Soda Fired

In soda firing, sodium bicarbonate is introduced directly into the kiln at peak temperature, vaporizing and flowing through the chamber like a slow, luminous breath. Where it lands, it fluxes with the glaze and bare clay, leaving behind a surface of extraordinary subtlety: soft celadon pooling into warm earth tones, flashy blushes of orange and ochre streaking across rounded forms, and a gentle atmospheric texture that no brushstroke could replicate. Each wheel-thrown vessel and bowl bears the unique signature of that singular firing, its surface a quiet landscape of mist, mineral, and flame.