"Firing with wood captured my imagination fromthe beginning, and over my forty-plus years as a clay artist I have built more than ten high-fire kilns. I believe I have found my ideal in the anagama, and ancient Japanese wood-fired kiln design that requires an extended burn time of five days or more to build a natural ash glaze. This glaze manifests itself on the fire-facing side of the pieces, so their markings are determined by where and how they were stacked in the kiln. I use this to my advantage in loading the anagama (which is an art unto itself). By positioning each piece I invite the fire to reveal itself." - Ronald P Knight