Secondly, I feel lucky to be here, because Kusakabe-san and Euan Craig are building their kilns at the moment at Furuki-san’s clay center. I will fire those kilns with Steve Tootell’s workshop in the end of October. So, they have the Mashiko Building Kiln workshop at the moment with a group of Japanese and some international potters.

Please, also visit Euan’s blogspot, because he is giving the workshop: http://www.euancraig.blogspot.com/

Every day I’m at my exhibition, but when I can I try to watch.

Yesterday, they had leveled the foundations. And today, they started building.

Kusaka-be san explains.

Euan explains.

Euan cuts bricks for adjustments.

Starting to build.

When I returned in the afternoon they had build already little walls. Dipping the brick in mortar.

Euan’s kiln.

Kusakabe-san placing a big cover brick.

When I returned it was dark and saw that they were already at the level of the grates in the firebox.
Euan’s kiln.

The grates of Kusakabe-san’s kiln.