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Campfire Pots
I've been teaching kids summer camp for the last 5 years. Last year we made barrel fired pots, this year we're working "from the ground up."
Harvesting clay, screening and drying, making pots, and firing in a bon fire. No kiln.
In an attempt to stave off exploded pots and crying children, I've been working to increase my odds of success.
I have found Ohio clay right from the ground to be sandy and somewhat short, but workable nonetheless. It's easy to pinch, and actually…
ContinueAdded by Tracy Shea on June 13, 2012 at 5:30am — 4 Comments
Check this out- same glaze, different cooling cycle- Red from MC6 Waterfall Brown
I have been trying to get iron red out of my kiln ever since I replaced it. Kept trying to slow cool from 1800 F down to 1500 F- This is proving to me that the "sweet spot" is lower in temp than I've been going. In an attempt to save a load of tableware through its slow cool cycle after my sitter tripped and stopped the kiln, I ramped it back up from 1227 up to 1800 and then slow cooled, 150 per hour to 1500. Somewhere in…
ContinueAdded by Tracy Shea on October 17, 2010 at 7:00am — 12 Comments
Tar Paper Bats
Added by Tracy Shea on April 13, 2010 at 5:10am — 7 Comments
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