clennell on sun 26 jan 03
that's my man Ivor. right up there with Canadian scientist David Suzuki. I
heard him on the radio saying that when he was a teen he was laying on the
couch and saw a fly land on the ceiling upside down and wondered how. I
thought who else would care. How, I must have disappointed my parents as my
mind was on trival things like what to wear, would she go out with me or
what mom was making for dinner. I figure Ivor was dreaming something
intelligent there on the couch.
The internal chimney is really a neat idea. I think I saw it in England at
Alan Caiger Smiths pottery. I can't exactly recall but the flame and ash
went under the floor, up the back wall chimney over the arch and then thru
the wares. Because he was firing that tin glazed e-ware he didn't want ash
landing on it.
My train kiln is really a chimney with a firebox attached to it. If Lili is
afraid of heights this kiln could be built from here to New York, we would
just have to side stoke it every 3 feet or so and she wouldn't have to grow
her fingernails to cling onto the ladder.
I'm glad there are people out there that are curious about why things work.
It allows slouches like me to make things and have good kilns that they
where curious enough to design.
Keep designing there- Bee bop a Lou.
cheers,
Tony
Tony and Sheila Clennell
Sour Cherry Pottery
4545 King Street
Beamsville, Ontario
CANADA L0R 1B1
http://www.sourcherrypottery.com
clennell@vaxxine.com
http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/academic/arts/craftsdesign/workshops
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