火，終於點起嚟啦。 

 朝早我哋點燃咗個窯，之後足足60個鐘頭，呢個窯就變咗我哋生活嘅中心。冇得瞓覺，冇時間表，只有不停餵柴、睇火，同聽窯呼吸嘅節奏。 

 一開始我哋用細枝慢慢燒，等溫度慢慢升，畀入面嘅作品適應到熱力。到夜晚，火箱已經燒到橙紅，我哋開始認真入柴——桉樹、果樹同松木，一條接一條塞入窯嘅大口。火焰越燒越高，舔住袋牆，由白轉到猛烈嘅黃色，溫度衝過1200°C。 

 呢段時間入面，我哋一直小心控制還原氣氛，收細風門，多入啲柴，刻意令火缺氧，迫火焰從木頭抽走碳，製造出濃濃嘅煙霧環境。窯喺氧化同重度還原之間轉嚟轉去，透過窺孔望入去，可以見到綠同藍嘅閃光，釉開始融化，喺作品上面流動，變成好難預測但好靚嘅效果。 

 燒足60個鐘頭之後，溫度終於升到大約1280°C。我哋最後入咗一次柴，封好所有窯口，讓佢慢慢自然冷卻。火而家休息緊，入面嘅作品喺灰同還原嘅魔法下面靜靜轉化緊。 

 呢個永遠係最辛苦但又最靚嘅階段——等待。 

幾日之後我哋就會開窯，睇吓火焰到底畀咗我哋啲乜。 

而家，窯仲守住佢嘅秘密。

The fire has begun. 

The kiln was litted, and for the next 60 hours it became the center of our world. No sleep, no schedule — just the steady rhythm of feeding wood, watching flames, and listening to the kiln breathe. 

We started slow with small kindling, letting the temperature rise gently so the pieces inside could adjust to the heat. By evening the firebox was glowing orange, and we began stoking in earnest — eucalyptus, fruitwood, and pine logs sliding into the hungry mouth of the kiln every few minutes. The flames danced higher, licking the bag wall, turning bright white and then fierce yellow as the temperature climbed past 1200°C. 

Throughout the long hours we carefully controlled the reduction atmosphere — closing the dampers and introducing more wood to starve the fire of oxygen, forcing the flames to pull carbon from the wood and create that rich, smoky environment where the ash glaze truly comes alive. The kiln shifted between oxidation and heavy reduction, and through the peepholes we could see flashes of green and blue as the glaze began to melt and flow over the pieces in unpredictable, beautiful ways. 

After 60 intense hours, the temperature had climbed to about 1280°C. We gave the kiln one final stoke, sealed the ports, and let it begin its slow, natural cooling. The fire is now resting, and the work inside is quietly transforming under layers of ash and the magic of reduction. 

This is always the hardest and most beautiful part — the waiting. 

In a few days we’ll open the door and see what the flames have given us. Until then, the kiln holds its secrets. 

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