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| We fire twice a year at Tye River, once in the fall and once in spring. Firings last 4 days, consume about 4 - 5 cords of wood and produce from 1200 to 1500 pots. |
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I have a crew of friends who show up with pots, food, good humor and stories... they are family. We work in 6-hour shifts, with my shift, the 6 a.m. to noon, being the least popular and the midnight to sunrise shift usually overstaffed. |
We fire the anagama for three days and move into the second and third chambers on Sunday morning while we gather for a celebratory brunch just before the salting of the third chamber and the ritual "closing down" of the kiln. |
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The dance of cycles, grace and mystery.
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The kiln cools for a week, and then the cast reassembles for the unloading. There is much note taking, passing of work along a chain of hands and eyes, congratulations, trading, and lessons to take to our wheels for the next journey... making what is in us... becoming who we are. |
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*Kevin's article offers a more in-depth look into the firing process
