Fire, injuries, pottery

[Jags]

Yay - it made it without breaking off any appendages.

Is that a Kraut crock I see?

 

[fishingpol]

That first piece is unreal. I haven't seen anything like that before. Kinda of a urchin/starfish/medusa.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Thanks all. I'm running around like crazy getting ready for a huge 9 day fair- the oldest craft fair in the US- starts this weekend. Some of my booth setup got trashed in a freak possible microburst in Concord a few weeks ago, just adding to the chaos. http://concord-nh.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/freak-storm-nails-vendors

 

[Jags]

Freak storm? Well that totally sucks.

 

[fishingpol]

Sunapee?

 

[fossil]

Dang, sorry to hear about the storm damage, AP.

 

[begreen]

What a bummer. Hope the next show is sunny and profitable.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Sunapee?

Yup. Finally all set up.

Thanks all

 

[osagebow]

Great looking stuff - Is that last piece raku? Our art teacher had this cool Hawaiian guy come in and fire pieces in a 55 gallon drum in the parking lot.

 

[osagebow]

Didn't realize firing pottery was a contact sport, AP.
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Looks like he lost to Cassius Clay

 

[Lake Girl]

Sorry to hear about your loss of stock... the replacements look amazing! Wishing you high sales

 

[DevilsBrew]

Where is a good place to find the basic info and design of building a kiln?

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Where is a good place to find the basic info and design of building a kiln?

Fred Olsen's "the kiln book" is the best reference I've found. When you know what effects that you want, and pick a style, there are some good sites and books on particular designs. Steve Harison's "Laid Back Wood Firing" helped me with my design, as did the Bourry designs at www.sidestoke.com

 

[Adios Pantalones]

If you want the design that will be fastest to fire (doesn't give as much wood fire effect, but uses less wood and fires in a short day) then do a Phoenix or Olsen Fast Fire.

 

[DevilsBrew]

Big thanks!

 

[Paulywalnut]

Glad you're alright. Could have been a lot worse as you know.

 

[Flatbedford]

For gosh sakes be careful. As always excellent work. I still want to see that kiln going in person some day.