Pottery in ancient Greece, as elsewhere, was fired in a specially-made ceramic kiln. Other firing structures, including food ovens, smelting furnaces, and lime kilns, would have been unsuitable for ...

Over the course of three days, a team of nearly a dozen potters worked together to fire a wood kiln in Marshall, North Carolina, using ceramics techniques that date back thousands of years. (Photo by ...

The St. John's Pottery will fire the Johanna Kiln, the largest wood-burning tool of its kind in North America on Oct. 16. The public is welcome to attend the event starting at 3 p.m., according to a ...

Antjie Newton and Anton Bosch in front of the kiln. > Photos: Gia Radnai Antjie Newton, a renowned Lowveld potter, built her sixth annual teepee kiln last weekend with her pottery students at Anton ...

NANJING — In the heart of China's pottery capital Yixing in the eastern province of Jiangsu, the ancient ritual of firing the 600-year-old Qianshu Dragon Kiln persists, a testament to enduring ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Firing clay in unvented kilns could be a significant source of dioxins in people exposed regularly and over long periods, a new study suggests. The results came out of follow-up ...

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Ross Bryant of Talladega is an example of a potter who proves that going the extra mile can produce remarkable results. Some of these results —his pieces —are on view at Nunnally’s Custom Frame & ...

Rising energy prices have forced an east Co Cork pottery business to run just two or three of its 20 kilns to reduce running costs in the face of soaring electricity bills. Shanagarry Potters said its ...

COLLEGEVILLE — The St. John's Pottery fired the Johanna Kiln on Friday, marking the fourteenth time that the kiln, the largest of its kind in North America, has been lit. The loading of the kiln began ...

If you or a friend are trying out pottery as a hobby but are dismayed at the cost of an electric kiln you can utilize a standard charcoal grill as a basic pit fire kiln—the results won't be quite as ...