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I write about Japanese ceramics, Japanese antiques and Japan. I have been making and selling ceramics and antiques full time in Japan since 1994. Read more hereMy site.
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Loading kiln, finished. Kickstarter project.
I just finished the loading part of the kiln. The pictures show the second room I loaded. It is the room closest to the firebox. My concerns and experiments for this firing are as follows. 1) Can I minimize bubbling … Continue reading
Loading kiln
Here is the beginning of the last stacks. I will be able to do a 3 shelf stack as this room is a little bigger than the back room. I put the first level directly on the floor tiles in … Continue reading
First room, noborigama, Kickstarter project.
I have started loading the first room in my nobori. Here are some pictures of the very beginning. This room will have kohiki and some black glazed work. I have been loading for a couple of weeks. One major problem … Continue reading
Recent finds, Japanese antiques.
Yesterday was the monthly antiques auction and here is what I was able to buy. The auction ended at 11:30, the earliest I have ever seen it end. I will be uploading these to my Etsy store this week.
Kiln loading.
I just finished the back room. There are about 220 bowls in all. I was hoping to get 250 in but it didn’t work.
Kiln loading
Here are some pictures of loading for my next firing. This is the back room, closest to the chimney. I have the back of the back room done and the front set of shelves almost done. The front set I … Continue reading
Repairing brick arch in place.
I have finally finished glazing the first 500 bowls of my 1,000 bowl firing. These bowls will make up the first firing, 250 in first room, 250 in second. These pictures show the first room and second room as I … Continue reading
Nanban ceramics 