Save the dates Saturday & Sunday 7 & 8 December 2024 10am - 4pm both days.
I will be opening my studio to the public so that you can see and learn about the processes involved in wood firing. There are kilns to view as well as works to see.
Firing catenary arch kiln
I have recently returned from a trip to Pondicherry on the east coast of India. During my time there I attended Golden Bridge Pottery where I made and fired works the Chinnagama in the company of John Dix, Nick Schwartz, Aarti Manik and ex students of Golden Bridge.
The clays used were a white porcelaneous and dark body using local materials.
Pots were pack in the kiln raw. The firing went for 7 days roughly 150 hours and the timbers used were a mixture of casuarina and tamarind.
The kiln was cooled for 4 days before unpacking.
Results were incredible with plenty of liquid green ash built up on the surface of pots depending on how pots were placed in the kiln.
Golden Bridge Pottery
Packing Chinnagama
Guinomi
Guinomi
I have recently completed my annual anagama firing for 2021. This firing went for 5 days a total of 120 hours.
Works from this firing are available direct from me or through @bess_paddington
Anagama showing firebox and front stack
