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Pit-fired — “They Burn Mud, Don’t They?”

There is a certain modern ritual in a firing, especially in a pit-firing. These ceramic pots are “painted with fire”, salts & wood in an outdoor pit. Each piece is white when it goes in but when it comes out it has been decorated by elements animated in the fire. The cooling process traps this decoration in the very pores of the pieces. Sometimes the images captured in the pieces are like a nebula… The outside of the pot becomes a canevas and I find it especially suited to large bellied pots such as these ‘moon’ shaped jars, ‘Grand Trépieds’ and Big Bang pots.

For more about the pit firing process click here.

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