Watch Jim Keeling from Whichford Pottery as he talks about the work of Koichiro Isezaki. He talks about the respect that Japanese potters have for their materials and the Anagama tradition in Bizen pottery. Keeling shows us how the path of the flame, over a 7 day wood firing, is used to decorate Isezaki’s unglazed pots and how he makes his distinctive ‘collapsed’ pots. We are treated to footage shot earlier this year at Koichiro Isezaki’s studio in Japan by our We Love Clay team.
Anagama Kiln
Documentary | Nic Collins | Potter
Nic Collins lives and works in Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor. Our film shows him potting and follows him during the firing of his anagama kiln. He discusses his love of making pots, his working methods and the importance of wood-firing to his work.
Profile | Randy Johnston: An Expansive Vision
American potter Randy Johnston’s expansive vision is constantly bringing together past and present, the conceptual and the formal, in the service of his art.
Featured Ceramics | Tall Wood-Fired Bottles by Nic Collins
The more one looks at Collins’ bottles, from blistering patches of scarlet to glistening shino glazes, the more of their story they share.
Making | Nic Collins and the ‘Hard-Won Art’: Opening the Wood Firing Kiln
In this article we read about the huge risks and rewards involved in wood-firing from the point of view of Devon based potter Nic Collins.