Books and Pit Firing DVD

Image of the cover of _In the Potter's Kitchen_

Learn about pottery for cooking - how to make pots for cooking, and how to cook in them!

Published September 2014 by the American Ceramics Society

Chapters include:
  • Types of clay
  • Advice for the Potter
  • Advice for the Cook
  • Oven Ware
  • Stovetop Ware
  • Ware for the Microwave
  • Serving Ware
  • Preparation Ware
  • Storage Ware
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Pit Firing and Burnishing, a new DVD from Sumi

Learn the secrets of successful pit-firing!

In this 60-minute DVD I share with you everything I have learned over many years of trial and error with this exciting but often frustrating firing method. I'll show you how to shortcut the "trial and error" process.

Topics covered:
  • How to make and use terra sigillata
  • How to burnish with a stone
  • How to prepare your pots for firing
  • What to use for fuel
  • What chemicals will create color in pit firing
  • Watch the process of loading and firing
  • Find out what effect the different chemicals and materials had on the finished work
Order directly from Sumi for $34.95 - free shipping (Continental US only)
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