failefalcon

My focus for many years has been firing wood kilns.  The often unpredictable variations in a wood firing have influenced the form of my pottery as well as my glazing method.  I work with this unpredictability in mind, rejecting set-in-stone ideals for a piece and instead thinking of all the varying colours or textures that the kiln could bring out.  My goal is to give each pot a wide range of ‘good things’ that can happen to it in the wood firing through the use of slips and places for the ash to run or rest.  In a sense, I have learned to let go of the finished product, but not before I have set it up for the best resul