Wood Fired Ceramics

In her latest work, Greta Ruiz explores the process of wood fired ceramics using a kind of kiln called an Anagama (cave kiln). This ancient clay firing technique takes days of preparation to stack the wood around the kiln, load it with ceramics and then seal it up. Once it is lit the fire must be continually stoked for 3 or 4 days and nights bringing the kiln to extremely high temperatures. As the wood ash builds up inside it creates a natural ash glaze on the pieces.