Woodfiring
20 straight hours at a woodfiring kiln, stoking insanely hot flames, watching pyrometric cones melt and stacking wood that will become coals for the most important element of a wood-kiln glaze fire....
This has been one of the coolest experiences of my life.
And of course I didn't have my camera - I'm going to beg some images that Sam took (though the whole kiln looked INSANELY COOL as it blazed to its final temperature tonight. The bricks of the chimney were outlined in glowing yellow-white light and the sheer heat of the kiln was incredibly powerful - the glowing port and flaming chimney looked brilliant in the night.
More on this later - I'm going to catch up on sleep.
This has been one of the coolest experiences of my life.
And of course I didn't have my camera - I'm going to beg some images that Sam took (though the whole kiln looked INSANELY COOL as it blazed to its final temperature tonight. The bricks of the chimney were outlined in glowing yellow-white light and the sheer heat of the kiln was incredibly powerful - the glowing port and flaming chimney looked brilliant in the night.
More on this later - I'm going to catch up on sleep.