Firing Techniques

Raku firing, soda firing, wood firing, pit firing. There are so many amazing things that we potters and ceramic artists can do with fire and clay. Here you'll find articles that explore the power and potential of myriad different firing methods. Examine and learn about how various artists achieve exciting results through their use of this important part of the ceramic process. Whether you are firing low in an electric kiln or soda firing to cone 10, you'll find articles of interest here!

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	June 18, 2008 Electric Kiln Success: How to Get Exciting Ceramic Surfaces with Cone 6 Glazes

	May 14, 2008 From High Fire to Mid Range: Changing Kilns Leads to New Decorating and Glazing Techniques

	May 5, 2008 From Flat to Round: Screen Printing Glaze Patterns onto Pottery

	April 25, 2008 Tip of the Week: Being Green in the Pottery Studio

	April 23, 2008 Practicing Safe Raku: How Potters Can Prevent Injury When Playing with Fire

	April 14, 2008 Putting Clay to the Test: Weather Proofing for Outdoor Ceramic Tile Installation

	March 24, 2008 Building, Packing and Firing Saggars

	March 12, 2008 Painting with Fire

	March 10, 2008 In the Soda Zone

	January 14, 2008 Technique of the Week: The Raku Method

	December 10, 2007 Wood Fired Doesn't Mean Brown

	November 23, 2007 Firing, Assembling the Raku Wall Mural

	November 21, 2007 Designing, Creating and Glazing the Raku Wall Mural

	November 19, 2007 Art on the Wall: Making a Raku Mural

	November 7, 2007 The Horsehair Process

	November 5, 2007 Horsehair Raku

	September 7, 2007 Tip of the Week: Let the Music Move You!

	August 31, 2007 Tip of the Week: Hand Stretch for Fitness

	August 24, 2007 Tip of the Week:Old Refrigerator Used to Store Clay

	August 17, 2007 Tip of the Week: Don't Let Mosquitoes Bug You

	August 15, 2007 An Anagama and an Electric Kiln

	August 10, 2007 Great Ideas for Potters

	August 3, 2007 Great Ideas for Potters

	July 27, 2007 Great Ideas for Potters

	July 20, 2007 Great Ideas for Potters

	July 13, 2007 Great Ideas for Potters

	July 6, 2007 Great Ideas for Potters

	May 2, 2007 Steven Hill: An Approach to Single Firing–Further In

	April 18, 2007 Green Wood and Its Effects in Wood Fire Kilns

	April 15, 2007 Advice on Buying a Kiln

	April 14, 2007 Gail Nichols: 'Soda, Clay and Fire'

	April 4, 2007 Glaze Kiln Jewels: A Glittering Obsession

	April 1, 2007 Firing with Vegetable Oil

	April 1, 2007 The Dark Side of Athanasius

	April 1, 2007 A Ceramic Artist’s Slow, Smoky Road to Success

	March 31, 2007 Hai Kaburi: Creating Consistent Crusty Wood-Fire

	March 26, 2007 The Advantages of Horsehair Raku