#the kilns

[claypigeonpottery]

@unwanted-dandelion-seeds

(about this guy)

a kiln god is a small clay sculptural creature that stays on/in/near a kiln while it’s firing, to watch over the pottery inside and protect it

mine are all vaguely humanoid and holding pottery, but they can be anything

a lot of people leave their kiln gods unglazed, and only ever make one or two. because I work with a shared kiln, my kiln gods have to be inside the kiln so they don’t get bumped or broken, so it makes more sense to glaze them and keep making more

(^this one I kept, she lives on my pottery desk)

people have lots of little traditions around kilns and pottery. there are so many variables to successfully finishing a piece of pottery, and many of the steps are out of our control. it’s nice to have a kiln god watching over our work

if you take a pottery class, your teacher might mention the kiln gods. for some potters/studios they’re more of a concept than anything physical

what can I say, humans just love to make little guys

[robinsceramics]

she turned out SO pretty <333

image description: a ceramic coyote with warm brown fur striped with black. It looks up, mouth open to reveal its little fangs.

[shattered-earth]

I accidentally made a bowl you can't set down looollllll....

I love it but my mind boggles at how it even exists

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

handmade square zishahu紫砂壶(chinese yixing clay teapot) by 一壶yihu

[muzsmocsing]

Reading svsss really puts into perspective just how MIRACULOUSLY normal Hua Cheng turned out despite his arguably worse circumstances.

[regionalpancake]

MY FIRST CLAY BUST I’M SO PROUD

[behind the scenes post here]

[diabolicjoy]

some handmade ceramic plates 🍊🌷my ig

[sleepnoises]

Commission of a Weather Angel to sit by the window and watch the rain. It ended up looking very weathered, fittingly!

[chimerical-daydreams]

who in the polycule could pull off fishnets, a croptop and a miniskirt all at once?

I think there is only one correct answer.

[radiantmists]

he xuan spending years trying to break out of the kiln: -_-

the massive xie lian statue in the corner:

🙂

[customcreatures]

Recently started making little Kiln Spirits to watch over other ceramic pieces during the firing process <3

[claypigeonpottery]

kiln unloaded!

it went very well except for one utter catastrophe

it MELTED lmfao

(this was one of the bisqueware pieces I bought. I asked if it should be fired to cone 6 but I think they must not have understood what I meant)

I’ll be taking pictures over the next two days and updating people as I go

[moldspace]

tarasque

[searchsystem]

Studio Kiln / Mayda / Sign / 2024

[orofeaiel]

View from Lime Kiln Point State Park | San Juan Island, WA

[lazycranberrydoodles]

working on a beefleaf animatic.....................