Every ceramic piece is fired in some type of kiln. In wood-firing, instead of heating the kiln with electricity, wood is used as fuel and also creates the finished surfaces on the work. It's a community based process as wood is stoked into the kiln around the clock anywhere from 24 hours to 14 days depending on the goal of the firing.

My current body of work is fired for around 60 hours to build up ash on the pieces over time that then melts at around 2350 degrees. The look of the finished pieces depends on where it was located in the kiln, what was next to it, and how much wood was burned during the firing. 

The flashes of color in the pieces are created by flame paths moving through the kiln and the accumulation of melted ash.