woodfiring Symposium 2010: Big Cat Kiln Firing

Somehow we only ended up with a single image of the Big Cat in Action

Woodfiring Symposium 2010: Tube Kiln Firing

Kyle Tripplett, James Tingey, and Bryce Brisco

James stoking

Woodfiring Symposium 2010: Train Kiln Firing Pt. 2

Before and After, starring Ben Stout, Brian Pierce, Bryce Brisco, Ryan Trussel, and Matt Hyleck.

It must have been a good story, but I can't remember what the hell I was talking about...

the Train with and without a Flash

Woodfiring Symposium 2010: Train Kiln Firing

Matt Hyleck stokes the Bourry Box on the Train

Ben Stout sidestoking

Kiln Shift Sign Up (Woodfiring Symposium 2010)

All the pots are loaded, the doors bricked and clammed,

and finally a general meeting is called to organize shifts.

Fear not Dear Readers,

obligatory pictures of flames and stoking soon to follow.

Kiln Loading (Woodfiring Symposium 2010) pt. 2

Loading the train kiln was a practically surgical enterprise,

requiring a team of four experts and a handful of on-call advisors.

The procedure went well into the night

Kiln Loading (Woodfiring Symposium 2010) pt. 1

general melee on the kiln pad as we load

Ben and I discuss the finer points of wadding

James and Josh look pensively at the progress

Sneek peek at latest firing of The Tube (aka wasabi). We shut the kiln down and ashed the kiln really well Saturday at 5pm, as of 7pm Monday there are still live embers. More on Friday. Many thanks to Brian Pierce and Joe Davis for bringing work and helping me to push this one through before classes resume tomorrow. Each time this kiln is fired it gets more enjoyable.

Bags, Brats, and Beers

While the first round of bisque kilns were firing, and the last round of pots were drying, we had a Pre-Firing Potluck, and Double Elimination Bagg-o Tournament. Team names included:

BAG to the Future, BAGney and Lacey, Jake and the BAGman, BAG in Black, and of course Bilbo BAGgins.

Josh, Cathy, Bobby and James in the cheap seats.

The backyard of Casa de Stout y Brisco

Ben and Andy on the porch

Lindsay and Missy in the kitchen

James and I sizing up the competition.

Photo Credit: Steve Posch

pot shots (symposium 2010)

Matt's lidded jars in progress

Some of Patrick Houston's flowerbricks

Josh slabbing building with some Logan Clay

Faceted forms from Schweiger

Missy attaching a handle

Small cups from Lindsay

Photo Credit: Steve Posch