SOUTH OF CLOUDS

Kiln 23 · loaded 25 September 2026 · opened 28 September 2026

3 days. 1 ton of pine. One opening.

The third day was windless, so the ash fell straight down instead of drifting. That is why the pieces on the upper shelves carry more ash than the ones below.

Kiln type
anagama
Peak temperature
1280 °C
Loaded
60 pieces
Survived
42 · 70%
Flame entry
lower left, sloping up to the right

The kiln, position by position

Nothing about a wood firing is even. Where a piece stands decides how much ash lands on it and how long the flame touches it. This is where ours stood.

1-11-1 — empty1-21-2 — Tea caddy with lid, kiln-change rust (available)1-31-3 — empty1-41-4 — empty1-51-5 — Shallow dish, sand glaze (available)1-61-6 — empty1-71-7 — empty1-81-8 — empty2-12-1 — empty2-22-2 — empty2-32-3 — Faceted cup, ember rust (available)2-42-4 — Faceted cup, iron speckle (available)2-52-5 — empty2-62-6 — empty2-72-7 — empty2-82-8 — empty3-13-1 — Faceted cup, heavy ash (available)3-23-2 — empty3-33-3 — empty3-43-4 — empty3-53-5 — empty3-63-6 — empty3-73-7 — Faceted cup, flame line (reserved)3-83-8 — empty4-14-1 — empty4-24-2 — Hand-pinched cup, crackle white (available)4-34-3 — empty4-44-4 — empty4-54-5 — Carved cup, crackle white (available)4-64-6 — empty4-74-7 — empty4-84-8 — empty

Fire entered lower left, sloping up to the right. Each square is a place on a shelf; the number is its position.

Select a position to see which piece came from there.

What came out · 8 pieces

Tea caddy with lid, kiln-change rust — kiln position 1-2

Tea caddy with lid, kiln-change rust

Pos. 1-2

$560

Faceted cup, heavy ash — kiln position 3-1

Faceted cup, heavy ash

Pos. 3-1

$480

Shallow dish, sand glaze — kiln position 1-5

Shallow dish, sand glaze

Pos. 1-5

$460

Hand-pinched cup, crackle white — kiln position 4-2

Hand-pinched cup, crackle white

Pos. 4-2

$420

Carved cup, crackle white — kiln position 4-5

Carved cup, crackle white

Pos. 4-5

$420

Faceted cup, ember rust — kiln position 2-3

Faceted cup, ember rust

Pos. 2-3

$380

Faceted cup, iron speckle — kiln position 2-4

Faceted cup, iron speckle

Pos. 2-4

$380

Faceted cup, flame line — kiln position 3-7

Faceted cup, flame line

Pos. 3-7

$480

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