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January 29th smoke firing workshop

We lucked out during today’s smoke firing workshop because the moment we had lit the barrel, the rain came pouring down. The technique we used is quite simple; bisque fired work is painted with copper, iron and manganese oxide and … Continue reading

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Smoke firing workshop in Hastings – the results!

Opening the smoke bins are always exciting; what have we here? Andrew needs to use his handkerchief as the Rhino head is still hot more than 24 hours after we started the fire! The colours were achieved by using manganese … Continue reading

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Ceramic Fat Birds

My ceramic Fat Birds are hand coiled and daubed with metal oxides before they are placed in a galvanised dustbin and set alight. The process of smoke firing is unpredictable and can throw up many variations; you may think that … Continue reading

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