Smoke Fired Works
The air-dried clay is sometimes burnished with colored slury clay called “slip” and then fired in a bisque kiln to harden the clay. Then the newly fired bisque clay – white in color – is covered with sawdust, leaves and assorted “goodies” and set on fire in a closed container. It is allowed to smolder for 24 to 48 hours. You never know what you’ll get when the worked is removed for cleaning. To experiment more with and help create special results, they art is wrapped in wire, string, cloth before it gets smoked.
