Our 21st firing of the Manabigama wood kiln. New guest was Angel Luna MFA and a GREAT teacher. With Amy Baker and Kevin Payne, both Louisville ceramic instructors. 
With all the talk of spring and hunting morel mushrooms on facebook I made some new sculptures for the upcoming firing. These are still raw clay and will be fired in 2 weeks to look like the tea bowls behind them. One good tip from a mushroom grower and wild mushroom hunter, Morels start here in April and run the month. The first one you find you hold in your hand and look at it and look for more and look at it and hunt. It trains your eyes to see them better. It also spreads the spores along your trails. Some people pin it to there hat. When you find another one keep it in your hand and put the first one in the mesh bag. Spread spores and you will find more each year on the same paths. More advice on hunting and growing to come. I will also post the finished sculptures after the firing in 2 weeks. Happy shrooming.
raw wet clay hand built using molds I made from actual morel mushrooms.
Almost dry and ready to wood fire.
Commissioned pieces for Steve the face jug collector.
We fired for 46 hours and that takes a lot of food and people. We started loading on Friday morning and finished firing Sunday at 4pm.
The MFA Wood Chuck pieces covered in wood ash with dragons eyes.
These face jugs were made for Steve who says
“Live Life With Egrets… NOT REGRETS!”
Some pieces from our recent gas soda firing. Pitchers and stand or hanging flower vases.
Soda kiln unloading
Just 3 weeks away to the next firing. 
Things of clay
Plaster cast faces on cups and vases
After the show the pieces that are left. Wood fired and gas/soda fired ceramic art.
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