Cory Lum's Blog (10)

aloha world ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f64J6C48ZSo new video on you tubed. throwing matcha chawan. also @bonjiri on twitter ! cheers unloaded gas kiln loading . nice . long firing tho. Continue

started the preheat at around 3pm. finished at around 11pm. not bad. we'll see what the pieces look like tomorrow night for unload. hehe firing went smooth, no burners going out. i fired several chawan on the side w/ shells. will see what happens. either it will be stunning or rubbish. relativity ! hehe ! Continue

i wish i could close the door. seems i need a little more stuff for the next soda firing . anyone out there for suggestion on 'juice'. soda mix ? 80 soda ash, 10 whiting ? 10 bicarb ? hehe.. i can mix whatevers... Continue

loading for a firing, maybe monday firing ? will post photographs ! Continue

tried a little more water at around 2000 degrees F. also stuffed the kiln w/ mesquite . opening on friday after cooling and will post photographs of the kama (kiln). Continue

ready to fire after bricking up, cones et al. maybe wed ? i'll post pics of xmas when i open ?! was thinking about adding bicard to the mix Continue

loading for another firing. thinking about adding bicarbonate to the soda ash/water mix. i have some pieces w/ applied mesquite ash and a super big plate (near 36-inch diameter). should be interesting. i hope the burners don't go out. i'll photograph the before and after once i have some time. aloha ! Continue

thinking about new forms to make. need to make some filler guinomi for loading etc. i wish my studio colleagues were more productive ! Continue

need to photograph and post the results . soon ! interesting results. joan, a ceramics colleague used gold shino on her coleman porcelain with some fabulous results . i should ask her if i can photograph her piece right burner went out during preheat overnight. safety kicked in. overall the kiln was super reduced. i think w/one burner on low, it serendipitously created a reduction atmosphere. cheers c Continue

fired march 14, 2009 saturday. no preheat. the right burner went out 2 times delaying the firing to 14 hours to reach cone 10. looking forward to firing on monday with a startup and preheat on sunday i used a mix of soda ash, water and a little whiting. i had a little difficulty suspending the whiting. most of the whiting was left on the bottom. after reaching cone 10, i stuffed the larger port with as much mequite coal for a mild cooling reduction. nice results Continue