I recently interviewed Gas Kimishima, a native of Japan residing in England. Gas found that after moving to England, he became somewhat homesick for Japan, but that he could find solace in ancient wood fired Japanese pottery. Gas' quest for a touch of his home country led him to acquire broad knowledge about medieval Japanese wood fired ceramic art. Wanting to understand the pottery he loves on its innermost levels, Gas delved far beyond simply studying pieces and identifying techniques -- he began building his own wood fired kilns and making pottery to fire in them.