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The Will of the Kiln 2025
Live Online and In-Person Full Conference Reception
Accepted artists will be granted a complimentary Collector Tour Pass that includes all Conference Weekend activities and access to Firing Week's active kiln sites.
June 27, 2025 7-10pm
Jurors: Hitomi Shibata, a Japanese Potter of Studio Touya in Seagrove, NC. and
Nozomu Shinohara, a wood-fire potter from Shigaraki, Japan.
Wood, as fuel, offers an astounding range of creative potential to the potter; spawning a broad range of firing techniques while bringing about meaningful human connection. This show will highlight the varied array of today’s practicing wood fire potters from around the world. Open to pit fired works, soda/wood pieces, straight-up wood fired wares, clays of every kind; any and all wood-fired wares and sculptures are welcome.
Selected works (20) will be featured as part of the New England Wood Firing Conference and shown at the conference venue.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
The Will of the Kiln Application Fee
$50.00
Once you have purchased an application ticket for The Will of the Kiln, you will receive a link with a personalized shared Google Folder.
Please include high rez/well lit images only.
Please rename each image with your name, title of the work and a one word description like: front, back, side, foot, detail. (ie. Kiichi Takeuchi Mug detail)
3 wood-fired ceramic works maximum.
3 images maximum per work.
9 images maximum in total per entry. Thank you for supporting the wood-firing community through participation in the show!