Fresh Forms From the Fire
March 2020 soda firing a lighthouse artCenter
Just a little bit different.
This last firing I placed glazed pieces and glazed test tiles that contained copper Carbonate throughout the kiln. Example: oribe, and Pete’s copper. This strategy yielded copper fuming on most of my works. Aka copper blush!
I enjoy the results and I hope you do too.
New
More sands to be tested!
Goldbug, Salmon ID
Rattlesnake, Missoula MT
Silverton, British Colombia Canada
New batch of super pots from the Lighthouse Art Center’s Soda kiln.
This cross draft catenary arch soda was designed by Justin Lambert and built by Will MCComb. Two super artist and super people.
Pre firing image of the open door. Last firing before we demolition and rebuild.
Yunomi from the door stack.
Lesson learned. Trimmed too thin on the base wall of the large jar. I witnessed the lean occurring between cone 8-9. Until it found rest against this little planter.
Such a side wade.
soda fired porcelain fired on soda with local Florida seashells.
6x5x5 in
Price on request.
Gems from the last firing
Altered bowl.
Jar by Chad Steve
Porcelain, harvest beach sand slip, lightly glazed, then soda fired in a cross draft arch kiln.
Surface quality. The Iron present in sand at the outer most of the surface flux and flow into glaze solution to create rivulets and movement.
The iron in the sand that is protected with a thin layer of Clay slip maintains its structure creating a dark freckle.
The combination of reduction and soda yields variation in the surface from one side to the other.
Vase
Thrown Porcelain, Maine sand slip, glazed, and soda fired at cone ten reduction.
carbon trap lip
Variety of color from sand.
tip toe
I like this pot.
Some mood lighting
Porcelain with harvest sand slip applied to surface, then lightly glazed and soda fired to cone ten.
Porcelain bowl
Maine sand slip applied to surface of thrown and altered bowl form.
more lip please!
Porcelain dinnerwares
I like this mug. It’s a perfect example of what I have been trying to achieve in my exploration of form and surface.
Front.
back.
Cup: I fell over!
More pots with sand in the slip!
porcelain vase with sand slip, sodafired, and glazed at cone 10.
two large porcelain espresso cups with sand slip and copper glaze at cone 10 reduction.
Last soda firing results.
fun stuff.
kiln shots.
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Mugs!
Hello,
I have been exploring a new ceramic surface through my utilatarian wares. Each mug is wheel thrown with a sand infused slip added to the exterior. This Sand has yielded a variety of qualities including; colors and textures.
