Description

“Published at TLLW, this print entitled Kiln Yard, was conceived as the visual “pandemonium” one might find in an actual kiln yard.

The activities found in a kiln yard includes: a man tossing “fuel” (wood sticks) into the “firebox”; a women pulling a test ring from a “peephole”, another unloading pots from a kiln while another woman is ready to dip pots into a glaze bucket. Also found in this scenario is a man pulling an unseen heavy load on a cart into the yard, while another man holding a melted pyrometric cone is talking to a visiting patron. In the background, a trailer, obscured by the billowing smoke from the “reducing” atmospheric firing, provides temporary quarters for visiting potters.

The typical gregarious nature of potters is depicted by a turkey roasting for the celebratory party that is about to begin, as well as the toy drone and the various pets that join the festivities.”

– Patti Warashina –