Kiln building in Dunedin
About the time I was finishing off the rebuilding of Petra’s kiln last year an email arrived from the Otago Potters Group asking if I would head south and build…
Petra’s kiln re-build
Three years ago I was commissioned by Petra to build her a new diesel fired salt kiln. Based on a simple opposing jet burner layout and tall enough that it…
The Soft Firing
For this firing I was using more of my new flashing slip, now called Karangahake Flashing, testing it on more pieces to see how it performed in different places in…
The intricate art of kiln loading
Stacking a wood kiln is a bit like playing chess, I’m constantly thinking many moves ahead - or in the case of the kiln - shelves ahead. Remembering where the…
February Firing
It was good to get the year underway with making a batch of pots and pushing them through the wood kiln. I am continuing my experiments with flashing slips over…