The preheat stage on a firing of my Hillsborough wood kiln was conducted under stormy skies. Something magical about tending the kiln under these conditions. Two pallets of wood, enough for the firing, were always stored under the kiln shed. #thistleglenpottery #bourrybox #woodkiln #hillsboroughnc
I know that many potters despise blue glazes, but one of my favorite ^10 glazes is rutile, especially when used in the wood kiln where it interacts with fly ash... #thistleglenpottery #pottersofbluesky #woodfired #rutileglaze #mtlebanonpa #bourrybox #highlanderwoodkiln #flyash #blueglaze
A selection of pots from my old Hillsborough wood kiln. The tea set features an Osage orange tray with live edge. Lots of fly ash. Starworks Ceramics stoneware. #thistleglenpottery #teapot #noodlebowls #saltpig #oilbottle #osageorange #bourrybox #mtlebanonpa #shino #pottersofbluesky #ashglaze
From a firing of my old Bourry-box 30 cubic foot wood kiln in central NC a while back. The product of several folk who assisted. I sure do miss that group of friends and that kiln. #thistleglenpottery #bourrybox #woodkilnfiring #pottersofbluesky #woodfiring #flyash #mtlebanonpa #pottery #stoneware #
In the past, I made a series of stoneware slabs draped over a hump mold that I fired in my wood kiln. Surfaces were textured with a custom made roller stamp. Each could sit horizontally or be wall mounted. #thistleglenpottery #woodfiredceramics #pottersonbluesky #bourrybox #mtlebanonpa #flyash #slab
Sets of 4 - Tenmoku glazed espresso cups (Osage orange serving tray with live edge), ash glazed chowder bowls and pasta bowls. All from my Bourry-box wood kiln in NC #thistleglenpottery #pottersonbluesky #woodfiredpottery #stoneware #mtlebanonpa #espressocups #bowls #bourrybox #pottery #osageorange
A number of stoneware pitchers. The first one from a recent Cone 6 firing of the electric kiln. The others, all wood fired at Cone 10-11 with lots of fly ash... #thistleglenpottery #stoneware #woodfiredpottery #cone6pottery #cone10pottery #pitchers #flyash #bourrybox #mtlebanonpa #ashglaze
A selection of stoneware salt pigs; a few from the electric kiln but most from the Bourry-box wood kiln in NC... #thistleglenpottery #stoneware #bourrybox #woodkilnpottery #saltpigs #electrickilnpottery #mtlebanonpa #blueskypotters
A selection of stoneware teabowls fired in the Bourry-box wood kiln I constructed in Hillsborough, NC. I miss that kiln! #thistleglenpottery #teabowls #woodfired #bourrybox #wirecutpottery #shino #rutileglaze #mtlebanonpa
A selection of lidded stoneware jars I've made over the years. Mostly wood fired but some from my Torchbearer propane fueled kiln... #thistleglenpottery #stoneware #liddedjars #ashglaze #flyash #bourrybox #highlanderwoodkiln #mtlebanonpa
A selection of chili bowls and breakfast bowls from past firings of my former Bourry-box wood kilns in NC and WV... #thistleglenpottery #woodfiring #chilibowls #breakfastbowls #bourrybox #mtlebanonpa #woodfiredpottery
