Nice 360 degree pots from the entire kiln. There were one or two spots in the middle of the kiln that were heavily ashed. I had not really seen that before. There was also heavy reduction in the back bottom corners, which we have seen before. Some strong carbon trapping on a couple of pots back there.
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wow... great pics! Would love to do a woodfiring someday. glad you're back in the blogging world-- I was wondering where you were! which pots had strong carbon trapping? I've got lots to learn about woodfiring. Looking forward to seeing the pics of the ones that are yours.
Beautiful firing! What's the purpose of some of the pots on their sides? I've never seen that before.
Thanks guys! Amy, the pot that had the strong carbon trapping is the one in the bottom left hand corner in the picture of the back stack. Unfortunately I did not get a picture of that pot by itself.
John, firing pots on their side just gives a different surface to the pot. The wadding used to support the pots acts as a resist to the effects of the fire, so you get great flashing patterns. Also, once the pot is set upright after firing, any ash drips are going to be running side to side. Of course, sometimes pots have to be placed on their side for space reasons.
It looks good. I like that light blue ash glaze.
HOLY cats that looks good :)
looks like a great success... great pictures! how many different potters are in the firing?
We had 7 students' works in there and a few pieces from an instructor. I think I had about 30 or so pots in this firing. Some had more, some had less.
Oh what great photos and work, any close ups of your work. I too hope to be involved in a wood firing some day in the future.
wonderful photos and such rich, beautiful colors on those pots. The enlargement of that last photo in the kiln with the arch behind - Wow!
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