tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66125105798757712592024-03-05T23:17:24.706-08:00aardvark aartparkA dream? An illusion? A fanciful idea? No matter, the tales of my life more or less revolving around my ceramics.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-77377343884672793262011-10-08T08:02:00.000-07:002011-10-08T08:05:38.331-07:00Kiln GeekOver time I have been getting questions about the construction of my kiln and requests for pics, so without further ado......<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdhp8ysfyP2UAABKD8-Ve_AoYffNyJsOMNgyWKZUBmVttS6XpGdLmdHrGYRFMDlZS26_8ppGacZ0oevoY7BLrBtzGBL9ubTaUAgXrU4-DyogegIcNccNrVd9dKG8K74Y7q3X3LKLb45o/s1600/before+key+cast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdhp8ysfyP2UAABKD8-Ve_AoYffNyJsOMNgyWKZUBmVttS6XpGdLmdHrGYRFMDlZS26_8ppGacZ0oevoY7BLrBtzGBL9ubTaUAgXrU4-DyogegIcNccNrVd9dKG8K74Y7q3X3LKLb45o/s320/before+key+cast.jpg" width="320" /></a>I'll start by saying that this was the 15th wood fired kiln that I had built and the smallest. As with anything I create there is experimentation, successes and failures; this kiln was the culmination of all that I had learned and still some experiments within it's final construction. The size was roughly 90 cubic feet of packable space, the rationale for it's size was largely for turnover time, I wanted to fire it more than once or twice a year, one winter I fired it 6 times. The design was based on the bricks that I had, more on that later. It's firing time was; from green ware to cone 11 in 32ish hours using 3/4 of a cord of wood (this was the fastest and least desirable results.) In general I was firing for roughly 72 hours from green ware to cone 11 using about 2 cords of wood, extrapolate that to 9 days and that's 6 cords of wood; this was the most efficient kiln I have ever met and in fact the hard part was to keep it moving slowly, it felt like a race car, it wanted to GO!<br />
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Kiln geeks, this is for you. The rest of you can go back to facebook or something.<br />
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On top of the soft brick layer was a layer of cast-able and basalt rocks from the quarry on the property, on top of the cast-able layer was broken drain tile set in a bed of regular mortar. This last layer was </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bPdVJzQO8GZ2MSq3Von9Ua7nTkRsM_5uOiyHxAnTji-9dhrpjsEqwAwTJHfMyeplLwLHJZLBhEIIwC0Xnv0I7JpfVsxyhmPWLSaWEQ97bbjfwZlIf6F0ixIWd5h6Y6woiFxIOKnh8DY/s1600/before+tiles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bPdVJzQO8GZ2MSq3Von9Ua7nTkRsM_5uOiyHxAnTji-9dhrpjsEqwAwTJHfMyeplLwLHJZLBhEIIwC0Xnv0I7JpfVsxyhmPWLSaWEQ97bbjfwZlIf6F0ixIWd5h6Y6woiFxIOKnh8DY/s200/before+tiles.jpg" width="200" /></a>primarily for visual pleasure with perhaps some minor insulation properties. I believe the real secret power and work horse of this kiln was the flu system. I have built kilns with venturi boxes and one with a double venturi box. This kiln had a triple venturi box between the end wall of the body and the start of the straight run chimney, the pics on the left show some of that. One of the venturi boxes was made of castable while the others were made of brick. This is the only part of the kiln where I feel dimensions are critical, the rest is just sort of common sense kind of stuff i.e.: the slope being 30 degrees from fire mouth to chimney exit..... well, a sort of "heil </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-28274976496542780472011-09-20T11:46:00.001-07:002011-09-20T11:46:22.327-07:00Well, for lack of a better term...... I'm back.<br />
Life throws some curve balls and I've never been good at hitting curve balls, in fact, I had to quit baseball when I got to the age when the pitchers could start throwing curve balls. I had to walk away from my anagama in a split with my ex, money has been tight and jobs even tighter, surviving the grayness of winter and the lack of summer in western Oregon, trying to figure out what to make (that I actually like) in the earthenware world, and the ongoing musings of what art is in the "wine valley" of Oregon, more importantly, what sells!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaMwDu3-LvyK17ud5Tj0D-IjrB8xvMfIR94YofhTE_Y10-n5l_GXGGpNtwjsEz4WRdstE8vFjRmHdcSC-sQDgARG3N6xM0lKTAt15JWveKR13NSlGk7zARMLkSQ2vtIaGVQSqsSYvU9M/s1600/martin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaMwDu3-LvyK17ud5Tj0D-IjrB8xvMfIR94YofhTE_Y10-n5l_GXGGpNtwjsEz4WRdstE8vFjRmHdcSC-sQDgARG3N6xM0lKTAt15JWveKR13NSlGk7zARMLkSQ2vtIaGVQSqsSYvU9M/s320/martin.jpg" width="237" /></a>Recently a friend of mine passed away from leukemia. I was able to make it out and spend the last two days of life with him, just over twelve hours before he died, myself and a small group of family and friends were glazing the last of his pots and firing the kiln. Through the years he and I had more than a few talks about ceramic art and one day about 15 years ago, I was making some tea bowls in his studio, he walked in and started looking at the bowls on the ware board. I asked him what he thought about them, he quietly looked at them for a bit and started running his finger around the inside of the lip of 2 or 3 of them, warping them to out of center, he said "Now they look good." and walked out. As I sat at his wheel feeling slightly offended that someone would have the gaul to touch my pots, I started looking at what he had done and quickly came to the conclusion that he was right. I have been finishing the lips of my tea bowls that same way ever since. During his last day while we were glazing pots I asked him what he thought about these new crystalline glazes that are available for low fire stuff, he thought they were cheesy, I agreed. I got to thinking about this and how it relates to thoughts I've been having about what to do to sell some pots in the wine valley, I was able to re arrange my ideas about this type of glaze and just started using one of them on some tumblers and bowls, I sold them all. What better to go with wine than cheese. This man was Martin Holt and he had a profound effect on more than a lot of people.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-60455155353941630922011-01-21T12:40:00.000-08:002011-01-21T12:54:26.254-08:00Wall Pieces and a Tea Bowl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07jpqg8nDtOTucH_PtoiD-iPjJ-1Fp1rcphP4VmIHioqw19_O9QPt69ZV1gighA0aa-M-PlGCrYrGTqdRMLZCjDwi9nyRNvYQo19g-PxORUKjg9u77Ic2VPCYAtbzyLFgT9k0HTq4J44/s1600/dishhhh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07jpqg8nDtOTucH_PtoiD-iPjJ-1Fp1rcphP4VmIHioqw19_O9QPt69ZV1gighA0aa-M-PlGCrYrGTqdRMLZCjDwi9nyRNvYQo19g-PxORUKjg9u77Ic2VPCYAtbzyLFgT9k0HTq4J44/s320/dishhhh.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564744216242519394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf8fVz-r27kTTLdXGBW8D343SAWXbZjFUqrSS5RxjAkla9yzl2JbKvxIHcprYnoo4xrSBUXFGNwPcL-C95btEheZanQhFqUbDX92hIt1TTtGHn9lGd4smEjfIcfCBzDB_SO_MRjqpcGk/s1600/plateee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf8fVz-r27kTTLdXGBW8D343SAWXbZjFUqrSS5RxjAkla9yzl2JbKvxIHcprYnoo4xrSBUXFGNwPcL-C95btEheZanQhFqUbDX92hIt1TTtGHn9lGd4smEjfIcfCBzDB_SO_MRjqpcGk/s320/plateee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564744113103453250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz9EXhCPrIyY3KyKmft54Ox1BcmtCV0fgzOM_cE_EYcyWgq1qc3qCxo3cIZyYXtk-RtFEkd2S2lQ27vGh3V4m8vCYxVgnCuVx9hnEs2STSRPRwKEG0txxCBG6FZeqanCNAKhr89urdYA/s1600/earthquake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz9EXhCPrIyY3KyKmft54Ox1BcmtCV0fgzOM_cE_EYcyWgq1qc3qCxo3cIZyYXtk-RtFEkd2S2lQ27vGh3V4m8vCYxVgnCuVx9hnEs2STSRPRwKEG0txxCBG6FZeqanCNAKhr89urdYA/s320/earthquake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564744007086547106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGDX35piHbsKwk1-XWkLDrTMvmUt2_oA1CwxtE-kIXWCTkxy_cxKDH4U4PHzPqc3qLsQOpkR2xaq6F8sGFACg9TUSrfWlkPPsr1OSg8BB4EcCVq5HszJ5FizsP5YCNzwwiS31rtg4nu0/s1600/landry+deese+tea+bowl3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGDX35piHbsKwk1-XWkLDrTMvmUt2_oA1CwxtE-kIXWCTkxy_cxKDH4U4PHzPqc3qLsQOpkR2xaq6F8sGFACg9TUSrfWlkPPsr1OSg8BB4EcCVq5HszJ5FizsP5YCNzwwiS31rtg4nu0/s320/landry+deese+tea+bowl3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564743911760138450" /></a><br />I was going through some photos for different reasons and forgot about these; a few wall platters and one of my favorite tea bowls. <br />I also just realized that Paul Soldner had passed away recently and it got me thinking of the time myself and 3 other friends had met him at an NCECA conference in New Orleans in 1993?, something like that. There we were sitting against a wall looking pretty haggard from the night before (being up all night on and off bourbon street; too many funny stories of that night.) Paul walks up to us and says " You look like you could use some coffee, can I buy you kids a cup?" So off we went to spend half an hour chatting with the illustrious Mr. Soldner just before we embarked on a 41 hour non stop driving trip back to missoula, Montana.<br />This being the first post for 2011; I resolve to stay on it and post more than I have in the past. As I am starting to write a book about my nomadic adventures for a 9 year period of time, I am going to post some excerpts from it from time to time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-53829642938054337992010-11-17T20:00:00.000-08:002010-12-06T10:21:21.280-08:00Trees equal Life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwnLDRzKCaTSuaqMVH5_asRIllltV7D16gRSaKWXJbqjDl21PB0Bge2n32Q0pGIBxpn-X6E8ZO6H2Sgn44T4MUL1-nDvgD1_8BHdK6GvNj28jwlHphDbG9taKPxy688NknzMaXi1pj4w/s1600/matt3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwnLDRzKCaTSuaqMVH5_asRIllltV7D16gRSaKWXJbqjDl21PB0Bge2n32Q0pGIBxpn-X6E8ZO6H2Sgn44T4MUL1-nDvgD1_8BHdK6GvNj28jwlHphDbG9taKPxy688NknzMaXi1pj4w/s320/matt3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540740969843941650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsGFVPpia9XXU0BicMEMnmUIY3UKTEV_6wFr4m0MmSZYBZsN77lz8ExfPFIMhL4s1xh1Rs-auc2Vc3HLkNReWCM-cram_x2gVQ01C9MhQT9PWTQo0O_aYU2gccrCTR5q_QWttDN3dPQs/s1600/matt2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsGFVPpia9XXU0BicMEMnmUIY3UKTEV_6wFr4m0MmSZYBZsN77lz8ExfPFIMhL4s1xh1Rs-auc2Vc3HLkNReWCM-cram_x2gVQ01C9MhQT9PWTQo0O_aYU2gccrCTR5q_QWttDN3dPQs/s320/matt2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540740874239417490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8ITHu22W50-eFUJotjBNfbKOB42BrXB4szO2bNUnjYAlr-KjECb0sR2bDeOYglp2XnoBLzmAsS-uHVg9FqWafkT1QG5NP0ps_rEreHV1L5AyHTZMCTLAdudpTlk_72M2svOW-oYNOcw/s1600/matt1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8ITHu22W50-eFUJotjBNfbKOB42BrXB4szO2bNUnjYAlr-KjECb0sR2bDeOYglp2XnoBLzmAsS-uHVg9FqWafkT1QG5NP0ps_rEreHV1L5AyHTZMCTLAdudpTlk_72M2svOW-oYNOcw/s320/matt1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540740771539852434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0MKOVnW5S7qZAv9ZkPWGkbU8jY3SP9b5pAhtmoOwqPUvADHJ5MwDCAq5L-yo6Ik9JZOwza9wMEHh9zw2Gu1mj-g1tELZ74FUy9UZ5zJjj2CvJsj7XaRk7C6VfCR11bOhzFJBSxb7lzE/s1600/matt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0MKOVnW5S7qZAv9ZkPWGkbU8jY3SP9b5pAhtmoOwqPUvADHJ5MwDCAq5L-yo6Ik9JZOwza9wMEHh9zw2Gu1mj-g1tELZ74FUy9UZ5zJjj2CvJsj7XaRk7C6VfCR11bOhzFJBSxb7lzE/s320/matt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540740658788178098" /></a><br />In the pacific northwest, trees come and go; in the coastal hill mountain range trees are the life blood of soooo many families. It's how we heat are homes, mill lumber for your houses, make telephone polls, cabinets, doors, beams, firewood for portland and the coast, fire kilns, and many other things. Trees are beautiful and majestic and inspirational, and incredibly useful; the grain, the species, the bark, the chips, the heart. It's pretty amazing to mill a tree into lumber, my friend Matt and I spent the weekend milling logs into usable lumber for several of his customers, cedar that had been sitting in water for 80 years in Canada, now milled into boards for a fence and arbor. Pine milled out for...who knows what they want to do with it.<br />It's always a treat to work with one of my best friends, conversation, laughing, and his new puppy "hash brown" never quite always on the scene. The boards are heavy and big (20 feet) and green, but the benefits are more than most would ever understand. The off-cuts of the orders go to me, more than a lot of the locals, anyone who "needs" wood, Nils Lou, and others. I LOVE working with my good friend Matt.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-25731111364867540682010-09-08T05:58:00.000-07:002010-09-08T06:04:59.883-07:00Aviation Visuals<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCtlVpjHzJmT1ILxKzHfzrJh_1YyQ1rYmf0bmLKA74HO5t5xvmL8rtfABE4ILHgDKLW6woIs7m9viHHtOvKfiU6VPXBheQRpxtx01Rmoh069mKg7YKdxNAekq5Pp_e8QwCv4nCJwoud4/s1600/tail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCtlVpjHzJmT1ILxKzHfzrJh_1YyQ1rYmf0bmLKA74HO5t5xvmL8rtfABE4ILHgDKLW6woIs7m9viHHtOvKfiU6VPXBheQRpxtx01Rmoh069mKg7YKdxNAekq5Pp_e8QwCv4nCJwoud4/s320/tail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514527688192254306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1a6uqYNOBe2i3FvhH_IxUWeV1V6tKoTnU4rkICxsgzLqQDuT8ymdJwbwPhj-1U255qD2XcARBGVQxkg0irnWPoRMWhTM9r1HAsmV31yrpqdnL18hR6cqsXksV7WLWq4mQIArzcAlu80/s1600/nose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1a6uqYNOBe2i3FvhH_IxUWeV1V6tKoTnU4rkICxsgzLqQDuT8ymdJwbwPhj-1U255qD2XcARBGVQxkg0irnWPoRMWhTM9r1HAsmV31yrpqdnL18hR6cqsXksV7WLWq4mQIArzcAlu80/s320/nose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514527613570747026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuyV4KaPxXsb_W31VQFxkPt5KifXeFW8bhFk-VK6iuHUCeURRE0ZOxLuHCX9Hy38QJMCxBglxZ04W0h5h1RQf2U0fW_guhgstEvXJbxz-y6WqmoFYY43GFcY7l6Z1G9XJw_qRniq2qR0/s1600/rivets.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuyV4KaPxXsb_W31VQFxkPt5KifXeFW8bhFk-VK6iuHUCeURRE0ZOxLuHCX9Hy38QJMCxBglxZ04W0h5h1RQf2U0fW_guhgstEvXJbxz-y6WqmoFYY43GFcY7l6Z1G9XJw_qRniq2qR0/s320/rivets.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514527512918545874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp08qwBXXGTG5qbf7pOclMm7PMzwa3fm0Wj2X4h3UJGNrddiRuM-GBkid3UeJXC3TGT4hqMYfPh7bk5LDB_PpcbkwkkxTZ-DZsvq7bfyxYu3rPmQ_NQ5OAo3j7dgfDCVbqXXhyphenhyphenn6O-d8k/s1600/power.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp08qwBXXGTG5qbf7pOclMm7PMzwa3fm0Wj2X4h3UJGNrddiRuM-GBkid3UeJXC3TGT4hqMYfPh7bk5LDB_PpcbkwkkxTZ-DZsvq7bfyxYu3rPmQ_NQ5OAo3j7dgfDCVbqXXhyphenhyphenn6O-d8k/s320/power.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514527336349571186" /></a><br />A trip to our local Evergreen Aviation Museum (permanent home of the illustrious spruce goose) offers some fun, a good space movie and some interesting visuals. I'm pondering how to incorporate some of this into my new series of ceramics and/or screen prints.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-53703418452683531972010-06-27T12:50:00.000-07:002010-06-27T13:06:30.218-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BR-7tue6LYDTlJ_aXoKtTM71gBt9pUlV29efOoWPek2CwhyphenhyphenpsHyi6Pvwl-D1xRLOKPzc7ImO0vvTyQ8B3kbup5F2Uhs7_he-MepUfPi-m2_ZULUPxkvwF57TUD2lnWrccCg1FqdIG3A/s1600/hh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BR-7tue6LYDTlJ_aXoKtTM71gBt9pUlV29efOoWPek2CwhyphenhyphenpsHyi6Pvwl-D1xRLOKPzc7ImO0vvTyQ8B3kbup5F2Uhs7_he-MepUfPi-m2_ZULUPxkvwF57TUD2lnWrccCg1FqdIG3A/s320/hh.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487546920127640930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooVXIFENU-fKoTZIf1LNbcEUvYrAfufkWJn60CZNJzJf_WUIgsAFa95O_pZbMLYrkdfc8VoPeahEYah7Iag85XAICVdLq9jKljnLgIMHnqq9waODMPkenPKCvA2BPF5eSpRMR2mSpRwg/s1600/h.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooVXIFENU-fKoTZIf1LNbcEUvYrAfufkWJn60CZNJzJf_WUIgsAFa95O_pZbMLYrkdfc8VoPeahEYah7Iag85XAICVdLq9jKljnLgIMHnqq9waODMPkenPKCvA2BPF5eSpRMR2mSpRwg/s320/h.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487546774423539922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLd9Mw4P0uxhuSpYffyqZfh3Brc0g3ZzHvpim8siVc4B9jWQcT7L032zIyvYhuwhgvL2Hd4m0Hu1PIOWytdbm7nemchhMYsP_iCAP7hN3Hcy92rdzqOgWFDvAAlAzOIQYd7qNQRhyO_k/s1600/hhhh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLd9Mw4P0uxhuSpYffyqZfh3Brc0g3ZzHvpim8siVc4B9jWQcT7L032zIyvYhuwhgvL2Hd4m0Hu1PIOWytdbm7nemchhMYsP_iCAP7hN3Hcy92rdzqOgWFDvAAlAzOIQYd7qNQRhyO_k/s320/hhhh.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487546655230504514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnJCCJELArmPHXofAyO8iHJImAu6x5E9S0atEjV5j72vzR4ampQJnjVdM5LZDjeDeqsFXk0sbz7gI1aCBl151nHUs2gkq1xUEnJ6x8NSi-hVGPHfVBhYOCEdK216tGgulynNKI48rDjI/s1600/hhh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnJCCJELArmPHXofAyO8iHJImAu6x5E9S0atEjV5j72vzR4ampQJnjVdM5LZDjeDeqsFXk0sbz7gI1aCBl151nHUs2gkq1xUEnJ6x8NSi-hVGPHfVBhYOCEdK216tGgulynNKI48rDjI/s320/hhh.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487546487628449266" /></a><br />Well, after many months of being away from the computer and taking care of a lot of personal things, I finally finished the 9th and last firing of my kiln. It was without a doubt the best one yet; some very interesting results and some very successful experiments with obsidian and other glasses in the pots. Two of my friends have offered me space on their property to build my next kiln, I believe I will take them both up on it and build two different kilns that will be modifications of the last one.....sounds like a busy summer, eh!?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-44704098846928411182009-10-09T07:35:00.000-07:002009-10-09T07:45:11.185-07:00October '09 Fire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXc9-P-JdUVoXVhz4KBpQA3WZYQWuDGLSh__-j-4X6vOMt9WIuZONeb63Yd3GpBwcVy2SXwUq-zJpRQAnIl6-634EYVNUeNv9dK28YxHk2XzRcEnk3hbsu1Cl9SWGc_rJ1Lrpd0DULJ94/s1600-h/coal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXc9-P-JdUVoXVhz4KBpQA3WZYQWuDGLSh__-j-4X6vOMt9WIuZONeb63Yd3GpBwcVy2SXwUq-zJpRQAnIl6-634EYVNUeNv9dK28YxHk2XzRcEnk3hbsu1Cl9SWGc_rJ1Lrpd0DULJ94/s320/coal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390611149048308706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjwqJLfHc7kHq1KNVoGEkBdNFasKrzfYsR5w8mAtNc5OSaAuKWmvSDcoF4qhMO7GzOpY1pUlJftjpxLjKkF2Nk-IHt7Y5enEKFlk26TXN2TZ6QZnnclvQet5P0Ayua5hqzh79_jMAmAw/s1600-h/mouth.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_U4h0KNfkVOPu2lNB-Bg2HfaY_mXYt6wBCNFAyyvzpE9j3tRbfPRCF3xe2d-st7SIgZXylGNFmKCaHXuyb3CW1xow30PQ54-hI7ZTi19_tMW3l7rLcPgSvrOiUVcHcnc8uNt2ECrqEsA/s320/obelisk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390610892033481650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsopppkHbmZ1qefFPRhttNynMoPPL-gLBu_gaL1yV6HNOntWOuBmcAdmWUKxxTAjk_g7JmN4hM60gLUmWYw6euKcAVCCpvFbzWJeSmawmdQ0yekybMPoBq8DuDZdwuVEv8ImqKrv6I9GI/s1600-h/orb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsopppkHbmZ1qefFPRhttNynMoPPL-gLBu_gaL1yV6HNOntWOuBmcAdmWUKxxTAjk_g7JmN4hM60gLUmWYw6euKcAVCCpvFbzWJeSmawmdQ0yekybMPoBq8DuDZdwuVEv8ImqKrv6I9GI/s320/orb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390610810876587666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwo6PIByJ0H-3ymi54a-VeiyU2RVFM0neETJQvPIbrHchhbZx6K2uNjuHAeClqv16LlPjn6DEoXmtMlcfOn2mD4lOSHH4928P7CAhyU2YIVLvB28jYsPMxEL7zaPyvrDJN326O3KzG3I/s1600-h/display.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwo6PIByJ0H-3ymi54a-VeiyU2RVFM0neETJQvPIbrHchhbZx6K2uNjuHAeClqv16LlPjn6DEoXmtMlcfOn2mD4lOSHH4928P7CAhyU2YIVLvB28jYsPMxEL7zaPyvrDJN326O3KzG3I/s320/display.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390610704692786450" /></a><br />This was one of the most memorable firings i've ever had the pleasure to do, largely due to the great friends and people who were involved in it; stories, music, comedy, food, and opening the firing up to the general public for viewing was fantastic; seeing their expressions and amazement brought me back (way back) to when I first got involved in it all in the early '90's; firing these types of kilns truly is an experience unlike any other.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-32138406983020548412009-09-29T17:36:00.000-07:002009-09-29T17:42:53.438-07:00manana manana, the puzzle, manana<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPW0Y1oJjrxeCK-uOAh0SIaZmKIl51bH5DfnXQ0R5mqv-qPtZs8DSAPrtAXG_bbdUJRdcQksWixEhcnHBjNm49aUQZj-GDx25GKu8B3du5UBrQA2iMh477PZjQxnxPT4sMgboqVXa3-hk/s1600-h/pack+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPW0Y1oJjrxeCK-uOAh0SIaZmKIl51bH5DfnXQ0R5mqv-qPtZs8DSAPrtAXG_bbdUJRdcQksWixEhcnHBjNm49aUQZj-GDx25GKu8B3du5UBrQA2iMh477PZjQxnxPT4sMgboqVXa3-hk/s320/pack+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387053858545396866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5y5Oak8hBFK_D65fq1pLm5dpyGW0T-T8ASD5q9XUAWjsTf8XbPY6g7z6nG3QFcteQeRfSgIRufDI-cfMOqDO-JFI4p_Oi-Co5K-PiM6aBg64gAGP09np9MRXhteuq4nm13xEyWfJaeM/s1600-h/pack+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5y5Oak8hBFK_D65fq1pLm5dpyGW0T-T8ASD5q9XUAWjsTf8XbPY6g7z6nG3QFcteQeRfSgIRufDI-cfMOqDO-JFI4p_Oi-Co5K-PiM6aBg64gAGP09np9MRXhteuq4nm13xEyWfJaeM/s320/pack+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387053769724959170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3iKb-TIPZ7OGgJiT8W_YRjbxWsW6KIhSQ3nYi5FxZ7ZsPP5OwqLEl1iYH6j1XdDXLhoviOWe0K7Pv3_0yNKKTaN4OB5f1f28RM1PiotoX1e-_xxXa8XjCwgKvlRd9tLlhIkhTnddVoQ/s1600-h/pack+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3iKb-TIPZ7OGgJiT8W_YRjbxWsW6KIhSQ3nYi5FxZ7ZsPP5OwqLEl1iYH6j1XdDXLhoviOWe0K7Pv3_0yNKKTaN4OB5f1f28RM1PiotoX1e-_xxXa8XjCwgKvlRd9tLlhIkhTnddVoQ/s320/pack+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387053654907364162" /></a><br />The work is done and now the fun begins! Packing tomorrow, the fire will start thursday morning after my massage. =)<br />The orbs and oblong pieces are designed as cremation urns, all the rest is mugs, tumblers, plates, and bowls.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-46325125359496932922009-08-21T19:39:00.000-07:002009-09-05T14:20:10.068-07:00Brown Eye?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOUxb1x8U37u_9IKs42JexZMY3eUE_BIl8bPvKBQJ_vACvF5S3qcJvluaGs5ZTmm3AamlqRFb4ejltoTpWUlIFCSTlnKkigsmRz8o-Rk7GQXfjZiYSAD1h6aoZBQ4wveJ9wNdr6Y78_Y/s1600-h/slab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOUxb1x8U37u_9IKs42JexZMY3eUE_BIl8bPvKBQJ_vACvF5S3qcJvluaGs5ZTmm3AamlqRFb4ejltoTpWUlIFCSTlnKkigsmRz8o-Rk7GQXfjZiYSAD1h6aoZBQ4wveJ9wNdr6Y78_Y/s320/slab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372627427747139202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL_bFaHlEgQHYQHND3Z6kQe5Z3MvL_rhmytDg0kSxRtZM24Q7SVBZNre7t-2ub8JDeqM0H-4ZVAJSwkJIhNqC16hcq0Guc8qX_yllR_uADRBSom2PeUJi40h4C-AFQ34QVP_bYh9JIs4/s1600-h/eye+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL_bFaHlEgQHYQHND3Z6kQe5Z3MvL_rhmytDg0kSxRtZM24Q7SVBZNre7t-2ub8JDeqM0H-4ZVAJSwkJIhNqC16hcq0Guc8qX_yllR_uADRBSom2PeUJi40h4C-AFQ34QVP_bYh9JIs4/s320/eye+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372627312018351762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YqFfTBbjUooY08f449TdA17rLaS8tBYm3R-J9eVfQ4fpOn03M1anOovjqGaxF5uYan0sJkH-U1gdpEI4Ek4amzaWFnsrNBmGeuSUocO9D0l89KZgsyeXoBzCwCon2eKQfiGqu8DOxqM/s1600-h/eye+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YqFfTBbjUooY08f449TdA17rLaS8tBYm3R-J9eVfQ4fpOn03M1anOovjqGaxF5uYan0sJkH-U1gdpEI4Ek4amzaWFnsrNBmGeuSUocO9D0l89KZgsyeXoBzCwCon2eKQfiGqu8DOxqM/s320/eye+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372627208421950722" /></a><br />a close up shot of the concrete island i fabricated recently and the eye of an animal?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-70593618998134454532009-08-05T09:36:00.000-07:002009-08-05T09:42:21.606-07:00got wood?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9J_9cm8ZuzGstN2DUKX2nF-z4x0Jj7g7rKOWtFIU_o_M78zN8EjUJkkntSiaJyeBU5F6phtYTq3QceedxpcsBft-gsex0Hq1el2tAAKZhP5xrAKfPPsSCgsDBukBgQnNacJ9PCgeuVTE/s1600-h/tree2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9J_9cm8ZuzGstN2DUKX2nF-z4x0Jj7g7rKOWtFIU_o_M78zN8EjUJkkntSiaJyeBU5F6phtYTq3QceedxpcsBft-gsex0Hq1el2tAAKZhP5xrAKfPPsSCgsDBukBgQnNacJ9PCgeuVTE/s320/tree2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366520637962368338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_1eADqD3CMy2O838BW61Ipp6fDsPq-JcitMTR-FXV4Wpu08xalV9aBfaskRrwTx9uGc0KF_6B2DvoA1Wh2s9UOFq3KCIDIxC4X2a3DQnap9ly7VHm8lEuJ0LcHBLYpipy_H0slO_c7g/s1600-h/tree1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_1eADqD3CMy2O838BW61Ipp6fDsPq-JcitMTR-FXV4Wpu08xalV9aBfaskRrwTx9uGc0KF_6B2DvoA1Wh2s9UOFq3KCIDIxC4X2a3DQnap9ly7VHm8lEuJ0LcHBLYpipy_H0slO_c7g/s320/tree1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366520569547898818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNMhMe72Y2IGKVPtDwJknFbnx86QCoK5ZdREwXFBiQu_mf9Od5koBjWZzFpSQgpmgh8_kLV7RGhTbzx2K7LwFbd6Brg-KxN1zEbi9CBjz_5j-j82OqT0e5Vif1RnlSc0-jDsR07r2nCs/s1600-h/tree3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNMhMe72Y2IGKVPtDwJknFbnx86QCoK5ZdREwXFBiQu_mf9Od5koBjWZzFpSQgpmgh8_kLV7RGhTbzx2K7LwFbd6Brg-KxN1zEbi9CBjz_5j-j82OqT0e5Vif1RnlSc0-jDsR07r2nCs/s320/tree3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366520462493923090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWolBl-Icukc81BPogtK7ssPzJXe2JC3fk3HST7z636MRv9kT4Mrh76wqIJ3iAy2aoyTUYc8OBwEwP7j3hPefoWXKnhGoylxYYsuANaa4ixl6ryp9vv6YobtDw0X63bgvWH87CKLRczA/s1600-h/tree4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWolBl-Icukc81BPogtK7ssPzJXe2JC3fk3HST7z636MRv9kT4Mrh76wqIJ3iAy2aoyTUYc8OBwEwP7j3hPefoWXKnhGoylxYYsuANaa4ixl6ryp9vv6YobtDw0X63bgvWH87CKLRczA/s320/tree4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366520323669998642" /></a><br />The tree that has been threatening to crush our house is now firewood! It was a tense moment as the tree finally made it's way toward the ground; two trucks, one pulley and one cum-along were needed to get the job done and the house is untouched by the big leaning tree. thank you matt!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-53992314948841124592009-06-16T08:41:00.000-07:002009-06-16T10:06:49.844-07:00The Beauty Of Garbage and A Brain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbi0IonFi1KfxIMA_AOmai5Dm3e2mxXrAB0F-7X-9eOefkihEwraeJ3E3Xf0Q1NG9rgcVKEknsfoaen3ddE0A5Y_BqioE90Q8n6mTL_kz1Tb7d9cYSJ7LAEy8LNAx3YaC0FL8MmNJpcSs/s1600-h/brain.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbi0IonFi1KfxIMA_AOmai5Dm3e2mxXrAB0F-7X-9eOefkihEwraeJ3E3Xf0Q1NG9rgcVKEknsfoaen3ddE0A5Y_BqioE90Q8n6mTL_kz1Tb7d9cYSJ7LAEy8LNAx3YaC0FL8MmNJpcSs/s320/brain.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347972504401294562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHDWMTZ5m706eGwUBxvfPm7ZNo3hupIbn0qA-fjgrkOD6199pZD7i6PoicQl1V00J_pyFbeurubw_tMkYwV3Vs-DWZhhEeBQCI5qd_vogVT1NB-Tn9roN48AFAO59Lf_UZO_aTjqmquk/s1600-h/clean+out+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHDWMTZ5m706eGwUBxvfPm7ZNo3hupIbn0qA-fjgrkOD6199pZD7i6PoicQl1V00J_pyFbeurubw_tMkYwV3Vs-DWZhhEeBQCI5qd_vogVT1NB-Tn9roN48AFAO59Lf_UZO_aTjqmquk/s320/clean+out+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347953969514830466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLzcbqLLt0OcuCZ64RIO2RPHlh_0abzBUhs1_3Lm4kyrYueANk35I1UlOnNquFgjDIVoWRi9obI0AAOB30q0N_9209_zXtPsH8lICmjJown-v7_09YU4CVEHIn5bzJj9NWf3txZz_R9w/s1600-h/clean+out+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLzcbqLLt0OcuCZ64RIO2RPHlh_0abzBUhs1_3Lm4kyrYueANk35I1UlOnNquFgjDIVoWRi9obI0AAOB30q0N_9209_zXtPsH8lICmjJown-v7_09YU4CVEHIn5bzJj9NWf3txZz_R9w/s320/clean+out+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347953891504582818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqhJhYl1lPU552JAVAwq_Ai4KGw9VNDlzWiKA-LR8kzCOA0J4GkzQ_6tbxsEuBK34wlFjq1uXzN1iotyaRpdCl5TF80ahpsgIDEO8lRe7RIAc2I72uM_ZxwRdmtrxdvtEGhTQ343NdPk/s1600-h/clean+out+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqhJhYl1lPU552JAVAwq_Ai4KGw9VNDlzWiKA-LR8kzCOA0J4GkzQ_6tbxsEuBK34wlFjq1uXzN1iotyaRpdCl5TF80ahpsgIDEO8lRe7RIAc2I72uM_ZxwRdmtrxdvtEGhTQ343NdPk/s320/clean+out+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347953806859042578" /></a><br />2 weeks after slicing my thumb open, it's starting to heal, only minor nerve damage and into the bone; i think it might take a year or two to get it back to normal. i've been playing catch up with the polished concrete jobs and happened across some pretty cool images in my clean out area. <br />Kim is having a show this month at the cornerstone coffee shop in Mcminnville and one that starts at the end of the month at the Gaurdino gallery in portland.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-20303170814099694672009-05-22T08:10:00.000-07:002009-05-22T08:15:33.028-07:00the cool down<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkX-DDxUanvJ316RAhTRO7lqhKZ9UYJk6pBkqR-QLxCykH4uH8L7r7SptuTzJA3XZ3Rhf31GRVgLxl1S1Toij2ZQywy0aJuZPdObPaSRmv57MjCFI2Yz268kY7MnKdrOE2cwD3zVZ45M/s1600-h/beach1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8r9mHHE8bhj47356GBH9-VO1qF5sjS43OnR7j54rPG0hP0uGRFz5dKAXxzqtjoIohBkrIaqPfgz7s5hGooMsxKxlZg4-rM8_HCaqbqmdQLH6E8eKu75TKiTwYcF6Svj2N481cOqjqqI/s320/beach3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338667061987099826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcwpquwDtsGDOXow25aszvQA2vgPSYNFNLqbI-xb-DZmk3UhC7lpVjgse_eqAnXjBSEaSv73XKtuZDzXRmMAIVwdEOT-7qrxo43WXMEytWJrWPm3BNArNbgZAfYA4XWSQObnjXR_9ct8/s1600-h/beach4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcwpquwDtsGDOXow25aszvQA2vgPSYNFNLqbI-xb-DZmk3UhC7lpVjgse_eqAnXjBSEaSv73XKtuZDzXRmMAIVwdEOT-7qrxo43WXMEytWJrWPm3BNArNbgZAfYA4XWSQObnjXR_9ct8/s320/beach4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338666959998982994" /></a><br />during the 2 days of cooling for the kiln, the first day is spent sleeping and eating while the second seems to be an obligatory trip to the beach to clear the head and paradox the intensity of fire with some outstanding visuals and some outstanding friends.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-35437516824945060272009-05-21T07:56:00.000-07:002009-05-21T12:39:20.868-07:00new pots<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMSucGzER5L-TRt0aOUZu-Ck40TVC7JBEtEvvgqfPM_AAg70Vo84aabECjqfTuuB1_VZTPywvS1PD37BpGVx_0NAhqjq4LpBCh3UqtJdWbkpFkJ5Pv3USxDfg51wSM3ToU1JJZhJy-ok/s1600-h/inner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMSucGzER5L-TRt0aOUZu-Ck40TVC7JBEtEvvgqfPM_AAg70Vo84aabECjqfTuuB1_VZTPywvS1PD37BpGVx_0NAhqjq4LpBCh3UqtJdWbkpFkJ5Pv3USxDfg51wSM3ToU1JJZhJy-ok/s320/inner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338363774215370082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmtQoFaftp7gr1z7enkKXmOR7ioAjUCahfIvicg5lMOa8a2zKcP2Qmkujrpq29AYrFKjUOMlQzNGubxaLDngDI-6BM-jfNbifYhcH-QQlfqbf7EINl5BWNiryWZOOj4trXG4T-qpYO0E/s1600-h/tea+bowl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmtQoFaftp7gr1z7enkKXmOR7ioAjUCahfIvicg5lMOa8a2zKcP2Qmkujrpq29AYrFKjUOMlQzNGubxaLDngDI-6BM-jfNbifYhcH-QQlfqbf7EINl5BWNiryWZOOj4trXG4T-qpYO0E/s320/tea+bowl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338292042597973506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WanrJXRqb9v6401Mj9uRgXDsl8yOxUEL_fFXvtGsDnOnH9RID1fP-AZ19Ruh-v8V2uadwkqDKF_S0alr9fZZ7z4WoN8oqJEe-by8bIUXe1FX6IupAZDpFyJm9V_bjB3C6hNJc4L7aYs/s1600-h/wood+fired+tea+pot2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WanrJXRqb9v6401Mj9uRgXDsl8yOxUEL_fFXvtGsDnOnH9RID1fP-AZ19Ruh-v8V2uadwkqDKF_S0alr9fZZ7z4WoN8oqJEe-by8bIUXe1FX6IupAZDpFyJm9V_bjB3C6hNJc4L7aYs/s320/wood+fired+tea+pot2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338291953162869298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LWPSWEliGodsF7dYCQYAjN16RZYumlAwhnqUTHVBXOY9xd8APANVpzsA3_4-6sCHbfspNPCpU9wy9wXEse6LWb41RubXl2IJmvLIcgwkmDw4nx320J1vHSda8ND6vn7z7pNSSgh2wXA/s1600-h/wood+fired+tea+pot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LWPSWEliGodsF7dYCQYAjN16RZYumlAwhnqUTHVBXOY9xd8APANVpzsA3_4-6sCHbfspNPCpU9wy9wXEse6LWb41RubXl2IJmvLIcgwkmDw4nx320J1vHSda8ND6vn7z7pNSSgh2wXA/s320/wood+fired+tea+pot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338291851028841330" /></a><br />The fire went pretty good this time around, lots of great tea bowls and tumblers, and a few juicy tea pots that just keep making me laugh. This time we used cedar up until around 1800 degrees F then moved to fir and oak with a bit of cherry, elderberry, hawthorne, yew, alder, and apple. More pics and thoughts as i finish investigating the pieces. As always you can click on any image and it will magnify itself.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-81150713785734173062009-04-15T09:41:00.000-07:002009-04-15T09:51:13.871-07:00gearing up for the may wood firing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafBmedKEbmAY2lho4lK-Hj0AQiD09BA-PDuRxeHo4L46nl_SbjaM6YI1e6JrrSXvM_Uoys5eBjNMi0a74ryns-SZTx1inL3M_7ukMbci5T5sk_2cpj1bfrF-b13mfRG5SX2gVN2daHuE/s1600-h/eggs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafBmedKEbmAY2lho4lK-Hj0AQiD09BA-PDuRxeHo4L46nl_SbjaM6YI1e6JrrSXvM_Uoys5eBjNMi0a74ryns-SZTx1inL3M_7ukMbci5T5sk_2cpj1bfrF-b13mfRG5SX2gVN2daHuE/s320/eggs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324961322360306402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3kJj1Y7veQqDdvKQC_e3sHJOPWTlNhwEBJ2XT9KJyhMIG8iJWgwbTvRvVAmWUzCZquocOill5-TdKGWVpN2kyW8D5zV_wVZ27wCo6pJIKaoJz5o2i7DgMFlHJPsD14BxqbLGT-Bvy60/s1600-h/mallet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3kJj1Y7veQqDdvKQC_e3sHJOPWTlNhwEBJ2XT9KJyhMIG8iJWgwbTvRvVAmWUzCZquocOill5-TdKGWVpN2kyW8D5zV_wVZ27wCo6pJIKaoJz5o2i7DgMFlHJPsD14BxqbLGT-Bvy60/s320/mallet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324961250927630130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWpqrNDTvW5hHkudIwq4EDyrNjHfDpJd-_B9Ux6WavML8S-duLkUX4eDW_2FYOuPb-iqdFK3kI2U4rv_Qfh4ACXh3kWUfhKhqk2N-4UJHsa_Ju6FBYN0BVj5aB3aUhWtwqsfKOYKF6YI/s1600-h/bark.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWpqrNDTvW5hHkudIwq4EDyrNjHfDpJd-_B9Ux6WavML8S-duLkUX4eDW_2FYOuPb-iqdFK3kI2U4rv_Qfh4ACXh3kWUfhKhqk2N-4UJHsa_Ju6FBYN0BVj5aB3aUhWtwqsfKOYKF6YI/s320/bark.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324961152271958930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSiTJ9-fT2FkaU66Wz2SAivooBL5X5AAVjy-k9VnxB_q0aKvNCIjS_d2Rj6neZPiHtna4vpHH0Ek4G-jzvC4TGxpUot4_m2YlHlj63aElA3A9pft692ecRawreCgSkKCYX9wiQPEhnWY/s1600-h/turtle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSiTJ9-fT2FkaU66Wz2SAivooBL5X5AAVjy-k9VnxB_q0aKvNCIjS_d2Rj6neZPiHtna4vpHH0Ek4G-jzvC4TGxpUot4_m2YlHlj63aElA3A9pft692ecRawreCgSkKCYX9wiQPEhnWY/s320/turtle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324961054213069826" /></a><br />The next fire will be focused around larger works; I love making the big wall platters and shields, it gives me a chance to play with a lot of ideas in a two- dimensional format, though it's always hard to picture the end result being that the fire changes things so much. I'm hoping to have at least 8 of them ready. The following are 4 of them that are ready to go. They are 26 inches diameter and should shrink to roughly 23 inches when they're done.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-19829663282083828352009-02-24T07:51:00.000-08:002009-02-24T08:18:19.316-08:00STUDIO FRENZY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOkHm9e9TEZ1nTSkWA_NMbhhoTn5coIdzYv_FPxn1QvT1EoOemixl35uyuGEBJw-VmKpzZIN4zVjtnXoGQDf5aPCOTZ5-kcMgWBcSxhY7dPTNZxJTEvdgYaRzpxaS11dyEEjnRjnYN6k/s1600-h/blog+h.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOkHm9e9TEZ1nTSkWA_NMbhhoTn5coIdzYv_FPxn1QvT1EoOemixl35uyuGEBJw-VmKpzZIN4zVjtnXoGQDf5aPCOTZ5-kcMgWBcSxhY7dPTNZxJTEvdgYaRzpxaS11dyEEjnRjnYN6k/s320/blog+h.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306395083706456082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd305idpS1THL3MwzSDMPe-AqeIy7Gsv51Zcq1YG45adglmWGGo-uqCDZCg9e6-k6Fl2JOVNnTEyC8lApb1DHfhXhCuBpWxfkiT-z5yMhvgWxP7YYgt0_LYSLgjDW8cvugMyVLc7vSN7w/s1600-h/blog+l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd305idpS1THL3MwzSDMPe-AqeIy7Gsv51Zcq1YG45adglmWGGo-uqCDZCg9e6-k6Fl2JOVNnTEyC8lApb1DHfhXhCuBpWxfkiT-z5yMhvgWxP7YYgt0_LYSLgjDW8cvugMyVLc7vSN7w/s320/blog+l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306394989713038850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNFXb-N35TNqOTP5eTCKi9cyfsDmzx9fJtggJ92bUe5dbCX7lW0KBVOrCVYHOlLGdOJqehZV-CpIMvqAoL2loWt0Fhwip9UlrEmFaPKf6W9SzYgtklTXMlQK56ciOamJR4yc4MqqGH0E/s1600-h/blog+o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNFXb-N35TNqOTP5eTCKi9cyfsDmzx9fJtggJ92bUe5dbCX7lW0KBVOrCVYHOlLGdOJqehZV-CpIMvqAoL2loWt0Fhwip9UlrEmFaPKf6W9SzYgtklTXMlQK56ciOamJR4yc4MqqGH0E/s320/blog+o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306394860656174402" /></a><br />The damage toll has been minimal this time around; so far Kim has managed to only whack her head against a post resulting in a minor bump to the head. While Kim is working in the studio it's the intelligent person who simply stays away, the chaos of the studio encompasses her; emotional valleys, wet paint, razor blades flying, and table saw mambo. I simply shuttle wood for the stove in and try to avoid a whack to my head. Looking at her work of intricately cut paper and thousands of nails, one might not be able to imagine the whirlwind of activity behind the scenes. This thursday, february 26th we'll see how OPB has decided to edit these activities as she will be one of the featured artists on <a href="http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/episodes/view/1021">oregon art beat</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-17260644781190646002009-02-12T17:24:00.000-08:002009-02-19T16:53:53.387-08:00February '09 firing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskl8AjmlVYPvY1zDnfRFqF0AaYl6uyCK7gHHVw7dldAUHGNDlJnCcc2ZxhZZxs330KB74ELsU_dZWHvayl1bb4axWcVTr0XG9pA4JowEmQ0DL4ZIKxjOwQCTx1GBwl-lumkL-C17MeCg/s1600-h/chimney.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskl8AjmlVYPvY1zDnfRFqF0AaYl6uyCK7gHHVw7dldAUHGNDlJnCcc2ZxhZZxs330KB74ELsU_dZWHvayl1bb4axWcVTr0XG9pA4JowEmQ0DL4ZIKxjOwQCTx1GBwl-lumkL-C17MeCg/s320/chimney.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302087914083537938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5eBomrUOcnhmU3e1XsVt4G5SLjnJNOwXaweCkt99uERf6GyxL56mOTpFOA1imljd48B4xezBn_YXTevv9iCSuH9GbBBXU4LNI6XIWUli1coHGfYuekXkMF7msepSwJnW42ms5_dNLqM/s1600-h/kiln.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5eBomrUOcnhmU3e1XsVt4G5SLjnJNOwXaweCkt99uERf6GyxL56mOTpFOA1imljd48B4xezBn_YXTevv9iCSuH9GbBBXU4LNI6XIWUli1coHGfYuekXkMF7msepSwJnW42ms5_dNLqM/s320/kiln.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302087841827817394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRDfN6sn9PS3UF9S7BoeD87R47pU7QG0wloWnAIBOhl8tSbwHSMexelcr7rhtT44DwRiQhm4Snsr16inI6u-kl7MVgBRczbuo9GTFdUoAA5h_7UiZdZi2TJ2vtFuJfnyOkphORtnyHKw/s1600-h/wood+fired+tea+bowl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRDfN6sn9PS3UF9S7BoeD87R47pU7QG0wloWnAIBOhl8tSbwHSMexelcr7rhtT44DwRiQhm4Snsr16inI6u-kl7MVgBRczbuo9GTFdUoAA5h_7UiZdZi2TJ2vtFuJfnyOkphORtnyHKw/s320/wood+fired+tea+bowl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302087609018359394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJBLOWAOg4CNl3XToCvpZnEtKleEuNe_DaKqwXfvdtlwcEZFMi8bFhX07bEQuv6Od_ozj_01i-7CgIALQFYsIJM3WtsATnzI5X6DhcnVkIL9ifAIg5xNG5A-TpK91n9GgBHFgN_TXTZ8/s1600-h/wood+fired+pitcher.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJBLOWAOg4CNl3XToCvpZnEtKleEuNe_DaKqwXfvdtlwcEZFMi8bFhX07bEQuv6Od_ozj_01i-7CgIALQFYsIJM3WtsATnzI5X6DhcnVkIL9ifAIg5xNG5A-TpK91n9GgBHFgN_TXTZ8/s320/wood+fired+pitcher.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302087270856124722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCIyMgGHgRhGrNirXIqRxNCkonT8lZGUbacI8dcwmHmcOz508AfLmVNl2nIr5znwtNXuTCSAjF_AyAC5FirAko8CuZtD4e-UE_iO_9i0rEDIVrbPxxiU3Ch8ulaoREHDdIIeWGc9Aprs/s1600-h/sheild.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCIyMgGHgRhGrNirXIqRxNCkonT8lZGUbacI8dcwmHmcOz508AfLmVNl2nIr5znwtNXuTCSAjF_AyAC5FirAko8CuZtD4e-UE_iO_9i0rEDIVrbPxxiU3Ch8ulaoREHDdIIeWGc9Aprs/s320/sheild.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304675658907091426" /></a><br />72 hours of burning 2 cords of wood (a mix of oak, yew, cedar, and fir) 2 days of sleeping and eating afterwards, and I was unpacking some pretty interesting looking pots. I feel like the effects work better with the forms this time around; now I'm not sure yet if that's because the forms have morphed a bit, or if it's because the firing has improved (this being the 5th firing,) or a combination of the two........ probably the latter, regardless, I'm having a great time cleaning and investigating each one. I think next time I'll seal out oxygen while it cools and go for the more matte surfaces, for pleasure and to see more about what the cedar ash can do.<br />The above pics are a few pots I'm really diggin' for the moment and the chimney at fire-off.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-80135893800346380362009-01-03T08:02:00.000-08:002009-01-10T08:39:21.242-08:00FLOOD WATERS = SURFS UP!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZavNUBsiR_p_dFupx5xyN6bK1zdauFsT6mC8yb-MabnzQieM4C4-5a4dXzrM_-n9I9QJ9NzEnkzNFY5UC6Irq6XIsDs8Qr33Ak04mMMCy0J6JKxlXhjEnyj2zpe0sQktndFbMWmAERI/s1600-h/river+surfing+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZavNUBsiR_p_dFupx5xyN6bK1zdauFsT6mC8yb-MabnzQieM4C4-5a4dXzrM_-n9I9QJ9NzEnkzNFY5UC6Irq6XIsDs8Qr33Ak04mMMCy0J6JKxlXhjEnyj2zpe0sQktndFbMWmAERI/s320/river+surfing+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287102139671123554"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1bJ0MVGTkyPQzLiOfdfNGLKSBmleMIZ3m6JZrrPnBUAi4u3Sz13Pc0moVcDP9cxYnwQC1_QuvB3hzvlrckZaE0QVL9Em6mZmRDYUB69h1GKasRWfqxNa8jnhmNZuUJZySdi122Zt7Mo/s1600-h/river+surfing+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1bJ0MVGTkyPQzLiOfdfNGLKSBmleMIZ3m6JZrrPnBUAi4u3Sz13Pc0moVcDP9cxYnwQC1_QuvB3hzvlrckZaE0QVL9Em6mZmRDYUB69h1GKasRWfqxNa8jnhmNZuUJZySdi122Zt7Mo/s320/river+surfing+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287100644807217858"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxig96DCp2Ed18KoMRkna8_1-P7a-9XNL3fdsPdW8IU4G9NGQ7sVyseuvsRY28_FrcxSwm3ML0tufiEIqM6Dim-kT2SNyEBNUAaNVlQIMHU0s-GoLc2C-r_Po5jKw3N9hXkjTnUmxRmm0/s1600-h/river+surfing+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxig96DCp2Ed18KoMRkna8_1-P7a-9XNL3fdsPdW8IU4G9NGQ7sVyseuvsRY28_FrcxSwm3ML0tufiEIqM6Dim-kT2SNyEBNUAaNVlQIMHU0s-GoLc2C-r_Po5jKw3N9hXkjTnUmxRmm0/s320/river+surfing+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287100141888190114"></a><br />My friend Corey Adams invited me to come check out an afternoon of surfing with him and his buddies....... on the river. The yamhill river is at flood stage warnings so it's sure to be an epic day. <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPyPL8UoWyQ">click here for video</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-19713653994139006802008-12-20T09:04:00.000-08:002008-12-20T09:11:10.533-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Wv5UiF4zBalZli3IKQd3BplMn1_dWSs3mk88GKPMcyrAptWWzcbIFyjvUby8w8T3R857ClJMVqlsitvzAD4h9KfKKEpFZkU-t5klZKe4fjuymXDdgwjkzTczgk8J1R5b6fBJaJffBO8/s1600-h/logs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Wv5UiF4zBalZli3IKQd3BplMn1_dWSs3mk88GKPMcyrAptWWzcbIFyjvUby8w8T3R857ClJMVqlsitvzAD4h9KfKKEpFZkU-t5klZKe4fjuymXDdgwjkzTczgk8J1R5b6fBJaJffBO8/s320/logs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281920591384250274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgM4DAFHqb8QDnyIGauCXe7jz4mRmg5olT7E75OLimjigL3tEnECTlUeIgJdF3PYj1ttwbezXDmLwerhKlw5yivBVoJMbvyOibTLZ43LUDcVrAqbS5yKuMvKa5st5PLQaehT5PyFoGGpg/s1600-h/selede+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgM4DAFHqb8QDnyIGauCXe7jz4mRmg5olT7E75OLimjigL3tEnECTlUeIgJdF3PYj1ttwbezXDmLwerhKlw5yivBVoJMbvyOibTLZ43LUDcVrAqbS5yKuMvKa5st5PLQaehT5PyFoGGpg/s320/selede+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281920047504580546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3n5bhBlbGYmTsMGZqOX_HV2xyA_K39V4S-eIK0Vm5bBztLbpRFfGtQrUDJglw91oP-9711UnC7ZzbPPsw7KMTM8f1mm59vBRcxwR_YM8tg9s0E4-xpiheCYhTWyIM1dgIwbR7szWO9Q/s1600-h/selede.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3n5bhBlbGYmTsMGZqOX_HV2xyA_K39V4S-eIK0Vm5bBztLbpRFfGtQrUDJglw91oP-9711UnC7ZzbPPsw7KMTM8f1mm59vBRcxwR_YM8tg9s0E4-xpiheCYhTWyIM1dgIwbR7szWO9Q/s320/selede.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281919604908550306" /></a><br />Randy Selede's sculpture inspired by "timbertown" willimina, ORUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-65448999533883353042008-09-21T09:32:00.001-07:002008-09-21T09:49:10.752-07:0031 hr anagama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5Kku2uXTo5AT5r8tzeriH7TqC0EePcpg-6GPtHKNxvjejSMv71OY2M7GNlX97ONO5uYTvfomADDAdHJaGLUmRHnkaaeJs_XLt0IBvLZpJ_efWkzKwyDlkK0BLS2hhoDdxLq_CK8SA6Y/s1600-h/fire2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5Kku2uXTo5AT5r8tzeriH7TqC0EePcpg-6GPtHKNxvjejSMv71OY2M7GNlX97ONO5uYTvfomADDAdHJaGLUmRHnkaaeJs_XLt0IBvLZpJ_efWkzKwyDlkK0BLS2hhoDdxLq_CK8SA6Y/s320/fire2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248514766848519746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhJ4t6d1cWWkMMsee-mYMPRPdApKSo0r1cGCEefPkUL96HCZW_YYD6FDIXVgjeIPykYiTOHPyfkMBQBMm9nAweE8FUIFxZWqmvSg6SNRw78G8cIfIua7RpY3SVREuctQtaPLZWv2SrIQ/s1600-h/cup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhJ4t6d1cWWkMMsee-mYMPRPdApKSo0r1cGCEefPkUL96HCZW_YYD6FDIXVgjeIPykYiTOHPyfkMBQBMm9nAweE8FUIFxZWqmvSg6SNRw78G8cIfIua7RpY3SVREuctQtaPLZWv2SrIQ/s320/cup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248514499480431314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRnjrZbGQaDwpXbzW0TsoAJQjVmQ_gR3Gvy76SFBlBEAXhmjRXdd1ujxVizWlaf5WJgB5LMXrDx0DRsDOUu9XPw0EQgLlqMZg8rCjUgEXGxyXaQUEWQuwNXdC3Hjm6boaM4jtIM3qZU8/s1600-h/cup+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRnjrZbGQaDwpXbzW0TsoAJQjVmQ_gR3Gvy76SFBlBEAXhmjRXdd1ujxVizWlaf5WJgB5LMXrDx0DRsDOUu9XPw0EQgLlqMZg8rCjUgEXGxyXaQUEWQuwNXdC3Hjm6boaM4jtIM3qZU8/s320/cup+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248514127126745826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaYOcFkAFYZKkMkG4O1PWR_ixTPqB2f4MSNREOKGnaMtMK-UZySsqva7n2CLs3qffLJ5hQHkDkm8x-qONzDcpOH03wwAXb_7jbKHEjyDPEi4ZkLyEV5XDvIOP4XfjJ9D8EkYE81ar_iw/s1600-h/t+bowl2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaYOcFkAFYZKkMkG4O1PWR_ixTPqB2f4MSNREOKGnaMtMK-UZySsqva7n2CLs3qffLJ5hQHkDkm8x-qONzDcpOH03wwAXb_7jbKHEjyDPEi4ZkLyEV5XDvIOP4XfjJ9D8EkYE81ar_iw/s320/t+bowl2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248513883548490098" /></a><br />1 cord of wood and 31 hours later; greenware to 2400 F. Some pretty interesting results, though I have some ideas on how to mix it up next time.<br />Coming Oct. 3,4,5 and 10, 11, 12 the <a href="http://www.artharveststudiotour.org/">Art Harvest Studio Tour</a>. 39 artists in yamhill county open their studios and homes to the public, so come on down to the wine valley and check us out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-55212797599036021302008-08-29T04:35:00.000-07:002008-09-21T09:53:14.534-07:003:30 am<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQAHxtblE76OGjl2Pbi_Wvx4gg9o0up-CGmoB-zToP7XoLeBoTR-2apikLlO1Q6BlzeGWENoYNgabQJA0onKUc_uJqwsJ2O6XXq5zeBgTS1y4CBeBduML5JS7CEBM7pJy7fzDs4SfLDQ/s1600-h/night.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQAHxtblE76OGjl2Pbi_Wvx4gg9o0up-CGmoB-zToP7XoLeBoTR-2apikLlO1Q6BlzeGWENoYNgabQJA0onKUc_uJqwsJ2O6XXq5zeBgTS1y4CBeBduML5JS7CEBM7pJy7fzDs4SfLDQ/s320/night.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239909497918226018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkr1kU5Oc9dId0tiURW-4LJH-62eUvLMcUDbxPQpjVRjOEI6HS4PkoHwDgE1hgbGoHQbkGS4qAdAGoQCr1unF9us9FbbtAdRfyjBo7w3qow1Q1StM3cXukWCLfqHkBgq1A-iWYTXsfaU/s1600-h/night3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkr1kU5Oc9dId0tiURW-4LJH-62eUvLMcUDbxPQpjVRjOEI6HS4PkoHwDgE1hgbGoHQbkGS4qAdAGoQCr1unF9us9FbbtAdRfyjBo7w3qow1Q1StM3cXukWCLfqHkBgq1A-iWYTXsfaU/s320/night3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239909260756641330" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sometimes sleep happens when it should and sometimes it should but doesn't. This morning I'm greeted by two owls chatting and our night blooming cyrus(?) this plant is truly amazing; it blooms only at night and for one night only, with an aroma that is so potent it borders overwhelming and invasive. The flowers are appx 6" diameter.<br />At this time of night it's a good time to be a potter; reading would probably scare the hell out me right now as I'm reading <a href="http://www.michaelpollan.com/omnivore.php">"The omnivore's dilemma"</a>, watching t.v. just isn't an option, so I reckon I'll put on another espresso and go out to the workshop and keep making tea bowls. I can't seem to stop making tea bowls and they seem to be getting bigger and bigger; to the point that small birds would enjoy bathing in them, perhaps I'll see what I can do about making some for small children to bathe in.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-92177543437013356322008-06-30T17:45:00.000-07:002008-07-01T07:08:51.233-07:00FEELIN' RANDY.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8-KM_J5xlP4EGe3fsEyjBumrkwXMISA1YzRjGTM32lHG5ss6gwHr1bF6vbdwgxr6AzK19pu9Xr5cAlWg8vuU7m6KyHG66Xwdf-XgsppS-Pfkgg4hGVtwJQuu-a7RbZ5Dl26oTCd9YjU/s1600-h/2+pops.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8-KM_J5xlP4EGe3fsEyjBumrkwXMISA1YzRjGTM32lHG5ss6gwHr1bF6vbdwgxr6AzK19pu9Xr5cAlWg8vuU7m6KyHG66Xwdf-XgsppS-Pfkgg4hGVtwJQuu-a7RbZ5Dl26oTCd9YjU/s320/2+pops.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217840728825955730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFTwFSUlvpiQ_akxSs-GWn1hnTltOSMdiRYARh8Zt1a8KfljHQigigdcDrBF7G3g3JC4f9MmodjXlHZ-kYMT2Si4LB-CJun6lX9NXSZcHrO0pD5W67Jo1GkjDvyK4NJMCvGh61zdZcc4/s1600-h/3+birds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFTwFSUlvpiQ_akxSs-GWn1hnTltOSMdiRYARh8Zt1a8KfljHQigigdcDrBF7G3g3JC4f9MmodjXlHZ-kYMT2Si4LB-CJun6lX9NXSZcHrO0pD5W67Jo1GkjDvyK4NJMCvGh61zdZcc4/s320/3+birds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217840636148815634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTDzLWRQg1YXMi1XFZqoTiv3FHAz8SXCDE97gB0muQRpPh6aoQmf6xmq8VLOqdtJ3HaSnjx1UcJmQSUx_1_UGMpSrFCB92wgKUNjP5CQHy0OUVejBFe5aoJczEmahz-Ieo8XYyo1nKI4/s1600-h/mt+cloud.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTDzLWRQg1YXMi1XFZqoTiv3FHAz8SXCDE97gB0muQRpPh6aoQmf6xmq8VLOqdtJ3HaSnjx1UcJmQSUx_1_UGMpSrFCB92wgKUNjP5CQHy0OUVejBFe5aoJczEmahz-Ieo8XYyo1nKI4/s320/mt+cloud.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217840452207558578" /></a><br />This month the clouds have brought a gentleman named Randy Selede to the Aardvark; a quirky guy who's quiet but speaks quite quickly. He's started an installation in the horizontal forest with clay drain tiles, wood, soil, and plants. As it was nearing completion he looked at me and said " the clouds are shifting, I gotta go." With that he jumped in his '72 Riviera, said " not to worry, I'll be back" and headed west.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612510579875771259.post-44008856043124647712008-05-09T08:03:00.000-07:002008-06-12T11:45:46.150-07:00OUR LADY OF THE POPPIES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3I8XI_XeOumqPwZlE9qEBCIyXsvOmoVJ4oEV76s0p-sOn8_olGvHbFUhRpTncvQKGk5GpO1dr0pgKmsCfAJRbAsTUXDMlW4sV_l247Ei3bNK89bXKvxF7ATFiCdFyfgzVldyep7Ojo8/s1600-h/poppies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3I8XI_XeOumqPwZlE9qEBCIyXsvOmoVJ4oEV76s0p-sOn8_olGvHbFUhRpTncvQKGk5GpO1dr0pgKmsCfAJRbAsTUXDMlW4sV_l247Ei3bNK89bXKvxF7ATFiCdFyfgzVldyep7Ojo8/s320/poppies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211063577477855202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDJyRd8fa7k_LonU_QUI89klq7D8aLHCjXnHJou7Cw3GCeGpUtwxxtY0l8n2wxYuWsXTZr4RUpAxAt9cYWolCzlKnWTpI5en528GI725-ikhhOlrWhp3OD1uVqost3GESV0Klk-wfGtA/s1600-h/poppi.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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i almost ran out of wood while the kiln was stalling, but i was able to reach temp. ( barely .) During the first night of freezing temps i ran to the house to get more clothes 3 times and brought back the dvd tv to the kiln, now i know all of you purists are shaking your head right now but what a way to pass the early hours of firing, as i have a tendency to push the fire in the night, this was an awesome way to go: put a log on and back to my movie; and what a movie it is. Frank Hebert's Dune, no not the crappy one with Sting in it; the good one that the sci- fi channel made with William Hurt as the somewhat absent star of the 3 disc movie. if you've never seen it, you should,for once they've turned a great book into a great movie.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1