Stephani Stephenson on fri 4 nov 11
The Cochise College pitfire is next Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Douglas, AZ=
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Campus of Cochise College. It is quite an event , with a 180' X 5' X 5'
serpentine pit, hundreds of pots, food, pottery demonstrations and sales =
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,
music ,dance, kids activities, and an incredible performance by the
international pyrotechnic dance troupe Flam Chen. People bring ceramic
pieces for the pit from all over this rather rural section of SE AZ.
I have been subbing over at the Sierra vista Campus of Cochise college fo=
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the last few weeks and am really looking forward to the event next week.=3D=
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There is a beautiful scene in the documentary : Horseback riders bearin=
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torches, riding off into the moonlight, right before the fire is lit.
Douglas is where Stan Jones lived and penned "Ghost riders in the Sky" so=
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I
got chills up my spine when I saw them do this. the bit captured on vid=
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eo
is quite beautiful. the music is great too!
Especially in light of all the talk about administrations and safety
rules, etc. this is one example where the college is 100 percent behind i=
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t.
The facilities dept gets to dig the pit, the welding dept makes the sign=
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s,
the fire dept gets to have some fun, Mata Ortiz potters local folks young=
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and old and artists from both sides of the border participate. it is grea=
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t!
the vimeo feed took awhile to load on my computer last night, but this=3D20=
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morning it went much faster. i let the whole feed load then i was able to=
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watch it seamlessly. documentary is really well produced and edited, plus=
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does give a great portrayal of the involvement and spirit of the event.
here's the link http://vimeo.com/25546748
Stephani Stephenson
Victoria E. Hamilton on sat 5 nov 11
Stephani -
Thanks so much for the link you sent. I've watched it twice now. Can't wai=
t
for the video of this years' pitfire! It's amazing how behind the whole
project the college and its administration are and how many departments get
involved. Makes me want to be a student there!
Reminded me a bit (just a bit, really) of Burning Man - the nighttime
scenes.
Thanks again.
Vicki Hamilton
Seattle
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From: Clayart [mailto:Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Stephani
Stephenson
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 8:32 AM
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Cochise pit fire: wonderful 16 minute documentary
The Cochise College pitfire is next Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Douglas, AZ.,
Campus of Cochise College. It is quite an event , with a 180' X 5' X 5'
serpentine pit, hundreds of pots, food, pottery demonstrations and sales ,
music ,dance, kids activities, and an incredible performance by the
international pyrotechnic dance troupe Flam Chen. People bring ceramic
pieces for the pit from all over this rather rural section of SE AZ.
I have been subbing over at the Sierra vista Campus of Cochise college for
the last few weeks and am really looking forward to the event next week.
There is a beautiful scene in the documentary : Horseback riders bearing
torches, riding off into the moonlight, right before the fire is lit.
Douglas is where Stan Jones lived and penned "Ghost riders in the Sky" so I
got chills up my spine when I saw them do this. the bit captured on video
is quite beautiful. the music is great too!
Especially in light of all the talk about administrations and safety
rules, etc. this is one example where the college is 100 percent behind it.
The facilities dept gets to dig the pit, the welding dept makes the signs,
the fire dept gets to have some fun, Mata Ortiz potters local folks young
and old and artists from both sides of the border participate. it is great!
the vimeo feed took awhile to load on my computer last night, but this
morning it went much faster. i let the whole feed load then i was able to
watch it seamlessly. documentary is really well produced and edited, plus i=
t
does give a great portrayal of the involvement and spirit of the event.
here's the link http://vimeo.com/25546748
Stephani Stephenson
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