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Anasazi Pottery Firing: 2019 SW Kiln Conference

Cherylene Caver, a ceramic artist from eastern Colorado directed this firing of an Anasazi trench kiln at the 2019 SW Kiln Conference at the Timber Camp Campground near Globe, Arizona on October 5 and 6, 2019.

Learn more about Cherylene at her website

This four stage firing process was first defined in:
Swink, Clint
Limited oxidation Firing of Organic Painted Pottery in Anasazi-Style Trench Kilns. 1993. Pottery Southwest, Vol. 20.

If you are interested in learning to fire this way check out the book "Messages From the High Desert" by Clint Swink. The book can be purchased on Amazon at this link –

The Southwest Kiln Conference is an annual event focused on the art, science and technology of recreating the prehistoric pottery of the American Southwest.

Learn more about the SW Kiln Conference at

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