Thank you to Linda Soon, one of our MCC students, for these wonderful photos of the last kiln firing.
Two Kiln Firing in April!
Yary Livan will be having two kiln firings this month.
Kiln loading for the first firing is Monday (April 15) and firing will happen all day Tuesday (April 16).
Kiln loading for the second firing is Friday (April 26) and firing will happen all day Saturday (April 27).
Don’t miss this opportunity to stop by and watch this amazing process for yourself.
Location: Yary’s Kiln, 220 Aiken St. Lowell, MA.
Kiln Loading…
Yary loading one of his pieces into the kiln. With more than half the kiln loaded, space is getting tight. This traditional Cambodian wood fire kiln takes about 14 hours to reach 2400 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s exhausting feeding the kiln multiple wood logs per minute … Continue reading Kiln Loading…
90% Success Rate – Beautiful Result
The Folk Festival firing was a success by any measure. The kiln reached cone 11 in all areas, front, back, high and low within the ware chamber. 90% of the wares fired perfectly. Congratulations to John and Yary for this impressive achievement.
Lowell Folk Festival – kiln fire, exhibit + demo, V.O.A interview
Yary & John Kondra fired up the kiln for the Lowell Folk Festival visitors. They started at 5 a.m. with the goal of making this a slow fire extending to 12 or 14 hours, but there was a soft breeze and a supply of long burning dry wood, the kiln steadily climbed to 2,300 degrees by 3:30 p.m. John managed the firing for much of the time while Yary demonstrated his throwing and carving techniques for appreciative crowds.
Voice of America reporter interviews Yary, while John stokes the fire box.
Nancy Selvage, retired director of Harvard Ceramics, dropped by with her family.
Yary's Kiln 