gary navarre on fri 29 apr 11
Hey Folks,=3D0A=3D0A The Maple syrup making went OK so I slacked off and co=
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ued working on making a third secondary stoke hole that will put the thin s=
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ticks close to the top of the arch in hopes of getting the tail hotter. I p=
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osted half a dozen fresh shots in this years kiln album starting with ...=
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=3D0A=3D0Ahttp://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/ca/kpap/upwdfk011-3/third-seconda=
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.html =3D0A=3D0A... just click next or the shot for more details. Eventuall=
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l three side stoke holes will be positioned so the fuel sets closer to the =
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top of the arch and lands in the spaces between the 4 settings of shelves. =
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I can easily cut some extra air/blow holes in the spine of the chamber if i=
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t seems necessary but I don't recall needing them in my first successful ve=
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rsion of this design when I got the tail closer to the front with side stok=
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ing. There are other small holes elsewhere so I better just keep it going a=
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nd finish what is started so far and think on that later. Of course any use=
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ful speculations on how these ideas will work out would be welcome.=3D0A=3D=
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itting here daydreaming I realized I wasn't thinking much of anything and s=
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aw I was gazing at a new Dragon Pot that was supposed to be bisque fired an=
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d through the fate of accidents got a bit over fired. =3D0A=3D0Ahttp://publ=
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otki.com/GindaUP/ca/np11/=3D0A=3D0A My intent was to bring it home and wood=
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e to "make it mine" but a couple of folks said leave it as is. Since it is =
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a "finished" (vitrified) piece and it must be close to mid terms somewhere =
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I guess I'll take a risk and submit this for a crit to the rest of my fans =
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and collectors, or detractors, lurking about. Great, awesome, and sucks won=
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't be vary useful. Lots to think about with this piece. Is the imagery prov=
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ocative? Would it be one of those ethical pots Bernard Leach was after of s=
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ome other aesthetic? Can I, as an experienced Artist, call this finished an=
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d command a gallery level price or should it be just be a study for things =
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to come in the event the wood kiln needs to be abandoned? Heck, sometimes a=
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study can become more valuable to an artists portfolio as a pivotal point.=
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One interesting outcome of the accident is part of another persons large P=
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orcelain plate became translucent. If I can get using Porcelain down better=
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I'd like to see how
this imagery looks with light showing through somehow, solar LED's or some=
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thing.=3DA0Or is light not necessary to create an effect?=3D0A=3D0A That's =
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me for now, it's to nice out to stay inside and glum or glued to the scree=
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n watching the suffering of others and wondering how I can lighten my load =
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and pack up over half my crap and ship it to those who have lost everything=
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so stay in there and don't let them fool ya eh.=3D0A=3DA0=3DA0=3D0AGary Na=
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Navarre Pottery=3D0ANavarre Enterprises=3D0ANorway, Michigan, USA=3D0Ahttp:=
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NavarrePottery.etsy.com=3D0Ahttp://www.youtube.com/GindaUP=3D0Ahttp://publi=
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tki.com/GindaUP/=3D0A
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