln load with fellow potter Tanya Gomez. Spending time in Tanya’s studio, I took some photos of my surroundings, whilst babysitting the kiln and between occasional checks of the pyrometer. Whilst at Tanya’s studio,
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