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Pitfire Pottery
Guide & Toolkit
All the tools, tips, resources, and recommendations you need to start making your own pitfire pottery.
What’s inside?
How to build a pitfire kiln and fire your pots
There are many ways to build a pitfire kiln, but in the guide I’ll share my favorite go-to method. Simple, reliable, and easy to replicate. It’s the one I use for most of my own firings.
How to create the best pots for pitfire
To help you get off to a great start, I’ll show you exactly which clay and forms work best for pitfire pottery. Once you’ve got the basics down, you can start exploring more shapes and styles on your own.
How to prepare pottery for pitfire
Pitfiring is a very different process compared to using glazes, so your pots need to be prepared in a whole new way. I’ll walk you through everything step-by-step so you’ll know exactly how to get beautiful results.
Choosing the right colorants for pitfire
From organic materials to salts, sulfates, and oxides – there are lots of options for adding color to your pottery. But what kind of results can you expect? In the guide, I’ve included a handy chart with the most commonly used materials, how to apply them, and what effects they create.
Finishing and sealing your pitfired pots
Because pitfired pottery is low-fired, it’s naturally more porous. To make your pieces durable and functional, you’ll need to polish and seal them. I’ll show you exactly how to do it.
Some of the Pitfire Pottery I Made in my Backyard
Hi, my name is Mikkel deMib
I’m really glad you’re here. I fell in love with pottery as a kid, completely drawn in by the feeling of clay in my hands and the quiet magic of shaping something from nothing. That spark never left and it’s turned into a lifelong passion I still carry with me today.
Over the years, I’ve explored many forms of ceramics, but it was pit firing that truly stole my heart. There’s something raw, unpredictable, and deeply beautiful about the process. The way fire, earth, and time come together to create one-of-a-kind surfaces—each piece telling its own story—it’s simply mesmerizing.
I’m so excited to share this Pitfire Guide & Toolkit with you. It’s exactly what I wish I’d had when I was starting out!
Back when I started, I spent weeks (okay, months!) digging through scattered information, running failed tests, and wasting money on the wrong materials from the wrong suppliers. It was frustrating, time-consuming, and honestly, it took some of the joy out of those first steps.
That’s why I created this Guide & Toolkit: to save you from the trial-and-error phase and help you hit the ground running. Whether you’re gathering materials, looking for trusted suppliers, or just want to understand what works best, this guide has you covered!
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