This is the sort of thing you can easily do in your own backyard (subject to local council regulations of course). It's a simple firing technique used in many ancient cultures across the globe and popular with potters today. Difficulty Leve...
http://www.ceramicstoday.com/howto/htpitfire.htm
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Decorative pit firing ... What could be more enjoyable than spending an evening in the countryside with friends around a fire? Pit firing your pottery gives you the perfect excuse. You will need hole in the ground, sawdust, firewood, newspaper and some chemicals to stain the clay.
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groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/adams/Pottery/pit.html
groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/adams/Pottery/pit.html
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I have been fascinated with pit & smoke firing ever since seeing the works of potters like Jane Perryman, and Gabriele Koch. They made me want to bury my pots and resurrect them from the ashes like new. Like Treasure!
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www.pitfire.com/pit_firing.htm
www.pitfire.com/pit_firing.htm
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Preparing for a pit firing requires attention to a particular and time-honed process. I place the bisque pots in a pit about 30" deep and completely cover with wood, straw and cedar chips.
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www.edgraystudio.com/html/studio/primative_pit_firing.h...
www.edgraystudio.com/html/studio/primative_pit_firing.html
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Techniques and information on pit firing pottery and ceramics ... FAQs About Pit Firing ... The problem that I always encountered with pit firing was the lack of heat and not getting my pieces to fire completely through. I always used sawdust for my fuel, but I suppose that my clay could have had too high of a cone for the pit fire.
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vickihardin.com/pitfiring.htm
vickihardin.com/pitfiring.htm
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The following pictures were taken at a pit firing on the beach in San Francisco, California. They show the basic steps in a primitive pit firing and tell you what to do in each step. Click on a picture to see an enlarged view...
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www.ninestones.com/pit/
www.ninestones.com/pit/
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new post/thread notification: pit firing ... ferric chloride for pit firing ... colours in pit firing...
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www.potters.org/category087.htm
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search current discussion categories kilns & firing - pit firing ; ... Dear Clayarters: I have a friend who is not on clayart that does pit firing all the time. She has been having some problems getting the results that she wants. She is using either low fire terra cotta, white earthenware, or high fire stoneware.
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www.potters.org/subject06590.htm
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Pit fired pottery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pit firing is the oldest known method of firing clay. Unfired pots are nestled together in a pit in the ground and are then covered with burnable materials such as wood shavings, leaves, metal oxides...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_fired_pottery
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