Joyce Michaud on thu 27 jul 00
Come learn to build a kiln and put your pots in the first firing!
Kiln building workshop with Svend Bayer is coming soon. There are still=20
openings! Come for the full workshop or just two days. We also have work=
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exchange and student discounts. This is a workshop not to be=20
missed! We also have free camping on sight and some free housing=20
available. Contact Joyce Michaud, Hood College Ceramics Program, Frederick,=
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MD 301-696-3526, for more information.
Svend Bayer
Kiln Building Workshop
August 11 - 17, 2000 Tuition: $530
Seven day kiln building workshop
Sat. & Sun., August 12-13 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Tuition:=
$125
Two day workshop of kiln building basics, a throwing demo and slides.
Learn to build a Thai style kiln with the kiln building expert. =93The old=
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Thai kilns are gorgeous they consist entirely of curves and correspond=20
exactly to the shape of a flame, =85making them one of the most efficient=20
kilns to fire.=94 Join us to build this curvaceous beauty. Seven full days=
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packed with plans, information, and hands on experience.
A professional potter firing exclusively with wood, Svend has designed and=
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built four large wood kilns at his studio the Duck Pool Cottage and still=20
amazingly finds time to build wood fire kilns for various=20
organizations. Varying in capacity from 250-800 cubic feet. All of the=20
kilns at Duck Pool have been based on the cross-draught wood fired kilns of=
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the Far East. Svend believes that the kiln is more than simply a means of=
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hardening his pots. To varying degrees, the kiln also decorates his=20
work. Wood firing is a labor intensive method, the disadvantages of having=
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to care for large amounts of wood and the extended firing times are more=20
than compensated for by the warm, sometimes subtle, often dramatic colors=20
and textures provided by the wood fire flashing.
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