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 I like the effects that wood firing gives to my pots. The randomness and unpredictability help to soften the hard-edged geometrical nature of some of the pots and also seem to enhance the designs I put on others. I wood fire at Hiroshi Ogawa’s Hikarigama kiln in Elkton Oregon. This kiln consists of a traditional anagama chamber followed by a noborigama chamber. The firings last about 100 hours. Near the end of the firing, the noborigama chamber is lightly salted. The ware that I place in the anagama chamber is generally not glazed on the outside, just inside to insure water tightness. Once in a while I will glaze a portion of the outside of these pieces, especially those that will be placed near the rear of the chamber. The work that goes into the noborigama chamber is generally all glazed. Since this produces a much different look, I have separated the two in the galleries that are listed below. | ||
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