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Karen Karnes
Morgan, Vermont
1998 |
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A fire in 1998 destroyed Karen's Studio and
Home, the fire was the result of tinder dry rafters above the kiln that
spontaneously combusted.
The fired did not start until after the kiln was finished firing.The
house and studio burned to the ground, but the kiln was intact.
Shortly after the fire Karen decided to abandon wood firing.
Robert was just one of many potters help to dismantle her bourrey box wood
fired kiln.
Ironically the same month John Leaches Studio ( in England) was burned to
the ground because of some wood that was left next to his chimney, which
caught fire hours after the kiln was done firing. His kiln was also a
bourrey box design. Robert and Christine and visited John just weeks before
his fire.
As was the case with Karen's fire, the building was destroyed but the
kiln was left intact. |
Rear view of kiln
The chimney has already been taken down to below the level of the arch |
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Front of kiln, loading door in center.
The two bourrey boxes (fireboxes) can be seen on the right and left of
kiln. |
Rear of kiln
The chimney has been taken down to ground level.Note the two fire-boxes on
either side of the kiln,
Each could be fed from either the front or rear |
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| The kiln is nearly disassembled, with only
the Steel Framework remaining |
Robert Compton standing on firebox with Ann
Stannard in foreground |
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The ware chamber has now been disassembled to
ground level,
note the flues at right coming in from the firebox. |
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Arches in foreground for bourrey box,
allows for ash removal or raking, the feed door in above at right |
View of the bourrey box, near arches would be
have been in ware chamber. |
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Looking down at hobbs in firebox. |
Robert Compton Pottery
2662 North 116 Road, Bristol,
Vermont 05443, U.S.A.
Phone: 802-453-3778
05/01/12
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