#sodafire

[vincemontague]

At night I wake up and write down phrases and words I don’t want to forget. The words that won’t allow me to sleep. The following morning I review them. Here they are today without explanation:

1. Next gas twenty-five miles.

2. Don’t use big words.

3. Four avocados for a dollar.

4. It smells like rats in here.

These are the beginnings of new work that might be forgotten months from now, but I’m grateful for these signposts and ideas that push me forward. These phrases become tiny fires set inside my imagination.

How to Deal with Hopelessness

2024

ceramic

10” h

[laurenrheller]

This is my favorite piece out of the wood/soda firing at Peter’s Valley. I can’t get enough of those golden spots! Sculpture is handbuilt stoneware, wood soda fired to cone 12.

[themikefx]

An excellent pair of Daruma Mugs from the latest @kowalskipottery soda fire workshop... Almost didn’t want to let them go! (Both pieces are SOLD) . . . . . #sodakiln #sodafire #sodafiredpottery #daruma #cup #ceramicart #pottery #sculpture #pottersofinstagram #ceramics #clay #ceramic #keramic #sculpture #mugshotmonday #amacovelvetunderglaze #underglaze #art #mug #mugface #weird #weirdart #tattoo #mikeregan @mikefx https://www.instagram.com/p/CW6rlKLAa3F/?utm_medium=tumblr

[foxtail-pottery]

My first soda-fired bowl! Soda is sprayed into the kiln at 1200 deg Celsius and then the kiln is shut off when it reaches 1300 (approx cone 10-11 firing). It’s been a dizzying whirlwind of learning here in Chile at @centrodeartecuraumilla with @ayumihorie ! Among many things, we practiced the Mishima technique (custom-made colored slip inlay), so the lines on this bowl were one of my attempts at practicing Mishima! One factor that made it more challenging is that we once-fired, which means there was no bisque firing and we had to directly apply Mishima and glazes to greenware at varying stages of dryness. (Mishima at leather hard, glaze at bone dry). This is because there is no power source besides solar and generator at the art center, so the kiln is primarily gas-fired with supplemental wood and fans used. Ayumi and us students are not used to once-firing so it was nerve wracking and scary at times, but we all love the mystery and risk of ceramics, so it added an element of hightened anticipation for all of us, as we waiting to see what would happen to our pots in the kiln! We all went through ups and downs this week, worked early and late into the nights with headlamps, and rewarded ourselves with walks to the beach and dips in the wood-fired hot tub overlooking the ocean. I haven’t yet had time to process much of my two weeks, but I have a week now to chill in Chile and wander before heading home. Thanks for following along and supporting me through buying my work and your friendships. I am always so inspired at how clay can bring us together no matter what hemisphere we’re currently in! Now I’m off to explore the hauntingly beautiful city of Valparaiso 💗 Ciao! 😘 #sodafire #sodafiring #mishima #cone10 #coloredslip #curaumilla #ceramicsinchile #valparaiso https://www.instagram.com/p/B8oZeMag55S/?igshid=cxu6zm4fwlld

[keksu86]

Kiln is on! The slow preheat begins and tmr the steady climb to reach cone 10. So excited to finally get going but will not rush this dragon. Might have to request an official name for this kiln. We dubbed it Vipertooth last year and it still seems fitting. - - - #dragon #sodafire #vipertooth #ceramics #pottery #sculpture #kiln #woodland #forest #trees #mycology #dendrology #botany #botanicalart #nature #atmospheric #americancraftcouncil #exhibition #redwing #wip #fire #cone10 #iloveplayingwithfire (at Northern Clay Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrrzJdgAhUi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bnysaq91lcnl

[artface-zirignon]

Good luck, little machines. Soda kiln for you soon! #bisc #ceramics #sodafire #nerdsliptest #hzdmachines #stoneware #mccceramics https://www.instagram.com/p/CQxDiCbjDeI/?utm_medium=tumblr

[virgilortiz]

Created this bust at the Reitz Ranch. Thank you Augusta & Grayson for shoeing me the ropes🦾👽🤘🏽DORN, Magnate of the East Realm Rez Spine Watchmen Carries the Orient Charger. Dorn and Saasha’s circular headdresses operate as satellite transmitters and communicators that guide the Survivorship and Battleship fleet commanders and pilots flying at hyperspace speed through wormholes. These two characters use coded intel to alert the Watchmen when the stargate portals are open for aircraft to enter and exit. The Castilians cannot decode their transmission capabilities. Revolt Chargers Collection. #sodafire #woodfire #clay #sculpture #sculptor #ceramics #art #MadeInNativeAmerica®️ (at Reitz Ranch Center for Ceramic Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF9I7etDPTN/?igshid=wsbpbgb8aw8

[kilnmasterpyro]

It is an old story me whining over the deconstruction of the soda kiln. In fact I still trying to fake it waiting to see the new kiln constructed. Till then I am just going have to experiment. . . . #pottery #ceramics #cone10 #art #clay #wheelthrown #handmade #handcrafted #contemporaryceramics #modernceramics #californiaartist #californiaart #vase #sodafire

[johnmccoypotteryposts]

New work coming soon @ JohnMcCoyPottery

[lisayorkarts]

Writing my next article in my soda fire educational series. Are you signed up to receive these articles? If you want to learn more about soda firing dm me your email address. Ps. This next article is going to be about what kind of work to bring to group soda or wood firings! Words of wisdom from an experienced nomadic kiln Firing lady. . . . #lisayorkarts #tobesodafired #sodafire #sodafireeducation #potteryeducation #potteryarticles #kilnfiller https://www.instagram.com/p/B5LRjKhg1mZ/?igshid=1t5efum4mof5h

[ponyboygirl]

New from the soda kiln 🔥

[vincemontague]

Tea Bowl

[leviyastrow]

Another low fire soda fired yunomi. This one is a great example of why I sometimes need to give my work time to grow on me. All of these textured cups with terra sig came out leaving me underwhelmed. I was taking a technique I found mostly successful at cone ten and struggling to see it as being effective at cone 3. I have started to really enjoy some of the subtleties in the flashing the sig provides as I’ve let it sit in my studio and I have taken the time to study it more. Still not there but definitely not something I’m leaving behind. . . Cone 3 soda fired terra -cotta with underglaze and white terra sig. . . #ceramics #pottery #clay #sodafired #lowfire #lowfiresoda #redclaylove #contemporarycraft #ceramicart #cone3soda #soda #keramik #mug #art #teabowl #teabowltuesday #contemporaryceramics #porcelain #handmade #madeatlillstreet #studiopottery #קֵרָמִיקָה #céramique #poterie #cerámica #keramikk #krukmakeri #handmade (at Old Irving Park, Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE6dFagDArP/?igshid=1lb8ssrv3yf7a

[themikefx]

Just loaded a batch of mugs at another @kowalskipottery Soda Fire Workshop... Can’t wait to see how they turn out, next weekend!! . . . . . #thirdtime #thirdtimesacharm #sodafire #sodafiredpottery #sodakiln #skull #daruma #hellraiser #lamentconfiguration #ceramicart #pottery #sculpture #pottersofinstagram #ceramics #clay #ceramic #keramic #sculpture #amacovelvetunderglaze #underglaze #art #daruma #mug #mugshot #face #mugface #coffee #tea #cup #tattoo #mikeregan @mikefx https://www.instagram.com/p/CWjvGeoPs_x/?utm_medium=tumblr

[leepuffer]

As ceramicists we are tasked with harmonizing multiple elements, both physical and metaphysical. Of the physical- form, surface, and function are of primary concern. All of the principles and elements of three-dimensional design apply to creation and analysis of the work. Like any sculptural form, the elements and principles are the language we use to discuss the artwork, how it succeeds formally, and why. It is important to have use of this vocabulary as it helps us to understand our own responses to an artwork, and the responses of others, more deeply. #arteveryday #sodafired #ceramics #artspeak #writingaboutart #dancingaboutarchetecture #icanhelpyou #makemeaning #makeitmeaningful #shelfie #meaningmatters #makeart #artistlife #sculpture #artcurator #ceramicsculpture #contemporaryart #creativehappylife #creativitycoach #porcelain #figurativeabstraction #artlife #markmaking #makeyourmark #smallworks #artconsultant #studiopractice #contemporaryceramics #leepuffer #abstractsculpture https://www.instagram.com/p/CMhnAosjoYc/?igshid=t9jhky7pjnst

[craneca]

This mug I made during my senior year of study at The New York State College of Ceramics School of Art and Design at Alfred University in 1997. It was dark stoneware soda fired in the wood kiln. The tree-like drawings etched in the clay were inspired by scanning electron microscope photographs of blood vessels and made by repetitive stippling with a pin tool. Photo by: Justin Lane.