firing The Rocket, South Wales Potters' kiln

On Friday afternoon, pallets were deconstructed

and much discussion and work under the tutelage of Stephen Mills, potter and pyromantic.  "This finger is loaded" he commented on the next photo!!

Others lit the kiln at 8am on the Saturday.
How else to potters heat water for brewing tea?!!

Stoking, Rebecca Buck and Mary Watkins of South Wales Potters.

Has it reached temperature?

Temperature reached at 5.15pm (and 1235 on the pyrometer) then damper in to "turn it off".

The kiln god worked!!..or goddess as six women fired this kiln!

and near the end of the firing, we had a visit from Frank and Janet Hamer, who are celebrating sixty years of potting together with an exhibition in August at Craft Renaissance Gallery.