NHPG Kiln

03/21/2026

April 3, 2025…. What a difference a year and a snowy winter makes! We are still waiting for snow to melt away from kiln shed. Wood work day, originally scheduled for tomorrow, March 22 is POSTPONED until the 29th. Here’s hoping for more melting!

09/24/2025

Get your bowls and soups ready to make a difference in the community! On Sunday, October 19th, from 11-2, The New Hampshire Potters Guild will be hosting an Empty Bowls fundraiser at Kimball Jenkins Estate in Concord, NH! Bowls (and cups) made by our talented members and beyond will be for sale to help support The Friendly Kitchen, a local non profit who has been feeding those in need for over 40 years in the Concord and surrounding areas!

Here are some ways to help with this event:

1. Share! Share! Share! The more everyone shares the event on not only socials, but with friends and family, the more attendance we will have!

2. Donate bowls, cups, or bigger piece(s) to donate to the raffle. You can bring them day of, or you can email Hannah at [email protected] to schedule a drop off date.

3. Come volunteer! The event goes from 11-2, so we are in need of people to help with set up and break down. We need people to scoop soup, sell raffle tickets, sell bowls, and other little tasks!

Thank you to all who take time to share, volunteer, donate, or attend this event! We look forward to supporting The Friendly Kitchen, as well as enjoying delicious soup and lovely pottery in the process!

‼️ Specific to NHPG members: We have a meeting immediately after this event at Kimball Jenkins from 2-4. Instead of a regular potluck, we were thinking a dessert potluck instead! If we have soup left over, that will be available, too.

06/27/2025

10/16/2024

What does it take for a successful wood firing? Lots of dry wood! And people who enjoy working together! 8 bundles of slab wood are ready to be cut, split, and stacked to be dry and ready for next spring and summer wood firings. Join us Saturday October 26 starting 9:30 am to get it done! Bring lunch, work gloves, eye and ear protection (and a chainsaw if you have one and are experienced). Rain date October 27. 12 Perry Road, Deerfield, NH. Spread the word!

10/14/2024

If you are in or around Concord, NH this Sunday..I’ll be cooking up some soups w other NH Potters Guild members to contribute to this fun, family-friendly fundraiser.
I hear there will be home made cookies offered this year! 🥰

NHPG - New Hampshire Potters Guild

https://www.kimballjenkins.com

06/25/2024

Three days, three great crews. A fantastic blend of regulars and welcome newcomers! We’ll be working next weekend, June 29-30. Sunday the 30th is also the June NHPG potluck and meeting at the same address as the kiln: 20 Perry Road, Deerfield, NH. Board and committee meeting at 1, general meeting at 2. All are welcome!

06/25/2024

What a weekend! The second chamber form was put together and put in place. A fabulous crew sorted and cleaned used bricks that were used to build up the chimney and first and second chambers. Topping it all off, we were serenaded with violin and fiddle music at lunch on Sunday. Kurt began putting together the door of the first chamber.

06/16/2024

My experimental wood kiln 4 years in the making is now firing! Cutter kiln at Mudworks Pottery in Temple nh. 12 hours at 230f now we climb. This is the first firing in this wood kiln. No pots in it this time. This firing is to dry everything and harden off some of the ingredients we used in the build. Soon we will load and fire for real with wood and 6 brave potter souls! Stay tuned more to come!

03/03/2024

FYI, if you’d like to contribute..to all Artists and makers…Drop off can be at
Kimball Jenkins or Pillar Gallery.

Happening March 10, 10 - 2PM! We’re excited to be collaborating with the NH Potters Guild on a pop-up sale of mugs, cups, and vessels by ceramicists across the state.

Proceeds will support the NHPG fund to provide education in ceramics.

Coffee generously supplied by Revelstoke Coffee Coffee, tea and other goods available, free with purchase of a cup or mug.

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12/18/2023

NEW WORK DATES… mark your calendars!

Hello all!

Thanks for coming to the last kiln committee meeting at Claire’s. I’m writing to let you know of a change in the kiln building dates. At the somewhat rushed meeting, we looked at a series of 5 day weekends in May. However, after the meeting and some time to fully consider all the various factors including leaders’ availability, school calendar (esp. summer recess), day jobs, last firing of old kiln, weather, average temperatures, road conditions, and taking into account builders' work, family, holiday and gardening schedules, it seemed some changes were in order.

After looking at at dates ranging from April through June, we settled on June:

Kiln build dates
May 31-June 2 (3 days)
June 7-9 (3 days)
June 14-16 (3 days)
June 21-243(3 days)

June 28-30 rain date/extra 3 days

I hope this change does not inconvenience you.

This leaves the whole month of May for the last (or last 2) firings of the old kiln. Please contact me if you’d like to lead a firing.

Happy solstice to all,
Lydia

07/28/2023

Hi everyone,
Phew! It’s hot and everyone is busy. List of links for the sign ups to be posted on social media, then a blurb for an email to members.

August 26 work day: https://forms.gle/w2VUP4iwf9fGH5Wx6

September 15-17 open firing: https://forms.gle/G8hazgKwc1vJV8Qp8

October 20-22 open firing: https://forms.gle/M2oeGRFWhxQC3MKX6

Please check the links! I will make the relevant people collaborators/editors for the forms next. This will allow you to edit the form and check the responses.

Thanks to all of you!
Lydia