Marcia Selsor

I recently participated in a wood firing at the red lodge Clay center #rlcc,
using the train kiln fired to ^12 and firing down in reduction for several hours to about 1900 F. I used several glazes and flashing slips as well as Helmar porcelain, Coleman porcelain, Babu porcelain and Death valley clay-a heavy iron bearing clay. I am very happy with the results.

I did some obava firing and saggar firing as well as some glaze firing. Here are some of my favorite results from the Obvara and saggar firings

May 20-21 2016 Alternative firing workshop in Kilnun with 23 participants. Prepping and firing in raku kilns for 2 days for Obvara, Ceramic Saggars, Foil Saggars and Horse Hair and feathers and other organic materials.

These are some of my pieces from the Anagama and the Wood Soda firings. I teamed up with old friends Lori lear and Sandy Miller for wood splitting and hauling and firing shifts. We all helped load.

Photos of work, studio, and workshop

Recent trip to Andalusia and Extremadura .in Western Spain. I saw many pots originating in locations I had visited during my Fulbright research in 1985-86. Sadly many of these locations no longer have traditional potters. Spain's entry into the European Common Market, severely effected the production of traditional Spanish handmade pottery. It has all but disappeared.
 

some examples of pieces and demos from workshops

Every Life is a Book, 9/11 MemorialPaper clay terra cotta book forms, saggar fired

I moved from Montana to Brownsville, Texas in 2006 and established this studio by 2007. I built my dream raku kiln and bought 2 new electric kilns. I spent several years researching ^6 oxidation glaze development while continuing to do saggar and raku firings. Recently focusing on Alternative Firing Techniques using 2 raku kilns for the past three years.