Leeds Craft Centre & Design Gallery
September to November 2011
I currently have a selection of work on display and for sale at The Craft Centre & Design Gallery, Leeds City Gallery.
First firing of Carl Gray's Solstice wood kiln - Carl Gray Ceramics
Future events
Earthworks at Cromford Mill
27 April/11 May 2012
Earthworks is a group of ceramists, me being one, with links to the University of Derby. We will be having a selling exhibition of our work at the World Heritage Site of Cromford Mill. More details will follow in the near future.
First firing
At the back end of April the Solstice kiln was finally finished and fired for the very first time. The fire box door was made & hung during the early stages of the firing! From the lighting of a small fire outside the fire box to the sealing of the kiln took 14 hours, the first few which were very gentle to dry things out. The firing proper lasted about 10 hours. The photograph (see larger image) shows the kiln at top temperature with flame blasting out of the chimney.