May 17

Ceramics Wood Firing

Wed, May 17, 2023 • 5:00am - 11:00pm (18h) • Carleton Art Yard (across from Farm House)
kelly wood fire kiln

The Carleton Wood Kiln is fired two to three times each year and is a critical part of ceramics education on our campus.  The firing starts with just a single match and a few sticks at 5am and reaches temperatures exceeding 2200 degrees by 10pm that same day.  The approximately 130 artworks inside the kiln are licked by flames and dusted with ash as the Carleton ceramics community shares in the physical work of firing the kiln with just wood from the Arboretum.  The dynamic results from melted ash are a perfect record of the local materials used in the process and are truly the fruits of our labor.  Anyone is welcome to visit the kiln throughout the day to learn more about the firing and the ceramics community.

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Event Contact: Kelly Connole

Event Summary

Ceramics Wood Firing
  • When
    • Wednesday, May 17, 2023
    • 5:00am - 11:00pm (18h)
  • Where
    • Carleton Art Yard (across from Farm House)
  • Mode
    • In-Person
  • Event Contact
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  • Intended For: Students, Faculty, Staff, Alums, Prospective Students, Families
  • Categories: Outdoors, food offered

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