Master Kiln Builders

12/07/2022

Looking forward to the MNPF. Lots of great pots and people. Hope to see you there.

MEET THE POTTERS: Donovan Palmquist is returning to the MN Pottery Festival for 2022! Come see Donovan and 35 other amazing potters on July 30th & 31st at Masonic West River Park.

I have been making pots for over 48 years. Currently, he makes pots part-time and is the owner of Master Kiln Builders. He received his MFA in Ceramics at the University of Minnesota in 1988. My current focus is on thrown and altered vessels in fired in a wood or soda kiln.

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17/05/2022

This will be a great conference. It will be nice to actually see all of you.

05/05/2022

We are getting ready to relocate our shop. I have a 1224 studio kiln new in the shop that I don’t want to move twice. I don’t have burners on it yet so there are options for propane or natural gas. This kiln takes 2 -12x24 shelves and is 42” tall. PM me for details and cost. Thanks.

03/07/2021

We are getting close to finishing 3 gas kilns at UNC-Asheville ceramics. We are getting ready to build an Anagama with a 2nd soda chamber next week.

10/06/2021

The beginning of many kilns UNC Ashville.
Stay tuned for updates.

07/09/2020

Nice new studio kiln up and running near a Gardiner, NY.

01/11/2019

Part one is well under way. A brief trip home then back to OKC to get these fired up!

25/01/2019

We still have a couple of spots open for this workshop.
Some limited free housing is available. PM me for more details. We are looking forward to this weekend!

29/10/2018

Progress through day 5 on a small bourry box wood kiln near Grand Haven, Michigan

02/03/2018

Bricky McBrick.... New Soda kiln at Dallas Potters Guild.

14/11/2017

New Wood-Fired Kiln Debuts on Campus

Nice video of a kiln we built in the spring. We fired it a couple of weeks ago for the first time.

George School has joined an exclusive club in the world of ceramic arts, as one of only a handful of educational institutions with its own wood-fired kiln. C...

03/09/2017

I have 192 savage super duty bricks and 200 k23 high strength insulation bricks that are 9 x 4.5 x 3 for sale near Portland, OR . $4.50 ea. for the Super Duties ....$4.00 ea. for the IFB.
PM me for details. Thanks

17/03/2017

We are heading to PDX next week for NCECA.
We don't have a booth this year but will still be talking kilns. Anyone who would like to contact me either send a PM or text to 612-250-6208. Looking forward to next week!
Safe Travels

18/12/2016

Instagram photo by Andrew Casto • Jul 11, 2016 at 3:49am UTC

I can't say enough good things about this program. Amazing facilities and personnel.

Three completed brand new outdoor atmospheric kilns by Master Kiln Builders at The University of Iowa Visual Arts Building. Come work with us! ⚱⚱⚱⚱

13/06/2016

Coming together nicely.

28/05/2016

We finished the arch form on the anagama today. Almost time to sling some brick.

26/05/2016

We are getting ready for the arch form. Stay tuned.......

24/05/2016

I am honored to be co-leading a workshop with Tony Clennell at my studio near Northfield, MN in July. All of you who wonder about a bourry box kiln...now's your chance to take it for a test drive.

17/05/2016

New anagama @ the University of Iowa . It's getting bigger and nicer looking.

12/05/2016

We are starting two wood kilns at the University of Iowa at their really nice new art building . Andy Casto you are a lucky guy.

04/05/2016

Re-posting with address added! Please join us for a pre-Tour workshop at Eureka Pots. Tom is one of the 2016 NCECA Emerging Artists and a Minnesota native. His wife Maggie makes exquisite pots. We're really looking forward to having them here.

31/03/2016

I'm not usually one to lecture people on doing things the correct way. For those of you would be kiln builders do not use Metalbestos or Selkirk chimney directly attached to your brick chimney.
This is the third time I have seen these sections collapse during a firing. Bad news. Unless you like lots of fire.

27/03/2016

We are heading home after a great kiln build at The Arkansas Art Center. The big car kiln has a baby sister. The ceramics program there is a very well kept secret. Until now.

09/03/2016

Here's the new small reduction Studio Kiln we are bringing to NCECA. Stop by and take a look. Booth 417 in the commercial hall.
Looking forward to seeing so many friends.

27/10/2015

This is a small anagama at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA