Carole Fox on tue 12 jul 05
Okay- I can't stand it anymore! When will one of you Aberwrstwyth (sp?)
folks tell us about the ice kiln? Inquiring minds want to know!
I was unable to see the photo posted on Flickr. Boxes showed up empty with
little red x's in the corner. : (
Carole Fox
Silver Fox Pottery
Elkton, MD
silverfoxpottery@comcast.net
Ruth Ballou on wed 13 jul 05
An Ice kiln is (choose one):
a) The by-product of one of New Zealand potter Peter Lange's brain
fevers. When International Potter's Festival goers at Aber saw smoke
coming from the top of his head during the "B. Leach in New Zealand"
slide show, a couple of quick thinking potters grabbed him and
plunged him head first into the nearest available source of water,
which happened to be a block of ice meant be used by the caterers at
the festival. The resulting cavity in the block of ice formed by
Peter's head was a perfect catenary arch, which prompted the idea of
an ice kiln. A burner was quickly found and one perfect teabowl was
fired before it melted. No ice was available for the remainder of the
festival. However, being that it was July in Wales, did not mean it
was summer, which is not scheduled to arrive until 2 PM on July 15th
and will last until approximately 2 half the same day. Thus the ice
was missed only by the handful of potters from the US, who
persistently asked for ice in their drinks.
b) A revolutionary kiln which makes unlimited ice through the process
of reverse heat extrapolation, a top secret project of the
International Potters Council. Once perfected, these kilns will be
used to combat global warming and potters everywhere will be eligible
to apply for a franchise to build and fire these revolutionary kilns,
thus saving their livelihoods in the face of the predicted silica
shortage.
c) Designed by New Zealand potter Peter Lange, a kiln created from a
large block of ice by drilling a hole in one face, into which a
burner was placed. I believe that a second hole in the top of the
block acted as a chimney. The flame path of the burner then hollowed
out a perfect anagama shaped space in the interior of the kiln. A pot
was subsequently placed in the kiln. Unfortunately, I couldn't see
much. The picnic table I was standing on did not afford a good view.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth Ballou
Belgium
On Jul 12, 2005, at 9:16 PM, Carole Fox wrote:
> Okay- I can't stand it anymore! When will one of you Aberwrstwyth
> (sp?)
> folks tell us about the ice kiln? Inquiring minds want to know!
>
> I was unable to see the photo posted on Flickr. Boxes showed up
> empty with
> little red x's in the corner. : (
> Carole Fox
> Silver Fox Pottery
> Elkton, MD
> silverfoxpottery@comcast.net
>
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