Finally, I made it back to Mashiko. It was wonderful to see the rebuilt kilns from Matsuzaki Ken-san’s Anagama http://youtu.be/2lDZDtb1KEM plus Noborigama http://youtu.be/DiGyWzCUmu8 and Hamada Tomoo-san’s Noborigama http://youtu.be/kUlcquYxWkQ and Salt ... Continue Reading
Yesterday, Adriaan and I went to Mashiko with Steve Tootell (Head of the Creative and Performance Department from the International School of Sacred Heart), who was driving up with 2 students to make a movie about the aftermath of the earthquake in Mashiko. Koichiro Isaka-san fro ... Continue Reading
And now some results from the Sasukenei Smokeless kiln. My little pots were put any where in the kiln for certain fire/yohen effects. On this little Clover vase you see the fly ash deposits making a glaze on one side and on the other side the vitrification and starting of a glaz ... Continue Reading
The internet works better,so, I’ll try again some pictures. Some pots from Euan’s Anagama, actually, down draft wood kiln. Read his essay about his kiln firing; website given underneath. The inside of this vase is covered with a Tenmoku glaze. On the outside, you see ... Continue Reading
I have terrible problems with the internet and so I will try just a couple of pictures each time. This wonderful vase was fired in the Flying kiln from Wali Hawes and was covered with the seaweed and scrub pads in a former blog. A lot of other chemicals were thrown in the kiln. ... Continue Reading
Thanks Steve, for all the work involved to organize this weekend! Thanks, George Guine for the delicious meal you cooked for us on Saturday night! We all had a great time! Total of all the pots fired. What an amount! And with wonderful results! Continue Reading
Kusakabe-san, Euan and Wali gave a throwing demonstration during the workshop. “Play and do what feels good” “Use anything to shape your pots.” “Give a happy feeling to the pot”. Wali throwing nice and smooth bowls. Throwing of ... Continue Reading
On Sunday morning, 3 kilns had cooled down enough to open them. Then we had them cool down a little more before taking out the pots. They were still very hot! Kusakabe-san’s kiln. This part of the chamber had lots of ashes on the pots. Great pots from the Sasukenei kiln. ... Continue Reading
On Friday, Wali started to prepare his kiln and pasted with advertisement paper and wet clay. This kiln will be wood and charcoal fired. The pasting team: Swanica, Debbie, Jenny, Catherine and Pat and Nicole (hidden somewhere). My pot covered with seaweed and cleaning abr ... Continue Reading
On Friday, the grounds and leveling for Steve’s salt kiln were being prepared and he started laying out and building his kiln in the pouring rain. He doesn’t use any mortar, so, you can easily take down the kiln. Building the flues. Steve built the floor on which th ... Continue Reading
