Planned for the Friday but cancelled due to weather, I decided the Saturday looked better in the forecast. The decision was a good one and Saturday turned out to be clear and very warm. I wanted/ needed to do this solo to increase my knowledge of the kiln. I needed to finish the firing beforeContinue reading “LATE SUMMER FIRING”
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Summer Woodfiring ( Stoneware).
Just as spring follows winter see( spring woodfiring ), summer follows spring, I bet that was a revelation to 0.009 % of you. I had been making for this one since the spring, lots of bottles mugs, but nothing big. The middle of the kiln was filled with tiles needed to tile the wall behindContinue reading “Summer Woodfiring ( Stoneware).”
The next raku firing
The next passive smoking day will be Saturday 10th August, we shall be firing raku pots as well.
We are venue 20, http://www.bognorcoastalarttrail.co.uk for further details. A very warm ( we hope for sunshine) awaits you .
PIZZA KILN
Using all my kiln building skills I set out in the autumn to build a base for a pizza kiln in the spring, this is how it went. The former The first bricks go on Ceramic fibre is wrapped over the kiln and wire ready to slop over insulating cement Door, showing the vermiculite andContinue reading “PIZZA KILN”
SPRING WOODFIRING ( Stoneware ).
Making the odd stoneware pot and all the underfired stuff from last time was just enough to fill the kiln with a very loose pack. In this firing were the new extruded bottles . For the last millennium it had been rainy so was preparing for Easter Saturday to be wet, the sun came outContinue reading “SPRING WOODFIRING ( Stoneware ).”
Let there be light
How easy is it to turn on the light, just flick a switch and there it is beautiful low cost LED light thank you Mr Nakamura and Mr Swann. Before then it was a right faff and the light wasn’t that brilliant it was oil, fat and spirits. I made a replica Roman oil lampContinue reading “Let there be light”
New pots and extruded pots
Happy new year to all our reader, I wish you all the best for 2024. I have been busy figuring out how to make hollow dia s for my extruder, I’ve had the extruder for many years but definitely under used it. I thought it might be time to use it for making hollow forms,Continue reading “New pots and extruded pots”
weald and downland advent fair
Weald and Downland Advent Fair 25/26 November Thank you to all my lovely visitors who came and saw me over the weekend and to those who bought pots. Your support keeps me going and able to carry on making. Thank you. The calm long before the storm
WOODFIRING EARTHENWARE
I have fired my new wood kiln to stoneware and now I have fired to earthenware, a new set of worries come into play. I think that avoiding reducing the pots is nearly impossible, the wood goes into the firebox and always reduces before it burns properly and clear. It’s just the way it is,Continue reading “WOODFIRING EARTHENWARE”
Whitecroft Pottery 