The Salt Firing weekend workshop went very well. Four participants were here to glaze and wad pots on Saturday and then we loaded up the kiln. It's the first firing in over a year and a half.
I lit the burners late Saturday night and got up a few times through the night to increase the gas. By 2 pm Sunday we were ready to start salting.
We put in a total of 12 lbs of salt. The kiln fired off without a hitch, following the same protocol as I did when I fired it on a regular basis. It's good to know that it's still in good working order and that I haven't totally forgotten what to do. ( I do have over a decade of detailed kiln logs to help if necessary!)
Everyone agreed that they could meet up here on Friday for the unloading. I can't wait to see what all the different pots look like. We had stoneware and porcelain in this firing, some slipped pots, some glazed and some bare clay. I had 20 cups go in, the rest of the load is what the workshop participants made.
It was fun for me to have folks here and to share what I know. I think they all learned a lot and were happy to have this experience. Hopefully we'll all have some nice pots come out of the kiln later this week. That will be the icing on the cake.
I lit the burners late Saturday night and got up a few times through the night to increase the gas. By 2 pm Sunday we were ready to start salting.
We put in a total of 12 lbs of salt. The kiln fired off without a hitch, following the same protocol as I did when I fired it on a regular basis. It's good to know that it's still in good working order and that I haven't totally forgotten what to do. ( I do have over a decade of detailed kiln logs to help if necessary!)
Everyone agreed that they could meet up here on Friday for the unloading. I can't wait to see what all the different pots look like. We had stoneware and porcelain in this firing, some slipped pots, some glazed and some bare clay. I had 20 cups go in, the rest of the load is what the workshop participants made.
It was fun for me to have folks here and to share what I know. I think they all learned a lot and were happy to have this experience. Hopefully we'll all have some nice pots come out of the kiln later this week. That will be the icing on the cake.
