Here's how the first stack looked...right after the kiln door was opened.
Top of the shlef on the left; the cone packs and one of Greg's bowls.
That white piece is mine in the back. Interestingly some pieces got reduction and others didn't. That one had tom's clear glaze and was supposed to be that color though.
Some of John's butter trays and covers (not sure what the official name of them is called). Great shino colors.
A few big pieces...
The bottom of the kiln on the right and the cone pack. In the way back is the top of one of my yunomi cups.
As the pieces were unloaded, we discovered that some shinos got good reduction and others didn't. Greg explained that because of the big big piece in the back, that the air was not distributed as evenly, so that resulted in some areas where the oxygen stayed during the reduction phase (called oxidation). I personally was a bit disappointed.... Will post more pics tomorrow. Some of my shinos ended up with warm colors-- and almost white! Oh well...
Oh and yes these two cups were dipped in spotted shino. If there is good reduction they are brownish... not the case here.
Hence the mystery of kiln firing continues. One never knows what the kiln will bring.
On the left stack that bowl on the second shelf from the bottom that looks off whitish is mine. Was glazed with spotted shino. On the right is that small creamer too, glazed in tom's clear with the top dipped in catherine's oribe.
Still, the kiln shelves were pretty packed. I'm exhausted tonight and will post more pics tomorrow, especially of some of my individual pieces. A few of them had good reduction. Still overall, a good firing. None of my pieces cracked, broke or warped. This is all full of such learning! Oh, and the temp in the gas kiln reached 2300 degrees.
Here's how the first stack looked...right after the kiln door was opened.
Top of the shlef on the left; the cone packs and one of Greg's bowls.
That white piece is mine in the back. Interestingly some pieces got reduction and others didn't. That one had tom's clear glaze and was supposed to be that color though.
Some of John's butter trays and covers (not sure what the official name of them is called). Great shino colors.
A few big pieces...
The bottom of the kiln on the right and the cone pack. In the way back is the top of one of my yunomi cups.
As the pieces were unloaded, we discovered that some shinos got good reduction and others didn't. Greg explained that because of the big big piece in the back, that the air was not distributed as evenly, so that resulted in some areas where the oxygen stayed during the reduction phase (called oxidation). I personally was a bit disappointed.... Will post more pics tomorrow. Some of my shinos ended up with warm colors-- and almost white! Oh well...
Oh and yes these two cups were dipped in spotted shino. If there is good reduction they are brownish... not the case here.
Hence the mystery of kiln firing continues. One never knows what the kiln will bring. 
On the left stack that bowl on the second shelf from the bottom that looks off whitish is mine. Was glazed with spotted shino. On the right is that small creamer too, glazed in tom's clear with the top dipped in catherine's oribe. 
Still, the kiln shelves were pretty packed. I'm exhausted tonight and will post more pics tomorrow, especially of some of my individual pieces. A few of them had good reduction. Still overall, a good firing. None of my pieces cracked, broke or warped. This is all full of such learning! Oh, and the temp in the gas kiln reached 2300 degrees.
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Great photos of the kiln unloading, you have me missing high fire and reduction, looking forward to see your pieces.
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