The process of Wood-Soda Firing my porcelain pottery, sculpture and ceramic paintings to extreme temperatures of 2,400 degrees F. has been always been a consecrated act of love and transformation for me.

My first small wood kiln KIBRIYA was giving out after 24 firings by 2007, and the ultimate vision of OUR ULTRAEA began to take form. We reincarnated the brick of my first kiln together with 3 other used kilns and tons of new brick into a gorgeous new ship of fire, fit to sail deep into the sunless seas of white heat that beacon us on.

The undulating porcelain pots and sculptures are placed with care in the flow of draft through the kiln to accentuate the dramatic narrative of windward to leeward flame paths. Atmospheric flashing and soda glaze surfaces are seared forever upon the work in two very distinct kiln chamber atmospheres.

Each piece thus records the three day journey of the firing in a fresh individual way.