tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post7803867909441106477..comments2024-03-22T17:41:17.625+13:00Comments on Peter's Pottery: Unloading the wood fired kiln.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-92130912793925630152017-05-16T18:44:37.042+12:002017-05-16T18:44:37.042+12:00Hi Anna,
It is great to be firing with wood again,...Hi Anna,<br />It is great to be firing with wood again, in spite of the labour of preparing wood, there is some magic about the process that makes it all worth while!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-90330415981387782982017-05-15T13:53:57.413+12:002017-05-15T13:53:57.413+12:00Hi Peter
wow you must be really pleased with the k...Hi Peter<br />wow you must be really pleased with the kiln, the pots all look great. Congratulations!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620588456375419442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-13971393052705515512017-05-09T09:17:52.908+12:002017-05-09T09:17:52.908+12:00Good Morning Bob,
Lovely to hear from you. It is n...Good Morning Bob,<br />Lovely to hear from you. It is nice to be actually producing new work again, although probably not quite at the rapid pace that you suspect. The blog tends to give edited highlights of life and work, and the slower bits in between tend to be left out (which I am sure is a good thing for the readers!). It is exciting to have the wood fired kiln working again after all this time, it makes the firing feel as much a part of the creative process as was the initial forming of the pot on the wheel from soft and sticky clay! Wood firing is also something of an adventure, like sailing a small boat, where you try to work with what ever nature offers (or throws at you), in order to get to your destination!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-72559952394982589832017-05-08T22:01:53.587+12:002017-05-08T22:01:53.587+12:00Congratulations Peter.
This seems to be just like ...Congratulations Peter.<br />This seems to be just like old times.<br />When I saw you in December I couldn't imagine I was going to see this much activity again, but to see such wonderful results pouring out proves me wrong, now remember Peter with this renewed enthusiasm just be careful please you are probably still healing and I wouldn't want to see you out of action again, I know its better to wear out than to rust out but just slow down the process hey.<br />Most enjoyable postings.<br />Regards Bob srgbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-44797974971351992462017-05-08T12:31:26.904+12:002017-05-08T12:31:26.904+12:00Hi Caroline,
How nice to hear from you! It will be...Hi Caroline,<br />How nice to hear from you! It will be good to catch up with you again.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-6347998434755212582017-05-06T18:24:19.716+12:002017-05-06T18:24:19.716+12:00Hhi Peter,
Nice to see you are still busy as with ...Hhi Peter,<br />Nice to see you are still busy as with your pots and glaze testing..will call in to catch up when I am down your way<br />Kind regards<br />CarolineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11574007997348664129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-37405220182604267102017-05-06T15:19:28.279+12:002017-05-06T15:19:28.279+12:00Hello Melissa,
Exciting it certainly is. I've ...Hello Melissa,<br />Exciting it certainly is. I've just been taking individual photos of some of the pots and it is interesting to see them in daylight. The sculptural pot has a shino glaze on it, but has definitely been affected by the wood ash and being hit by flame fairly directly; any gloss on the glaze comes from that, rather than from the glaze itself. The clay that it is on has quite a lot of iron in it, and has come through the glaze to give it the warm orange colour. I used the same glaze on the goblet that is right beside it in the photo in the kiln, and the one where the pot is outside, but that goblet is made from a white stoneware clay so is more the colour of porridge (in a nice way!).Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-40233441900926211762017-05-06T13:12:34.747+12:002017-05-06T13:12:34.747+12:00Very exciting, and I see more experimenting in you...Very exciting, and I see more experimenting in your future! The sculptural pot- is there a glaze on it or is the sheen from wood ash?Melissa Rohrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483066813883556359noreply@blogger.com