Tiny Wood-fire Chamber Kiln

POST UNDER CONSTRUCTION

my first BIG pot

This is the first pot that I have done larger than 2'. It is considerably larger being a little over 4'. Larger pieces to come...

Functional

The second piece is the culmination of my interest and research in reevaluating what functional ceramics is and can be. Despite its look it is bone-dry porcelain... unfired.

Pictures taken in my new light diffusion box

For Functions Sake

These are some recent flour pots that I have been working on, soon to be wood and/or salt fired.

Ceramic Jar...Beautiful and Gone

This Jar was near the vase pictured below, near the front of the last wood-firing in the Anabigama at the University of North Dakota. It is about 18" tall. It was a 12 hour firing and reached cone 12 in the front. Beautiful, simple, piece... but I know the person who purchased it will enjoy it.

One of my newest works

I put a quarter at the base to show some scale. The piece was fired to approximately Cone 12, about a foot from the front of the kiln. I have a white shino on the inside, but the outside was left bare to take advantage of the shape and the flashing effects of B-clay.

Spring 09 Final Wood-Firing

So these are a few select works for the Spring sale, and an image of all the work from the last firing (mainly with the exception of a few).

Off to NCECA

Unfortunately I was unable to finish my last post before I head off to NCECA this afternoon. Hopefully I have time to post while there.... but that is unlikely. So expect by early next week!

More to come...

I am currently working on the first, of what I expect to be many, postings in response to the questions I have raised, and some of the comments left. I hope that more comments arise in the meantime...