Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 10:28AM Today is an exiciting day for the WIN ceramics class! They have been patiently waiting for the wood kiln to cool enough to unstack the bricks and climb inside to unload their work. It has been a long process, one that began Sunday evening and went well into Monday.
We're excited to show some of the pieces that the students created during their time in the new ceramics studio!
Monday, June 10, 2013 at 3:34PM Remember this? Four years later and we're still firing the wood kiln as a part of the WIN ceramics class. Professor Hooker has led this WIN class each year since 2010. Every summer, students learn about Japanese ceramics, create work, fill the kiln, and take part in the 24-hour firing process.
Around 7am this morning, the kiln read 800*F, and has since risen to 1600*F. The stoking process continues until the kiln reaches about 2300*. It will then be unloaded sometime after lunch on Wednesday after a long cooling process.
pieces waiting to be fired in the new Ceramics studio
tracking the temperature
stoking the fire
Stop back on Friday to see pictures of the kiln being unloaded and the reveal of the students' work!