We did a 3-days 2 nights wood-firing @ Thow Kwang Pottery from 14 to 16 November 2008. The firing was planned for 61 hours but we only managed 55 hours. Nonetheless, we were able to reach the desired temperature and managed to do 2 bouts of salting at the 4th & 5th stoke holes.
Following, we unloaded the products on the 23rd with great anticipation of the surprising effcts of wood-firing. My most favourite cluster was the 5 busts made by Tuan Yong, Tia, Yulianti, Hua Hoong & myself.
5 by 5
pots in saggars
Fire, together with other reactive agents, is the transforming force.
Below are snapshots of some effects arising out of the wood firing:
different environments different effects
The pot on the left was fired in a normal wood-firing environment, the middle & rightmost pots are fired in saggars containing straws and orange peels.
organic growth due to seaweeds placed there
organic growth on rim due to seaweed
heavy ash deposits on windward side of pot
heavier 'sesame seed' ash deposits on windward side on bust
dry, under-fired ash deposits, reddish flush observed
Sk, well done, keep writing, better still, get technical
By: tiastudio on December 3, 2008
at 9:20 am