All Sorts of Red
You may remember my previous post about loading potter Rodger Jamison's wood kiln. Of course we didn't just load it, firing takes a few days so everyone takes shifts stoking the fire trying to get the heat to rise. It's a lot of fun because the fire is exciting and between stokes you get to visit and chat with other potters. I don't think I've ever been part of a firing team where a few visitors didn't stop by. it's loads of fun. We drank a bunch of water and snacked on some cookies that Janet made.
I got there around 6pm, it was pretty quiet, just a bunch of potters sitting around chatting and watching the fire grow. Rodger's wife set up a large fan to help keep us cool, it was a welcome friend.
We raised the temperature in the kiln over 200 degrees fahrenheit in six hours. By midnight it was over 2000 degrees. Someone should have brought marshmallows to roast.
It stormed there and at home but Rodger's place is very wooded so I didn't see the sunset. However, back in Atlanta we had the most red sunset that anyone can recall having seen ever. A double rainbow was seen over the city and photographed extensively. It was truly awesome.
Janet took this picture through a big oak tree in our yard.
They say "Red sky at night, sailors delight." Those sailors must have been ecstatic.
Other Stuff:
21 Red Sky pictures - Atlanta Magazine
Double Rainbows over Atlanta - NPR
Check out the gallery page - Future Relics Gallery by Lori Buff
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| Rodger Jamison's Kiln |
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| Stoking the Anagama |
It stormed there and at home but Rodger's place is very wooded so I didn't see the sunset. However, back in Atlanta we had the most red sunset that anyone can recall having seen ever. A double rainbow was seen over the city and photographed extensively. It was truly awesome.
Janet took this picture through a big oak tree in our yard.
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| Red Sky at Sunset Atlanta |
They say "Red sky at night, sailors delight." Those sailors must have been ecstatic.
Other Stuff:
21 Red Sky pictures - Atlanta Magazine
Double Rainbows over Atlanta - NPR
Check out the gallery page - Future Relics Gallery by Lori Buff
wow those are some amazing reds, love the one with the lightening.
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy the camaraderie of wood firing. When firing the NH Potters Guild wood kiln, I always seemed to get the overnight shift. The best part was seeing the sun come up.
ReplyDeleteThose red skies and rainbows over Atlanta are amazing photos. I would have loved to have seen that in person.