Barrel Fired

The Process, Care & Uses
The Process
Each vessel has been hand-thrown and burnished.  The tile pieces have
been cut out by hand then burnished.  Then pieces are bisque fired.  
When the kiln has cooled, they're unloaded and decorated with slips,
foliage, and raw chemicals.  No glaze is involved.

Pots are then loaded into a half of a 50 gallon oil drum.  They are then
fired with wood and sawdust.  The next day the vessels are unloaded and
washed.  When dry, a protective coating is added to finalize the process.

Care and Uses
These pots are still porous; they will not hold water and are not meant to
be used for food or for drinking liquid. Pieces should not be placed in
direct sunlight.  Vessels could fade overtime.  Vessels are meant to be
used as indoor decoration.  Not recommended to be placed outdoors.
Use a lightly dampened cloth to remove dust.
The next day after the barrel firing
Three Barrel Fired Bottles
Smoke
leaving the
barrel
Three barrels
firing at the
same time.
The pots are finished firing and
have cooled down. Now they are
ready to get cleaned up.
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Dayton, IA, Webster County, United States
~Hand-Thrown Functional Stoneware & Alternative Fired Vessels~
From Miry Clay Pottery
From Miry Clay Pottery
From Miry Clay Pottery
Three Barrel Burning
Barrel Fire