May 2, 2020
F I R I N G T H E C A S T S
Here you can see the current firing setup I have in my back garden. I have filled a dustbin with straw, kindling wood, wood shavings and hay (anything that i can find really) in order to get the bin hot enough to fire the casts. I wrapped some of the clay casts in tin foil and others I placed straight into the bin for 24 to 48 hours, making sure I checked them regularly initially to make sure the fire had taken hold.
The firing process as a whole is quite therapeutic. It’s exciting not knowing exactly what will come out of the bin at the end of it all. You are handing over and trusting to the elements with the full realisation that you are not in control anymore!