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Crawford
Horne's Split Bourry Box outside of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, caught
my attention at first because after the firebox, the ware chamber is split right
down the middle with a solid wall, so one side is fired with wood only, and
the other side has salt added. I loved the idea of the firebox running the length
of both chambers, stoke doors on both sides, yet the option of two different
chambers. Needless to say, the results are quite varied from side to side. Amazingly,
it was not too difficult to keep both sides fairly even, and the firing was
amazingly smooth.....I don't remember exactly, but I'd say 36 hours.
The pots that I fired in this kiln were the other half of the batch that I took
down to Kevin Crowe's spring Noborigama firing.....interesting to match forms
up next to each other, especially since the Noborigama is three chambers, and
Crawford's Bourry box is two. Quite a wide array of surfaces, or something for
everyone, eh?
Crawford does not have an official web site yet, but his work can be seen at
the Ice House Gallery in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, a cooperative gallery
of the Morgan County Arts Council. He's an eloquent potter, with exceptionally
clear charts and guidelines for his kiln, and I recommend him for any questions,
sincerely.