Kiln Building is still going on 6

We got a metal frame for a chimnny

Andres and Harris were stucking bricks

Kiln Building is still going on 5

It's getting close to be done!Talking about a chimney design

Kiln Building is still going on 4

We got work done for the third chamber!

Kiln Building is still going on 3

Working on the third chamber

Slide Lecture Information

Slide Presentation at North Carolina Pottery Center

Presented by Hajimu Kato (Shigaraki, Japan), Andres Allik (Tallin, Estonia)
Date: Oct 26, 2006 (Thu) 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Where: NCPC Educational Building (Studio)

Addmission: Free

Please go to the web site to see more details:
http://www.starworksnc.org/

STAR Works Ceramics invited two great artists from Japan and Estonia, and held wood kiln building workshop at STAR Works Ceramics between Oct 16 to 21. We would like share these international cultural exchanging with Seagrove area potters. We are fortunate NCPC is supporting this oppotunity.

Mr. Kato is a professional potter from Shigaraki Japan. He has been wood-firing for over 20 years. He uses Shigaraki clays, and makes beautiful unglazed teabowls, flower vases and tableware. He has won many prizes in Japan, and is a member of the Japanese Craft Association.

Mr. Allik is a professional kiln builder from Estonia and has designed and built many types of kilns in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Denmark, and Iceland. Mr. Allik is also an organizer of the Kohila International Wood firing festival which is held each summer in Estonia. He will share his knowledge and experience about kiln building.

Kiln Building is still going on 2

We are done for the second chamber today!

Kiln Building is still going on 1

Workshop Day 6th

Now we are working on the second&third chambers. Today is the last day of this workshop technically, but some people will keep on working till the end in the next week, too.

Thank you all for your participation and cooperation for the Anagama kiln building workshop.

Workshop Day 5th

We are working on the second & third chambers.

Workshop Day 4th

We have worked done for the tube part (anagama chamber) today!