Slip Decoration: Hakame

This work is bisqued. I used different slips and hakame straw brush
or a bamboo brush to put slips on the clay surfaces

Kiln Room Heating System

The kerosene heater keeps my feet warm. The galvanized bucket heats
water. I wad everything with kaolin/alumina wads or sea shells. The
hot water helps the wads stick and keeps my hands warm.

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Shells From The Fish Shop

There are a pile of these shells at the local fish market. Most are
too big for use under pots. I dumped these out of the galvanized
bucket so I could heat some water on the kerosene heater in the kiln room.

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Easy Load

I have a kerosene heater just out of the photo and it has a tin
bucket of water heating on top. I put the zabuton pad in at the front
of the kiln, stick one leg in the flue channel and load the woodkiln
while keeping warm.

Rice Straw Wrapped Pots

This is the first level of shelves loaded into the kiln. I wrapped both Bizen and Shigaraki clay jars in rice straw and rice straw rope. Some of the bizen I put in sagger pots that also have charcoal in them.

I load the shelves closest to the back all first, so I don't have to reach over them at the door. Saves the back.

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