Smoke fired pottery
Here are examples of the primitive smoke firing technique applied to various art forms.
Textured Vase
Coil built using red earthenware, glazed inside. Texture achieved by using a grooved wooden tool and a stiff brush. Fired to 1000°C and again smoked in a sawdust kiln.
Textured Vase
Red earthenware clay. Coiled and textured using a grooved wooden tool. Glazed inside. Smoked outside. 14" tall.
Flagons
Coil built. Glazed inside and top/bottom. Gold lustre applied onto glaze and fired to 750°C.
Terracotta Vessel
Coil built vessel smoked in sawdust.
Lugged Vessel
Coil built using clay dug and refined from Lizard Village. Fired to 950°C. Smoked in sawdust kiln and waxed.
Spherical Vessel
Coil built spherical vessel smoked in sawdust.
Rimmed Bowl
Earthenware bowl with a glazed rim and interior, smoked in many contrasting colours. A gift for a family member.
Pierced Vessels
Coil built. Fired to 950°C and smoked in sawdust.
Bulbous Vase
Red earthenware clay bulbous vase, glazed inside, smoked outside. 14" high.
Bowls
Red and white earthenware bowls. Fired to 950°C and smoke fired in sawdust. Coil built, 8" tall.
Coiled Vase
Red earthenware clay. Glazed inside, smoked outside. 14" high.
Small Rimmed Bowl
Small smoked vessel with a glazed rim and interior – a lovely little pot for an 80th birthday present.
Skittle Vases
Coiled using red earthenware clay. Glazed inside, smoked outside.
Coiled Vases
Clay: equal parts white earthenware and grogged stoneware. Glazed inside. Smoked in a sawdust kiln.
Lugged Vessels
All made with clay from Lizard Village. Coil built – fired to 900°C and decorated with Elm twigs. Unglazed, 3"–6" tall. Sawdust smoked.
Coiled Vessel
Clay from a building site in Lizard Village. 20% medium grog added to improve workability and fired strength. Smoked. 13" diameter.
Arum Lily
Coil built and based on the native plant found in woodlands – arum maculatum. White earthenware with yellow stain. Smoked in sawdust and wax finished.
Three Textured Vases
Coil built in red or white earthenware. Necks textured using a woodcarving gouge. Glazed inside and smoked in sawdust. Fired to 1000°C.
Terracotta Vase
Made from West Sussex clay. Burnished, fired to 1000°C and glazed inside with a lead glaze then smoked and waxed. Iron present in the clay makes it fire a lovely terracotta colour.
Oriental Vessel
Oriental style vessel with bamboo handle. White earthenware clay and grogged stoneware. Smoked finish.