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Tag: pottery
Wood firing: a potter’s challenge
To set the scene, I was invited again this year to help fire a wood fired kiln. It takes days to do, involves dozens of people and my shift is from midnight to 2 am. The Shigaraki kiln is the size of a uHaul truck and there are 5 ports …
Differences in Western and Japanese Pottery Aesthetics
I recently had what I would consider a good firing. There were a few outstanding pieces of pottery, lots of okay ones, and a few duds. It was successful in part because of advice shared with me by Ikeda-san. I met Ikeda-san through one of my students and this is …
Love songs, pottery and dumplings
This showed up on my Reddit feed and it reminded me that love songs, like pottery and dumplings, are universal. Especially love songs where it’s a guy trying to convince a girl she should be with him. I think this does a great job of breaking down the stereotype we …
Adrift…
So you ever feel like you were meant to do something but you missed the opportunity. Or that you are too old to achieve something? I am struggling with this feeling right now. I feel like I am too old to do some of things I wish I had done. …
Visiting Taiwan
Zuimei and I visited Taiwan this week. We went to the night market, the Yingge Pottery area and Din Tai Fung for soup filled dumplings (xiao lum bao). We got to see Tony and Phil and spent a wonderful day together.
Inaugural Kiln Firing
I fired the kiln for the first time today. Zuimei had bought the kiln online for around $1200, and is a very large gas kiln. We had to get a crane to move it into place. Weighing in at 800 kg it was not easy to get into place and …
Pottery
A selection of pottery I have done in the past year or so. Most have a mix of store bought and self-made glazes.
Moustache cups!
To help my fund raising efforts I have added a bonus for anyone who donates $50 or more. A moustache mug! There are a number of different styles and some came out better than others. If you are interested I am at http://mobro.co/daavq
Latest Acquisitions
I added two new pieces to my pottery collection. The first, is from Iceland by Aldis and I bought it because it captures the essence of Iceland very well. The bottom half is a dark black glaze which is very dense reminiscent of the black volcanic beaches. The top is …