NCECA Pre-Conference firing at Eureka Pots, Minnesota

Donovan Palmquist

Glazing outside

The kiln 

Two-chambered downdraught with Bourrybox fire boxes for each chamber.

Jack Troy mixing a tenmoku glaze, using black iron oxide

Donovan had been given a large portion of black iron oxide by Warren Mckenzie

Colleen Riley held a session on her methods of surface decoration 

Pots on Colleen's table

This workshop was, in retrospect, one of the most inspiring happenings of the pre-conference. It opened up so many ideas as to how to achieve a more colourful and exciting surface in the wood kiln.