In the first heatwave of the summer, artists from around the world gathered throughout New England to fire their clay creations in special wood-fired kilns as a part of the New England Wood Firing ...

Oftentimes, hardwood lumber drying begins with exposure to an uncontrolled outside environment in a process called air drying. At times, loss of quality in this process can be in excess of 10 percent.

Amy Clark has always loved playing in the dirt. As a child, you could find her making mud pies at her Western Massachusetts home. Decades later, Clark is taking her passion to new heights. Instead of ...

Over the course of three days, a team of nearly a dozen potters worked together to fire a wood kiln in Marshall, North Carolina, using ceramics techniques that date back thousands of years. (Photo by ...