Several factors worked against us in last night's firing. First and foremost, it rained overnight. Heavily. It didn't help that I forgot to add charcoal to the barrel. But given the rain, I'm not sure that would have made much of a difference. The end result is less colour to the pieces... and excavating them from sludge instead of ash. Yet I had some very nice results.
The wondrous thing about this kind of firing is that we can do it again. Any pieces that didn't capture the colour we hoped can be fired again. And fire again we shall. Saturday 11/07.
4 comments:
wow, those are beautiful, love the orangy colors you got too.
I think they came through their trial of fire beautifully, especially considering the weather.
wow... they turned out great! the last pic is my favorite.
I just came across your blog, and I love those birds, especially the orange colored ones. I was thinking about a barrel firing before the snow falls, and I might just do it after seeing your work.
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