The log book wood-fired ceramics pottery

Contemporary practices coll minogue, robert sanderson on. John neely, and cynthia bringle to fire his four chambered woodfired kiln. I was invited to take part in the preparation, firing and opening at mark goertzens kiln during september, 20. Its where your interests connect you with your people. Coll minogue has been a professional potter since 1982 and has worked in australia and new zealand as well as in britain.

University of pennsylvania press, philadelphia, usa, 2000. Throughout the book, the author mentions an innumerable amount of other relevant informational books written by ceramic artists and potters. The woodfired surface is a huge reason that i got into pottery. They then present the aesthetic aims, working practices, and kilns of an international group of artists. Rebecca ryan is raising funds for woodfired ceramics kiln on kickstarter. She is the author of impressed and incised ceramics. In woodfired ceramics, coll minogue and robert sanderson briefly describe the development of the main types of woodfired kilns used by todays potters. Robert sanderson, a professional woodfire potter since 1976, has given workshops in australia, new zealand, and great britain. Wood is stoked into the kiln and combusts into flame, ashes and coals, which consumes the pottery and naturally paints the raw clay surfaces.

Supported only by subscription the log book is a nonprofit publication with no commercial advertising. These two techniques, wood firing and ceramic decals, have led me down sometimes. Clay bodies, glazes for woodfire, woodfire soda glaze, and woodfired pots. Woodfiring ceramics have a long history, dating from medieval europea. Considerations of form and function, ceramics monthly. The process often involves a community of potters working for 36 day long firings.

Currently, he teaches ceramics and sculpture and directs the galleries at george school in newtown, pennsylvania. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. The pots, like the glazes, are modest, uncomplicated and each one is. A guide to the ceramic kiln and various firing methods ceramic. Did you ever had the problem that you have created a nice piece and when looking later onto it then you cannot remember, how much clay or what treatment, what glaze or firing. The spring green dojo is building a woodfired ceramics kiln for zen art and zen training. Wood firing is the process in which wood is used as fuel to fire pottery kilns that. I moved to port angeles, wa at the beginning of the month to be the artist in residence at peninsula college. The log book is the international publication for woodfirers and those interested in woodfiring and woodfired ceramics, be they professional, educator, student, or enthusiast.

The most common wood fired pottery material is ceramic. Potter, author, kiln builder and copublisher of the log book international woodfired ceramics publication robert has been a. Zakins book was one of the first we bought when we started and i. Expanding community of woodfired ceramics, the studio potter. See more ideas about ceramics, pottery and ceramic art. Through writing this book, he hopes to share his passion for woodfiring and to expand the connections among artists who choose this labor intensive and sometimes unpredictable process. The midwest firefest july 25 and 26, 2020 the midwest firefest website.

A video to remember my first experience wood firing pottery. Here are scans of the piece of mine published in the log book. The late richard zakins guide to ceramic kilns is all youll ever need to. Softly thrown woodfired pottery from the hills of derbyshire, made to be used. Ceramic collection japanese pottery information centre anagamawest. Wheel thrown and hand built functional and sculptural wood fired ceramics fired in our 40 ft long kiln in randleman, nc. In the past this was not so easy, woodfired kilns naturally went into reduction during the firing. Joseph bennion, the log book, wood fired pottery, wood fired stoneware posted in pottery 2 comments. A mobile pottery logbook diary which keeps records of your ceramic pieces. Pottery logbook is an electronic diary for the potter. Woodfired ceramics kiln by rebecca ryan kickstarter. Find 2 listings related to cambridge wood fired pottery in cambridge on. Wales uk international symposium of wood fired ceramics kasselska. Its purpose is to allow members to discuss and post wood firing.