Woodland Hills Pottery

Hello 👋 

Welcome to my YouTube channel. I’m a pottery artist and my goal is to share my experiences making my work. I have been an artist for 20 years and originally found pottery in Japan as an exchange student. I now make handmade pottery in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York and fire in a woodfired kiln that I built myself. 

My Woodfired kiln has a large firebox, catenary arch, a side stoking port, 14 ft chimney and enough space for approximately 16 shelves or 200+ pieces. 

I fire my kiln in using only wood for 40+ hours using off cuts from the local sawmill and locally sourced firewood.  I achieve top temperatures of 1300 Celsius / 2350 Fahrenheit and induce a reduction cooling.  I then wait 6-7 days before opening the kiln.

I do one firing in spring and one firing in fall each year. Follow along my journey. 

Instagram - @woodland_pottery
Website - www.woodlandhillspottery.com