Saturday, June 16, 2012

Return of the Living Kiln


This week I’ve also been working on our other little kiln; this one is still set up as a down draft.  I took off about half the thickness of the soft brick on the walls in hopes that this will allow more airflow while firing which should allow the fuel to combust more efficiently and we might be able to reach much higher temperatures.  This is exciting because we might be able to glaze some work that has been sitting around.  I’m going to test what temperatures I can get with this kiln and the properly working burners, and then see what kinds of glazes we can make for that temperature range.

I’m also working on some large bowls that came out a few firings ago:

 
I started banding these bowls:


And next I will add some designs around the rims and a nice picture in the middle.  My idea for these bowls is to hang them on the wall, so I threw a catch on the back side so it will sit on a nail.  We’ll see how that works, but I think they will look nice hanging on a wall.


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