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Wood-fire is where
my heart is in the art of pottery, nowadays. My pots are uncommon from other
wood-fire potters' pieces, as I use some glaze.
Besides using a variety of clays, I like to use light and dark clays on the same
piece to achieve a striking visual effect.
Photos from the first wood / gas firing from my hybrid kiln can be seen at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51536090@N08
My clay art will continue to evolve as new ideas continuously
pop into my head.
Before gas and electric kilns, pots were
fired with wood as the fuel.
There is a resurgence of the process of
wood-firing and the appreciation of these unique pots.
I glaze the inside of my
wood-fired
pots. Wood-ash flying through the kiln rests on shoulders and other
protruding parts of the pots.
Various
clay bodies react differently to the wood-ash, resulting in many different
finished colors on these pots.
ORDERING: If you are interested in purchasing any of these pieces from me, please email me susanroden@susanroden.com and I can send you photos of pieces I have in stock for your selection.
This series of "Armed Goddess" vases
I call Women of the World was fired
in a kiln is fueled with wood and
finished with salt.
The salt vaporizes and leaves a transparent sheen on
every piece in the kiln.
Every one of these goddesses is made of a different clay body,
and each has a different glaze on the inside.
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These pots were made with 2 colors
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I have been experimenting with this
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These pots are all made with porcelain.
They range from 2.5" to 3.5" tall.
I am amazed at the variety of colors the clay can turn, just from its
placement in the kiln.
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