Three kilns. Three consecutive days. Three different studios. Three words: pretty darn cool.

Day one: Indiana. Two-chamber catenary arch (arches?) wood kiln. An archery lesson. Learned passive dampers. Though I’m getting the idea on wood firing (this was my fifth wood firing), C. is a font of knowledge; next time I’ll go for the whole thing.

Day two: Chicago. 35-cubic-foot sprung arch downdraft soda kiln. Forced air is noisy.

Day three: Sugar Grove, IL. Big ol’ anagama. Will be loading again today and then participating in the firing, which finishes on Saturday.

Clay nonstop!