Daphne shares her studio, Pine Mills Pottery, with her husband, Gary C. Hatcher. While they share the same clays, glazes and kilns, each work independently of the other. Daphne primarily handbuilds, often with clay she has taken into the surrounding forests and textured with tree bark. Daphne fires a 45 cubic foot propane-fired kiln and a 120 cubic foot wood-fired Bourry Box kiln, both in reduction to cone 12.
Gary & Daphne Hatcher on the steps of their 120 cubic foot Bourry Box wood fired kiln. Fired to Cone 12 in reduction, the firing requires about 3 cords of mixed hardwoods. The kiln is stoked every five to ten minutes for 24 hours. It then takes 2-3 days to cool before it can be opened.
Gary & Daphne Hatcher on the steps of their 120 cubic foot Bourry Box wood fired kiln. Fired to Cone 12 in reduction, the firing requires about 3 cords of mixed hardwoods. The kiln is stoked every five to ten minutes for 24 hours. It then takes 2-3 days to cool before it can be opened.
