Prairie Fire Pottery
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Beach, ND, 58621
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1.888.229.9496
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Tama Smith

Tama Smith had the most out of control firing in a long time. Overshot reduction by 100 degrees. Bad reduction equals bad reds. Peeked in the kiln, flashlight in hand... I saw red! Yeah!

Cheryl Planert

Cheryl Planert Didn't know you had a fan page, Tama. I love all your photos--the colors are rich, and of course, your pottery is outstanding!

Ellen Feuerhelm

Ellen Feuerhelm How did the firing turn out? and when is a good time to stop by for a picture on your red carpet event

Marty Walker Campbell

Marty Walker Campbell Coolest pottery shop in North America and it is only blocks from my house! If you are traveling by Beach, North Dakota, it is well worth your trip to downtown Beach!!!! Awesome shop!!!

Tama Smith

Tama Smith Putting the last touches of glaze on the pots...loading today and firing tonight.
T minus 8 hours

Ellen Feuerhelm

Ellen Feuerhelm Congratulations on the Beautiful Women of North Dakota its well deserved for you and Christine Fineman. Have a great week

Dawn Makarios

Dawn Makarios cant wait to send you some pics of tama inspired pots from my fall firings. it is amazing how similar glaze recipes yield really different results...

October 7 at 7:04am · Report
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Dawn Makarios
Dawn Makarios
See how my red came out. sometimes it fades away
October 8 at 7:47pm
Tama Smith
Tama Smith
I've found reds need a long slow cool down, I close the damper but leave the burner ports open. If I block the burner ports my reds get muddy. Some people do a cleansing flame the last part of the firing. I don't do this, I never have. But maybe the open burner ports have the same effect.
also, after you put your kiln in reduction, leave it ... Read Morein reduction. Don't back off then go back in.
And I found
my reds are better if the firing is quick after I put it into reduction. That is to say maybe 6 hours or so between reduction and cone 10. Anything longer my reds tend to fade a bit.
Hope this helps, Dawn. Can I see more pots?
October 13 at 4:29pm
Prairie Fire Pottery

Prairie Fire Pottery

Yellowstone National Park
14 new photos
October 3 at 1:17pm
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Colleen Riley
Colleen Riley
wonderful!
October 4 at 7:17pm
Jerry DeMartin
Jerry DeMartin
Tami: My guess would be sulfur.
October 5 at 8:54am
Prairie Fire Pottery

Prairie Fire Pottery

James Memorial Art Center Show
18 new photos
September 16 at 12:02pm
James Zielsdorf
James Zielsdorf
The colors on your hangings reminds me of the Fountian Paint Pot trail in Yellowstone Park. Very nice.
October 8 at 7:40pm
Cheryl Planert
Cheryl Planert
Love all the new photos!
Sun at 9:56pm
Ellen Feuerhelm

Ellen Feuerhelm Wish we could have attended had a wedding in Minnesota. My husband mows the grass at Chimney Park

Prairie Fire Pottery

Prairie Fire Pottery Prairie Fire Pottery will be in exhibiting this weekend (Saturday 27 June) in the first-ever Medora Art Fair at Chimney Park from 9-5. Theo. Roosevelt Nat'l Park is green and beautiful right now. Hope you can make it out!

Colleen Riley

Colleen Riley We had so much fun! Thank you so much for your hospitality. You make such beautiful and inspiring work. Can't wait to see you again, hopefully soon (I'll try to get Dono scheduled for the gas gauge trip). Hugs! C

Prairie Fire Pottery

Prairie Fire Pottery After four days, the temperature in the bonfire pit had cooled enough to get at the pots. Here's what they found.

Bonfire Pots Emerge
9 new photos
April 30 at 1:21pm
Monique Heizelman
Monique Heizelman
So cool! Love the pots. They look like they came out pretty well.
April 30 at 7:56pm
Dawn Makarios

Dawn Makarios Just love Tama's pottery, the bright colors on the pots radiate the essence of the prairie land and North Dakota badlands.... everlasting and beautiful, which matches her kind, enduring spirit! the new bonfire pots create a new look of lightness and fire patterns. Dawn from Minnesota

Prairie Fire Pottery

Prairie Fire Pottery

2009 Christmas Tree Bonfire
31 new photos
April 27 at 1:43pm
Dawn Makarios
Dawn Makarios
Fun time!great pics and cant wait to see the fire pics!!
April 30 at 9:37am
Dawn Makarios
Dawn Makarios
oops I mean fired pots pictures...
April 30 at 9:37am