Have you ever heard of smoke-fired pottery?This interesting way of finishing handmade pieces produces a one-of-a-kind color and pattern for each piece that can never be reproduced. The potter creates the pieces and bisque-fires them to get them to a porous state. The pottery is then layered in a pit, barrel, or outdoor kiln, and packs the area between and around the pieces with objects (usually from nature) such as sawdust, paper, manure, leaves, seaweed, pine needles, or con