Barbara Kobler on wed 26 may 04
I fell in love with Biz's Kosai ware when taking a week course with the Rigg's up there last summer. It is very expensive. No gettin' around it. But I'm an old broad now and clay is the only vice/bliss I have anymore and I saved my monies and it was worth it being up there. The Rigg's workshop is absolutely fantastic and beneficial from all viewpoints and I've cajoled them into coming out here to Tucson in April 2005 to do a workskhop at my place and also in Scottsdale.
But, the point about kosai. I fell in love with Biz Little too. Yes he did discover this mthod of fuming stuff accidentally through the wild experimentations one does when young while fooling around with high and low fire glazes and fuming back at Alfred many years ago. He develped and mastered these methods and a few years ago a Japanese student of calledl it Kosai--a Japanese word literally translated as "hue of light". The name stuck.
I've been fooling around somethat with the fuming using stannous chloride, gold chloride and other cholorides and nasty chemicals (yes I have full-face heavy duty respirators, and keep all skin covered. It's magic. And right now I'm on the list and am saving up my dollars to participate the next time he gives his kosai class.
It's a grand spot to spend a full immersed in clay with good food and a room included. Worth a treat to yourself. Visit their website lalobaranch or is it lalobaclayranch. google it.
Barbara Kobler http://www.claywoman.net
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