As many potters / ceramicists know, Digital Fire is an invaluable database of information - it is scheduled to shut down on June 26.

Digital Fire is generously created and maintained by Tony Hansen. For the last 36 years, his DIGITALFIRE.com site has been a free go-to place to learn about all things ceramics, including chemical breakdown of ingredients, clays, glaze recipes, glaze to clay-body fit... The site comprises of over 5000 web pages, with 27,000 interlinks. Saving it is a huge project that requires the help of a few people skilled in technical support.

Your donations will help Tony pay for the help he needs at this critical time. It is just too much for one person to tackle in a short time frame.

Many potters worldwide have been thanking Tony for all his work. He has been uplifted to see the widespread support online. What is needed at this time is a financial boost to help him hire the right folks who can facilitate the process involved in saving information and navigating how move forward with Digital Fire.

All the donations will go directly to Tony Hansen to be used at his discretion in an effort to save or migrate DigitalFire.com This is our opportunity to thank Tony and to contribute to this amazing resource that has benefitted so many.

This Gofundme is initiated by 2 potters on Tonys' behalf with his consultation and approval. Digitalfire started before the internet - published first as a monthly newsletter, then through a bulletin board system.

Thank you for your support, please spread the word to fellow potters & ceramicists.