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February 2013 Wood fire

Last weekend Becky Brandow from Willow Avenue Pottery joined me for a wintery wood fire.  Yesterday, I unloaded the kiln and spent a little time taking photos. Every firing has it’s good and bad outcomes – here are some of my favorites...

Wintery Firing & Giveaway Reminder

I just finished up a winter woodfiring with my friend Rebecca Brandow of Willow Avenue Pottery.  Becky pushed the kiln through a stall at around 2000 degrees to get this firing done.  Way to go Becky!!.Here is a the last picture we took while holding the...

New Clay

During these winter months, I do a lot of throwing getting ready for spring and summer events.  Since I don’t have as much time to spend in the studio during the spring and summer, I try to get as much made during the winter as possible.  This process...

I Got Distracted

Really… it’s the story of my life.  Look – something shiny.  Anyway.  If I hadn’t gotten distracted, I’d have told you that I dropped some pottery off last week at a new sales venue.  But now that I’m at...

You might be a wood fire potter if…

I had a load of slab wood delivered by the local mill a couple weeks ago and this weekend Kevin and I spent a little time cutting the 8′ slabs into pieces that would fit into the kiln’s firebox. After getting through one bundle of slabs, the chain was...