Carolyn Boeri on sat 26 dec 09
Hi all,=3D20
Well Christmas is over for one more year, now on to the next... I just =3D
had to tell you all, I have organized a wood-firing for after mud =3D
season. I haven't fired the wood kiln since fall of 98'. I can't believe =
=3D
I even fired it then. I had just finished chemo for a supposedly =3D
terminal cancer in August, a three week trip to Napal, Tibet, and China =3D
in Sept. and a 4 wk course of IV Ritazin in October (a monoclonal =3D
antibody, just off the market and now supposedly a wonder drug). Or did =3D
I fire it in the spring after a 3 week trip to outside Oaxaca, digging =3D
clay, and making their zapotac pottery in San Marcos. Anyway, I have had =
=3D
a long hiatus from that whirlwind existence and now finally in 2009, I =3D
have a group of new to wood-firing friends who I hope to get as siked up =
=3D
as me to fire a large 2 chamber kiln with the first chamber tumble =3D
stacked with big S14 sculpture clay "things". The second room will be =3D
soda fired and we will use what shelves we have. Probably load tha =3D
chamber first and put whats left over in the first chamber, tumble =3D
stacked. It will be another learning experience for me, as most wood =3D
firings are. We are all getting together at one of the groups studio in =3D
Jan. and will studio hop til time to load. I want us to make a large =3D
group sculpture for a fest' that is next fall. And I want us all to =3D
experiment, experiment, experiment. Try our hands at creating in clay, =3D
something that we like and would like to see fiwhat the flames will do =3D
to. MY good friend Rob Rossel who helped me build the kiln (seen on Bob =3D
Compton's website) and was on a few wood-firing adventures with me, =3D
wants to come. Bob Compton, and Jeff Pentland (a cone 6 wood-firer of =3D
giant garden pots in the Northern England style who lives across the =3D
hills wants to come to). Before we fire, I have to have help taking off =3D
the roof that was built too close to the kiln by I won't say who so the =3D
group can put on some chicken wire and sawdust, clay, portland cement =3D
goop to cover the top. We may use a little propane at first but not =3D
much. We have plenty of stickers and white pine to fire it. The stoke =3D
holes need some work. The last guy I let fire the kiln in my absence =3D
poked the lead chamber's stoke hole out bigger, so we either have to put =
=3D
back the bricks he took out or concoct a small furnace door on the hole. =
=3D
It will all evolve naturally, or so the Buddhist say. Any suggestions, =3D
additions, renditions?
glad tidings,
c
Wood-Firing in the Spring
expand the possiblities and properties=3D20
of clay and grey matter.
feel the soul,
and the fire of breath at 30 below.
dig down to the bottom of the abyss
And look around.=3D20
what can be found is not bound=3D20
to silence nor sound=3D20
to the circle or the square
everything is just there for now=3D20
but not for long.
in the end we will all be gone
taj mahal said it in a song.
Carolyn Boeri on sun 27 dec 09
Hi Melanie,
I am in Hartland, next to Woodstock, Quechee, Windsor, White River =3D
Junction. Quite south of Greensboro. Where the bleep is Mocksville?? I =3D
will keep you posted as things progress. If you want to put something =3D
in, and I will know more about how much room there will be as folks =3D
getting making stuff. There are ten of us that ordered clay from =3D
Sheffield, S14 sculpture clay works good, blushes nice and doesn't turn =3D
all brown due to too much iron. So if you want get 25lbs of S14 and play =
=3D
around with it, make it sturdy with no delicate points if you want to =3D
put it in the first tumble stacked chamber. We are looking for more =3D
silicon carbide shelves if you know of a source of used ones it would be =
=3D
good. I will keep in touch.
Carolyn, with drippy skys and wet icy under foot, not going too far =3D
today!
----- Original Message -----=3D20
From: MELANIE LOGAN=3D20
To: Carolyn Boeri=3D20
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: wood firing in the spring
Dear Carolyn,
I am very interested in partaking in the wood fire in the =3D
spring. I live in Mocksville and I ma not sure where you are but I am =3D
thinking soemwhere around Greensboro. I would not mind pitching in prior =
=3D
to the firing with what ever you might need help with although, I would =
=3D
need some guidenace as I am not a tool person.
I have done one wood firing at Peter's Valley. My work is =3D
mostly carved clay pieces and small quirky sculptures. I have a webssite =
=3D
if that might give you a better idea if my stuff would be ok for the =3D
firing.
www.chameleonclayworks.com
Well, please keep me posted.
Thanks
Melanie
--- On Sat, 12/26/09, Carolyn Boeri =3D
wrote:
From: Carolyn Boeri
Subject: Re: wood firing in the spring
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Saturday, December 26, 2009, 3:24 PM
Hi all,=3D20
Well Christmas is over for one more year, now on to the =3D
next... I just had to tell you all, I have organized a wood-firing for =3D
after mud season. I haven't fired the wood kiln since fall of 98'. I =3D
can't believe I even fired it then. I had just finished chemo for a =3D
supposedly terminal cancer in August, a three week trip to Napal, Tibet, =
=3D
and China in Sept. and a 4 wk course of IV Ritazin in October (a =3D
monoclonal antibody, just off the market and now supposedly a wonder =3D
drug). Or did I fire it in the spring after a 3 week trip to outside =3D
Oaxaca, digging clay, and making their zapotac pottery in San Marcos. =3D
Anyway, I have had a long hiatus from that whirlwind existence and now =3D
finally in 2009, I have a group of new to wood-firing friends who I hope =
=3D
to get as siked up as me to fire a large 2 chamber kiln with the first =3D
chamber tumble stacked with big S14 sculpture clay "things". The second =3D
room will be soda fired and we will use what shelves we have. Probably =3D
load tha chamber first and put whats left over in the first chamber, =3D
tumble stacked. It will be another learning experience for me, as most =3D
wood firings are. We are all getting together at one of the groups =3D
studio in Jan. and will studio hop til time to load. I want us to make a =
=3D
large group sculpture for a fest' that is next fall. And I want us all =3D
to experiment, experiment, experiment. Try our hands at creating in =3D
clay, something that we like and would like to see fiwhat the flames =3D
will do to. MY good friend Rob Rossel who helped me build the kiln (seen =
=3D
on Bob Compton's website) and was on a few wood-firing adventures with =3D
me, wants to come. Bob Compton, and Jeff Pentland (a cone 6 wood-firer =3D
of giant garden pots in the Northern England style who lives across the =3D
hills wants to come to). Before we fire, I have to have help taking off =3D
the roof that was built too close to the kiln by I won't say who so the =3D
group can put on some chicken wire and sawdust, clay, portland cement =3D
goop to cover the top. We may use a little propane at first but not =3D
much. We have plenty of stickers and white pine to fire it. The stoke =3D
holes need some work. The last guy I let fire the kiln in my absence =3D
poked the lead chamber's stoke hole out bigger, so we either have to put =
=3D
back the bricks he took out or concoct a small furnace door on the hole. =
=3D
It will all evolve naturally, or so the Buddhist say. Any suggestions, =3D
additions, renditions?
glad tidings,
c
Wood-Firing in the Spring
expand the possiblities and properties=3D20
of clay and grey matter.
feel the soul,
and the fire of breath at 30 below.
dig down to the bottom of the abyss
And look around.=3D20
what can be found is not bound=3D20
to silence nor sound=3D20
to the circle or the square
everything is just there for now=3D20
but not for long.
in the end we will all be gone
taj mahal said it in a song.
=3D20
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