Graphic and Ceramics Artist Steps Forward into New Era - Other Crafts

TC Tiki Cracker Member Joined: Sep 23, 2009 Posts: 2	TC Tiki Cracker Posted posted on Sun, Sep 27, 2009 7:45 AM The original conch bowl was made for the Ocmulgee Indian Mounds Museum in Macon, Georgia. The response on it was good and so I wound up making several more. Your right, it is pit fired. Most of my reproduction Native American pieces usually get this type of treatment. It carries authenticity to the next level. I can usually achieve a pit temperature of about 1800 to 2000 degrees which is pretty good for the open kiln method. The finish is achieved through burnishing before and after firing. I usually buff the surface to a medium sheen with Yucca fibers or a rough cotton cloth.

The original conch bowl was made for the Ocmulgee Indian Mounds Museum in Macon, Georgia. The response on it was good and so I wound up making several more. Your right, it is pit fired. Most of my reproduction Native American pieces usually get this type of treatment. It carries authenticity to the next level. I can usually achieve a pit temperature of about 1800 to 2000 degrees which is pretty good for the open kiln method. The finish is achieved through burnishing before and after firing. I usually buff the surface to a medium sheen with Yucca fibers or a rough cotton cloth.

Post #485325 by Tiki Cracker on Sun, Sep 27, 2009 7:45 AM