Happy Thanksgiving!

Wood Kiln has finished

Thank you all cooperation and contribution. STAR Works Ceramics is pleased to announce we finally made it! It's been long long way and many problems happened and solved since September. We can't wait for the first firing which is going to happen in early Spring 2007.

We've got work done!

This wood kiln building project has started since September, and now we have got work done.
It's been a lot of time and work. We appreciate you all who gave us any help.

from right: Harris Brown, Santiago, Joe and Takuro

The first wood firing (Hatsu Gama) will be in spring 2007 and to be announced soon.

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Mui buen travajo!

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We got a metal frame for a chimnny

Andres and Harris were stucking bricks

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

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We got work done for the third chamber!

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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.

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We are done for the second chamber today!