NHPG WOOD FIRED KILN BUILDING FUNDRAISER

The NHPG wood-fired kiln at Al Jaeger's picturesque property in Deerfield, NH has been a cooperative and collaborative affair since it was moved and rebuilt for the second time by guild members in 2009. (A brief History of the old Kiln)

Potters of all ages and levels of experience have come together starting in 2010 to learn and teach about firing through doing all the tasks associated with wood-firing - from preparing the wood, loading, taking shifts around the clock, note-taking, unloading, cleaning shelves and repairing. Students from UNH, League of NH Craftsmen classes and others have wood-fired here for the first time, many coming back to try it again. NHPG members have rented the kiln to fire their work. Along the way, many stories have been told, food shared and friends made. 

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Ways your donation will be used:

 

Purchase additional kiln shelves.  

Extend shed roof to enlarge the space for storage and cooking. 

Replace some rafters in old shed. 

Build shelving for posts and cones.  

Complete “patio area” around the anagama. 

Build wood sheds.  

Reinforce the site landscape and build retaining wall,      Including stone work.

Build steps around the outside of the kiln.

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