For many potters, wood is more than just a source of heat for a kiln, it's a process and even a way of life. Wood firing provides a link for ceramic artists to their surroundings and to pottery's beginnings thousands of years ago. Wood Firing: Journeys and Techniques relates the experiences of individual potters who have sought to reconnect with a basic technology in our hi-tech society and who strive to explore and master all the possible variables this technique provides.
In this book, ceramic artists who fire with wood discuss the kilns they've built, the lessons they've learned and reveal some of the ups and downs of the lifestyle. Also included are discussions of studio layouts, various kiln designs and recipes for both clays and glazes. If you're considering wood firing, this book will provide an amazing amount of information and inspiration not available anywhere else.
Here is a sampling of what you will find:
It Is, After All, About the Wood, Right? by Dick Lehman
It's All One Meditation by Gil Stengel. Gil provides insights, recipes, kiln schematics and a philosophy that unites his life and work.
Wood-Fire Apologia by Jane Herold answers the question of why we make pots.
Magic and Ash by Barbara Campbell-Allen describes working with an anagama.
A Journey with Fire by Robert Long relates working with a fire-breathing dragon.
A New Collaboration by Dale Huffman provides schematics of climbing, crossdraft kiln.
Larry Davidson by Lyn Kidder, Brian Van Nostrand by Phyllis Blair Clark, and Cary Hulin by Phyllis Blair Clark portray three working potters who woodfire.
Joy Brown by Rich Pomerantz Unglazed wood-fired figures
Shiho Kanazaki: Extending the Tradition by Dick Lehman traditional Japanese work
Wood Firing in Maryland by Hollis L. Engley Dan Finnegan and Bill van Gilder present their work, recipes and kiln schematic.
Nanban by Isamu Mizoguchi depicts a snake kiln and details on how it works.
A Noborigama in the Colorado Mountains by Shelley Schreibe tells the story and provides technical information on a 3-chamber hill climbing noborigama.
Beyond the Light of the Sun and the Moon by Dick Lehman with an inside glimpse of Shigaraki.
An Urban Wood Kiln by Sam Clarkson explains the obstacles to wood firing in the city.
The Kiln That Consumed Elkton by Howard Kiefer with Deborah Lipman tell the story of building a combination anagama/noborigama kiln.
A companion piece to Following Anagama Tradition by Estelle and Bruce Martin
The Incredible Hog Chain Groundhog by W. Lowell Baker deals with building and firing a traditional American kiln.
Digging a Hillside Kiln by Bryson VanNostrand will show you how to build a prehistoric wood kiln.
A Wood Kiln for the Lone Potter by David Swanson is for the potter who by necessity or choice is working by themselves.
Graham Sheehan provides information on how to build and fire a Bourry-box kiln.
Horn Island Kiln by W. Lowell Baker shows you how to wood fire in barrels on the beach.
A Kiln for All Reasons by Barbara Johnson shows how to build a kiln with thrown cylinders.
Clear Air by Gil Stengel gives you a few insights on breathing easy.
In this book, ceramic artists who fire with wood discuss the kilns they've built, the lessons they've learned and reveal some of the ups and downs of the lifestyle. Also included are discussions of studio layouts, various kiln designs and recipes for both clays and glazes. If you're considering wood firing, this book will provide an amazing amount of information and inspiration not available anywhere else.
Here is a sampling of what you will find:
It Is, After All, About the Wood, Right? by Dick Lehman
It's All One Meditation by Gil Stengel. Gil provides insights, recipes, kiln schematics and a philosophy that unites his life and work.
Wood-Fire Apologia by Jane Herold answers the question of why we make pots.
Magic and Ash by Barbara Campbell-Allen describes working with an anagama.
A Journey with Fire by Robert Long relates working with a fire-breathing dragon.
A New Collaboration by Dale Huffman provides schematics of climbing, crossdraft kiln.
Larry Davidson by Lyn Kidder, Brian Van Nostrand by Phyllis Blair Clark, and Cary Hulin by Phyllis Blair Clark portray three working potters who woodfire.
Joy Brown by Rich Pomerantz Unglazed wood-fired figures
Shiho Kanazaki: Extending the Tradition by Dick Lehman traditional Japanese work
Wood Firing in Maryland by Hollis L. Engley Dan Finnegan and Bill van Gilder present their work, recipes and kiln schematic.
Nanban by Isamu Mizoguchi depicts a snake kiln and details on how it works.
A Noborigama in the Colorado Mountains by Shelley Schreibe tells the story and provides technical information on a 3-chamber hill climbing noborigama.
Beyond the Light of the Sun and the Moon by Dick Lehman with an inside glimpse of Shigaraki.
An Urban Wood Kiln by Sam Clarkson explains the obstacles to wood firing in the city.
The Kiln That Consumed Elkton by Howard Kiefer with Deborah Lipman tell the story of building a combination anagama/noborigama kiln.
A companion piece to Following Anagama Tradition by Estelle and Bruce Martin
The Incredible Hog Chain Groundhog by W. Lowell Baker deals with building and firing a traditional American kiln.
Digging a Hillside Kiln by Bryson VanNostrand will show you how to build a prehistoric wood kiln.
A Wood Kiln for the Lone Potter by David Swanson is for the potter who by necessity or choice is working by themselves.
Graham Sheehan provides information on how to build and fire a Bourry-box kiln.
Horn Island Kiln by W. Lowell Baker shows you how to wood fire in barrels on the beach.
A Kiln for All Reasons by Barbara Johnson shows how to build a kiln with thrown cylinders.
Clear Air by Gil Stengel gives you a few insights on breathing easy.
