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The upper part of the kiln will be built up using loose bricks without mortar prior to firing and then removed after firing to unload the kiln. The bottom part of the kiln is fixed in place. We’re waiting until the end of September before firing it for the first time, when the height of intense summer heat subsides a bit. The heat from the flames will fire the clay in the mortar, helping insulate the kiln and making it more durable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681651dcc21a9d4a6b4aef53/6fddb21a-02fd-4ab4-bfb1-d82559526c50/Screen+Shot+2026-08-25+at+6.03.02+PM.png Notes - A Homemade Low-Fire Wood Kiln - Kristie, me, and Racheal after a long, sweaty morning working on the kiln. Racheal, me, and Kristie…sweaty, muddy, and feeling accomplished. https://www.samirahsteinmeyer.com/notes/site-specific-glaze-case-study-cabin monthly 0.5 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681651dcc21a9d4a6b4aef53/1761533647186-DSG61IWG73UQ4A1A1C0N/PXL_20220710_013542236.jpg Notes - A Site Specific Glaze: Tree Granite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681651dcc21a9d4a6b4aef53/1761533648128-IE7P5BEGK5CCPL3V53ZW/20250810_074216.jpg Notes - A Site Specific Glaze: Tree Granite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681651dcc21a9d4a6b4aef53/1761534771048-W4SQWJHQ6TOHSLX5C5I8/20250626_151253.jpg Notes - A Site Specific Glaze: Tree Granite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681651dcc21a9d4a6b4aef53/1761534795268-OGKSY2G1E4SQ1CX1OC60/20250922_180546.jpg Notes - A Site Specific Glaze: Tree Granite. https://www.samirahsteinmeyer.com/notes/localmaterials monthly 0.5 2025-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681651dcc21a9d4a6b4aef53/ebf47645-0069-4644-ab6f-40bea0933a76/20250630_133721.jpg Notes - Exploring local ceramic materials in the Madrean Sky Islands region - This photo may look a bit suspicious, like I just dug a deep hole in my yard that resembles a grave. Fear not! In fact we were having some plumbing work done, so I did not dig this hole, I merely swooped in to see what kinds of newly exposed rocks I could find and gather. This is what I call scavenging for raw ceramic materials. If I can avoid the digging part, I will. In my hand are chunks of granite that have eroded from nearby mountains, transported over millions of years to the valley, slowly coated with a crust of calcium carbonate (caliche) deposited over the past several thousand years. When I look at these rocks I see their ceramic glaze potential. They contain quartz, feldspar, and calcium carbonate plus other minerals such as iron oxide or titanium dioxide in various proportions. I can obtain the precise chemical composition by sending them to a lab for testing, if I plan on using them for functional pottery. 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