A community based Kiln Yard located in North Portland, Oregon.  

Our Mission: To provide artists and the public access to firing ceramic works in gas reduction and atmospheric soda firing. Our firings are participatory and require active contribution to the firings. If your work is being fired, plan to get involved!

The Kiln Yard is located within Green Anchors, in the St Johns neighborhood, a
unique and dynamic creative space. This community space is open by invitation and accompanied by SJCC owner or staff. 

The Kilns:

Our reduction kiln is an Olympic DD9 Down Draft kiln.  We fire with propane gas for our reduction firing.

Our Soda Kiln was custom designed by Jon Kevin Blackburn.

​​​​​Our Limits:

The Kiln Yard reduction firings do not include bisque firing, slips or glazes.  This is a community space and we are not responsible for misfires, imperfections, breakage, slumping or defects due to the unpredictable nature of reduction firing. 

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