mmmmm....... Soda
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Soda Firing Workshops in 2010??
I'm interested in soda fire workshops, especially on east coast. Would appreciate any news. Thanks
We just mixed soda ash with sawdust and put them on flat wood (open-faced sandwich?). Then used these to side stoke. You can check it out on the blog: http://greenfirekiln.blogspot.com/
Don't know the results yet - kiln is cooling and we open it tom…
I have really enjoyed your videos - thanks for sharing your techniques! Very generous!
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- Location:
- I teach and work in a town outside of Boston. It's not as bad as it sounds.
- Website:
- http://johndorseyceramics.com
- What kind of work do you do?
- Thrown and handbuilt. Mostly functional. High fire reduction, raku, wood-fire. Love the look of Salt/Soda and would be interested in learning more about the kilns, the process, the whole she-bang.
- Interests:
- Clay, biking, coaching my kids, eating really good food, cooking, wine, making my wife laugh, traveling, discovering the new, workshops, kayaking, trying to learn the guitar.
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- At 7:50pm on November 27, 2009,
Scott Shafer said…
- Thanks John
These cups came from a very small test kiln. Now that I've seen soda happen, I want to build a real kiln. A wood-fired soda sounds good to me.
Good luck
- At 9:43am on December 15, 2008,
David Mallery said… - Hello John-That was a great conversation (12-15-08)./ So fine to see your,web page,. and beautiful examples,of,your,work in those,photos.
:Let's keep the lines open!
--David Mallery
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- At 12:45pm on November 20, 2008,
mark knott said…
- JOHN, THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS. THESE ARE JUST A SAMPLING OF THE WORK I WILL HAVE FOR MY UPCOMING STUDIO SALE. I HOPE TO POST A FEW MORE IMAGES AFTER THE NEXT TWO FIRINGS. MARK KNOTT
- At 9:55pm on October 1, 2008,
dan finnegan said… - John, Thanks for your kind words. Those salt glazed pots are some of my favorites, too. They are fired in England in my friend Toff Milway's gas-fired salt kiln. He is a master.
- At 1:01pm on September 3, 2008,
zach said… - Your welcome! Check back often as I will be posting photos of the arch going up, and the welding being finished.
- At 11:50am on July 30, 2008,
Emily Murphy said… - Thanks John! We're still in the planning stages, so we're gathering up all the info that we can. I just got a hold of the German clay magazine, New Ceramics and that has a lot of info in it.
- At 5:25pm on July 22, 2008,
dustin harris said… - thanks for the comment john.
- At 12:28am on May 7, 2008,
Colleen Riley said… - Hey John, that's too bad you missed the Bray...was it full?
My husband (Donovan) is teaching that one, and I'm sure it will be good (perhaps a little bragging?...but it's the BRAY, how can it not be good?)
The only other kiln building workshop he's doing this year is at Truro, in your neck of the woods. It's a wood kiln workshop, but a lot of the same techniques would apply, of course, and he'd be available to talk soda kilns. It's supposed to be in September... worth checking into...C
- At 10:53am on April 26, 2008,
Colleen Riley said…
- Thanks for the comment, and welcome to the group. I like your bottles, you're getting some nice ash effects. Do you have a wood kiln? I'm going to the Bray this summer to fire glazed work in wood+soda with Josh DeWeese....what a great combination. Can't wait!
- At 10:54pm on April 16, 2008,
Pamela Theis said… - Welcome and Thanks for joining!
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