OkiDoki Stokers & Unloading Pictures | Pottery, Anagama, Wood-fired, Tea Ceremony Wares, Susan Kotulak, OkiDoki Anagama, Chawan, Hanaire, Mukozuke, Kaiseki, Food Stylists, Mizusashi
View of second shelves from the rear
The kiln building team, Donovan Palmquist (R) and Al Saks (2nd L), with helpers Dan Russo, Sue Kotulak and Andrea Kimball
Sue's working bigger
Lots of smiles at unloading: Bettina Mueller, Stefanie Nagorka,Sue, Charlie and Andrea
Amy, of Toronto and Japan, and Quinn , Charles and Bill hold down the night shift
Sue and Charlie unloading 
Andrea and Sue checking the cones
Night view
View of rear of second stack
Donovan watching the chimney
Sue's first hiki-dashi
Smoke and mustard, sounds like deli!
Charlie is kilnmaster for 3rd firing
Andrea side stoking through the entry door port
Firebox area, glass and ash
Teabowl reduction cooling
Work from rear 1/3 of kiln
Flame in the chimney
Mouseholes open
"Bunny"
"The Sheek"
"Gramps" aka Quinn
LittleFarkas, back down from Canada
Mr. Natural stokin'
Visit from Tony Moore, kilnmaster extraordinare, at the unloading 
Andrea & Bill
Adrienne 
Three pyrometers within 5 degrees of eachother!  Thanks to Donovan for a fine tuned kiln!  Although, ahem, it WAS the "Women on Top" Firing...
Spring 2011
"Woman on top"...5/2011
Ever-ready Ron
The OkiDokiStokers for the "Women on Top" firing, Spring 2011
Donovan Palmquist and assistant Judah cooked up Gourmet Fare for the group, again and again! Many thanks Donovan.  
Sidestoke floor, with view of back of second stack.  
Back stack 8 " off floor
Upwind of the side stoke.
Back of First stack, Spring 2011
Step grate with visible mouseholes
Pottery, Anagama, Wood-fired, Tea Ceremony Wares, Susan Kotulak, OkiDoki Anagama, Chawan, Hanaire, Mukozuke, Kaiseki, Food Stylists, Mizusashi
Anagama Wood-Fired Pottery by Susan Kotulak fired in The OkiDoki Anagama;  Japanese Inspired Pottery to be used in the Tea Ceremony, Tea Bowls (Chawan)  Vases for Chabana and Ikebana, Mukozuke Dishes for Japanese Cuisine Kaiseki, resource for Food Stylists, accompanied by Shibori and Screen Printed Textiles for the Table and Wall. SuMono.biz, SueMono.com Wearable art from kimono fabric
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				View of second shelves from the rear
				
				
				
				The kiln building team, Donovan Palmquist (R) and Al Saks (2nd L), with helpers Dan Russo, Sue Kotulak and Andrea Kimball
				
				
				
				Sue's working bigger
				
				
				
				Lots of smiles at unloading: Bettina Mueller, Stefanie Nagorka,Sue, Charlie and Andrea
				
				
				
				Amy, of Toronto and Japan, and Quinn , Charles and Bill hold down the night shift
				
				
				
				Sue and Charlie unloading 
				
				
				
				Andrea and Sue checking the cones
				
				
				
				Night view
				
				
				
				View of rear of second stack
				
				
				
				Donovan watching the chimney
				
				
				
				Sue's first hiki-dashi
				
				
				
				Smoke and mustard, sounds like deli!
				
				
				
				
				
				
				
				Charlie is kilnmaster for 3rd firing
				
				
				
				Andrea side stoking through the entry door port
				
				
				
				Firebox area, glass and ash
				
				
				
				Teabowl reduction cooling
				
				
				
				Work from rear 1/3 of kiln
				
				
				
				Flame in the chimney
				
				
				
				Mouseholes open
				
				
				
				"Bunny"
				
				
				
				"The Sheek"
				
				
				
				"Gramps" aka Quinn
				
				
				
				LittleFarkas, back down from Canada
				
				
				
				Mr. Natural stokin'
				
				
				
				Visit from Tony Moore, kilnmaster extraordinare, at the unloading 
				
				
				
				Andrea & Bill
				
				
				
				Adrienne 
				
				
				
				Three pyrometers within 5 degrees of eachother!  Thanks to Donovan for a fine tuned kiln!  Although, ahem, it WAS the "Women on Top" Firing...
				
				
				
				Spring 2011
				
				
				
				"Woman on top"...5/2011
				
				
				
				Ever-ready Ron
				
				
				
				The OkiDokiStokers for the "Women on Top" firing, Spring 2011
				
				
				
				Donovan Palmquist and assistant Judah cooked up Gourmet Fare for the group, again and again! Many thanks Donovan.  
				
				
				
				Sidestoke floor, with view of back of second stack.  
				
				
				
				Back stack 8 " off floor
				
				
				
				Upwind of the side stoke.
				
				
				
				Back of First stack, Spring 2011
				
				
				
				Step grate with visible mouseholes