Reduction Cooling the Cub Creek Foundation Anagama

Written By Caroline Roberts

April 18th at 6 a.am. - 20th until 11 a.m.

Front Stack: Cone 9 (2300°F) Back Stack: Cone 9 (right side), Cone 8 (left side) *the damper is pulled only from the left side of the kiln, causing the flame and heat to gravitate towards the right.

Reduction cooled to 1400°F over the course of 8 hours, attempting to maintain a consistent reduction atmosphere

While firing up to temperature, we primarily fueled the kiln with oak, pine, & cedar in the front firebox as well as the side stoke. During the cooling process, we used oak only.

Observations:

  • Metallic, ‘rainbow’ effects were predominantly found on burnished surfaces & clay bodies with small particle sizes or clay bodies with tight particle packing.

Right corner of the front stack

Including two plates by Sean Kennedy, cup by Amelia Lee

Jar loaded directly upon a crack in the floor of the front stacking area, adjacent to side-stoke mouse hole.

Caroline Roberts