There was a gingerly testing of the remaining
heat on Sunday morning. Then the pieces
were removed from the hot ashes using a
shovel and washed by the pond.
The results of the firing show ran-
dom variations and unexpected
effects that make them unique.
 
Steve and Jessica Arflin were mar-
ried in _______ of ______. He will
graduate with a __________ of
Arts from LSU and plans to return
to Florida to teach art at the high
school level. Jessica is majoring in
____________ and plans to ________

Our experiment in pit firing left us
with a greater appreciation of the
levels of technical skill achieved by
native Americans and indeed by
early potters and ceramicists across
the globe. We hope to learn in the
future how to make coiled pottery
and fire it in a completely authentic
Native American method.
 
We decided to keep the hole in the
ground ! J. C. Rolfe - October 2006
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