Señora Rebecca Ramírez López

Rebecca’s kiln was similar to that of Maria Irene. It was built up to close in and then a chimney was built alongside.

This was the kiln before it recieved work. The roof was made from clay tiles and held up by branches cut from a near by tree.

Here is the kiln after the work it recieved. In the picture on the left, you can see how the kiln was enclosed on top and the chimney rising through the lamina. The right picture shows the kiln in its entirety and the permenant roof.

Señor Carlos Roberto Ramírez Cortes

Carlos was one of the artisans who stepped into one of the vacant slots. He bought an additional 400 bricks to build a square kiln. Over the course of five days, Medardo, Carlos and his brother rapidly constructed the kiln.

This kiln will serve to alleviate the burden placed on a singular, old kiln that is being used by approximately 11 artisans.

The photo on the left is the full kiln. In the center photo you can see the entrance to the wood burning chamber.

Señora Vilma Ramos García

Vilma’s kiln received only a minimal amount of work since it was already a square kiln. The work consisted of redoing the top of the kiln, extending the chimney and replacing the roof.

You can see in the left picture how the chimney falls short of the roof - this actually blockaded the smoke into the home.

In the center pic is Merdardo redoing the top of the kiln.

The right hand picture is the finished product.

Señora Gertrudis Pérez Ramírez

Gertrudis was one of the artisans that stood in place of another who dropped out of the program. Thus, in her case, instead of making improvements to the kiln, a completely new one was built. She took the materials that would’ve gone to another, bought the additional bricks needed and paid for the construction.

This kiln comes as a great help to her since she lives close to, but outside of the main town center - meaning she had to carry all her work into town in order to fire it.

This kiln is a slight change on the square design. Instead of the wood entering in the front of the kiln, it enters on the side. This design allows a few small stairs to be built to the entrance of the kiln so that the artisan can easily place and retrieve her pieces.

This kiln also gives an excellent shot of the chimney exiting the roof.