Pot from a water reduction

Here is a pot that I got out of a woodfired kiln using water to reduce with.
 

Here is a view of the collection box and Back door to the anagama . The next picture is the exit flue. The final picture is a shot of the kiln almost complete. The kiln was designed by my friend Svend Bayer. Svend came over in the Spring of 2000 and built it as a workshop.

Small kiln of perfect proportions.

Here is a photo of a small anagama that Svend Bayer built in Wales. It has a stacking space of about 75 cu ft.

Black teapot

Here is a black teapot that just came out of the electric kiln. It is handbuilt with a thrown lid. It is fired to cone 8 in oxidation.

Monday's pot

Here is a pot that I made on Monday that I coiled and paddled. It's about 38 inches high and 25 inches in diameter at it's widest point.
This form seems to work for me right now, so I think that I'll work it through and see what happens. 

Here are two detail shots of the fly ash on two jars from the spring firing. There was good reduction on the way up and I carbonized for five hours on the cooling, down to about 1700-1800F.
 

Here are three of the jars that came out of the Spring 2006 firings. They are about 22 inches high x 20 inches wide.

 

Here is a view of the inside of the kiln with a new partition wall in place.  

Chair and Teapot

This is a chair that a Korean potter handbuilt at Furuki'-sans and next to it is a teapot that I handbuilt. Thsi was during the Mashiko Gathering in June 2006. 

Spring 2006 firing

This is the front of the second 2006 spring firing. I fired until the flyash drips reached the bottom of the pots. That took about three days



Here is a closer view of one of the jars in the front. I reduction cooled for 5 hours. This was accomplished by capping the chimney and stoking thur the front stoke. It carbonized the claybody nicely!