This afternoon started the glazing race to get those pots and tiles ready for firing next week!

I'll get some things to sell very soon!
Cups/mugs/bowls you can see in the picture will all be available if firing goes as planned.

Reduction firing in a gas kiln.

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Reduction firing was last Thursday!! Opening of the kiln tomorrow morning.... Can't wait!
Lots of glaze tests and pieces in it

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Getting ready for a reduction firing in the gas kiln tomorrow.

Kiln uploading: 100%

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Opening of the gas kiln this morning!
A bit under fired mostly at the top but nice reduction overall and most glazes reacted well even not reaching the cone 9-10 all over.
Some nice test results and some not so good...

Multiple students work in it.

I'll share some of my results in another post once I'm done going through all of it and take pictures.

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Reduction firing brings out the copper's colour from the copper oxide.
In the presence of oxygen inside the kiln, copper fires to different shades of green and turquoise.
In the absence of oxygen, reduction happens and the copper is revealed.
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