Pit Firing is my latest Passion

Years ago we dug a hole in our Vermont yard to use as a fire pit.
When I decided to pit fire some pottery, I bought some pavers to attempt to make it seem a little more official.
​I dug out most of the meadow grass before I made my fire.

For my first fire, I started with a nicely burnished lamp base covered in terra sigillata.

I lined the pit with dried grass, coffee grounds, a Brillo pad, and some salt. I laid a banana peel on top of the lamp base. Then I carefully built a fire.

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When the fire died down, I removed the base from the pit and this is what I found. I was instantly hooked on this process! I have since wired up this lamp and it proudly sits in my home.