YiLi Lin on tue 21 jan 97
While on vacation I read one of those little note cards attached to a
lovely ceramic windchime, the note indicated that the piece was made in a
solar powered kiln, the price tag covered the remainder of the note and
the name of the pottery. However, when i held to the light i was able to
make out - i think- maine under the tag. Does anyone know about this
pottery or other information about using solar power to support a kiln.
Thanks.
YiLi Lin
Stern HQ on wed 22 jan 97
There is a potter in Kelso, Scotland, whose name is Ian Hird. He and his
wife Elizabeth, also a potter, have a solar kiln that they consturcted and
seem very happy with. Their address is Kelso Pottery, Kelso, Scotland.
You might write, snail nail since they don't have a computer, and ask Ian
about his kiln. Jeni Stern
On Tue, 21 Jan 1997, YiLi Lin wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> While on vacation I read one of those little note cards attached to a
> lovely ceramic windchime, the note indicated that the piece was made in a
> solar powered kiln, the price tag covered the remainder of the note and
> the name of the pottery. However, when i held to the light i was able to
> make out - i think- maine under the tag. Does anyone know about this
> pottery or other information about using solar power to support a kiln.
> Thanks.
>
> YiLi Lin
>
Don Sanami on thu 23 jan 97
YILI, Check out Kjelko Kjanzic,(Apologies for the spelling) Kjelko was
doing much of the earlier work with small solar-powered kilns. He wrote
an article in CM,at least 18 years ago. I'm sure you can find it in CM
digest.Or,probably internet. Don MorrillOn Tue, 21 Jan 1997, YiLi Lin wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> While on vacation I read one of those little note cards attached to a
> lovely ceramic windchime, the note indicated that the piece was made in a
> solar powered kiln, the price tag covered the remainder of the note and
> the name of the pottery. However, when i held to the light i was able to
> make out - i think- maine under the tag. Does anyone know about this
> pottery or other information about using solar power to support a kiln.
> Thanks.
>
> YiLi Lin
>
afrancis on sat 25 jan 97
Hi again YiLi,
I have seen a picture of a solar kiln in Susan Petersons book, The Craft
and Art of Clay, published by Prentice-Hall. The pic is on p. 215, but
is at the University of California, Santa Barbara, not in Maine. The
caption says "too much structure is required to bring a tiny piece to
temperature". Hope this helps your search!
Andrew Francis
Interlaken School of Art
YiLi Lin on sun 26 jan 97
thanks again- did reply to all to try to keep this post alive- wish i
could have read beneath the tag ( a note to all readers who have work in
shops/galleries- this was a NOT good thing), definitely some potter
somewhere in Maine is using a solar powered kiln - so he/she says. I
can't imagine it- even the solar firing up an electric kiln but hope there
is a cost effective technique out there. Maine-solar? hmm.....
YiLi Lin
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