Sunday, October 23, 2016

Pit Firing

Trash Can Firing
Nov. 2017










Pit Firing
Duxbury, Vt
 October 22-23, 2016



FINAL PIECES 













The Process
Before and After shots, as well as Materials


Step 1: Load the PIT




Step 2: Fire Her Up!












Step 3: Unload the Goodies! (24 hr later)




 BEFORE
 Iron, Cobalt Carbonate, Copper Carbonate, Sodium soaked materials, Sea Salt

AFTER! 
6"x 5"




BEFORE
Steel Wool, Sodium Infused Materials, Copper Mesh, Copper Carbonate Spray, Cobalt Carbonate Spray, Sea Salt

AFTER!
6" x 4.5"






BEFORE!
Copper Wire, Cobalt Carbonate Powder, Copper Carbonate Powder, Sodium Infused Materials, Sea Salt
AFTER!
5.5" x 4.5"







Slip Resist Process - Saggar Method with sawdust

5" x 4"







A cheese cloth soaked in Copper Carbonate and Cobalt Carbonate liquid was wrapped around the pot - as well as copper wire.  All were wrapped in a tin foil saggar filled with combustibles.

5.5" x 4.5"






Slip Resist Process - Saggar Method with sawdust

5.25 x 3.25"







BEFORE!
Copper Wire, Steel Wool, Copper Carbonate, Copper Debris, Sea Salt 
AFTER!

7.5" x 3"







Orange Terra Sig, Copper Wire, Sea Salt, Combustibles


9.5"







BEFORE!
Copper Wire, Copper Debris, Copper Carbonate, Iron Debris, Cobalt Carbonate, Sea Salt, Salt Infused Materials, Steel Wool

AFTER
9"x12"



Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Raku

One Step Slip Resist Process...


 




 






 


50/50 Luster....

  
 








Ferric Chloride and Horse Hair...

  


  

 


 


Tin Foil Saggar...