Design - Realized
Adventures in Soda Firing and Ceramics

Wood+Salt Fired Work!
Monday September 24th 2007, 7:28 pm
Filed under: Technical, Photos

It’s back, and it looks good, really good. Since my few shots at the studio don’t sing, here’s one I took as I loaded the boxes into my car; as the sunlight was perfect. There will be more shot at home, later:


Those are a pair of whiskey cups in stoneware with iron, with extra silica. They’re on top of some with the #119 clay, and inside of a porcelain vase. The glaze on all is a copper blue.

My notes: Stuff looks fantastic - I can’t wait to do it again! The house from on the bag wall looks excellent, and I like the look of that #119 clay was suggested to me… nice and warm color. I think I prefer less iron in my clay for wood/salt; the iron seemed to come out more strongly compared to soda. The added silica was a nice look too. I used a lot of the Tile 6 slip (I think it’s got a bunch of neph sy in it too) on the little cups and that looked good. It was a surprise (but perhaps shouldn’t have been) that the round vase fired on its side came out… less round. Should try that again too.


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I hear it, odd but your work looks very musical, this is a symphony with an oboe, don’t ask why, don’t know, just hearing it visually.

Comment by jim 10.07.07 @ 9:40 pm

Jim - glad you like the photo!

Comment by Julie 11.07.07 @ 12:04 pm

amazing color, I love this intensity!

Comment by Hayden 12.02.07 @ 6:41 pm

Hayden, thanks! I’m glad you’re enjoying these.

Comment by Julie 12.05.07 @ 10:50 pm



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