Wood-Fire Workshop
The Moose Jaw Pottery Club presents
A Wood-Fire Workshop
with Wendy Parsons and Zach Dietrich
April 29 – May 2, 2010
Anagama kiln’s are the oldest style of production kiln using wood as a fuel. It was brought to Japan from China via Korea in the 5th century. Potters today use this technique for the aesthetics on how the flame hitting the work and accidently deposits ash on the work. At Parsons & Dietrich studio, Wendy and Zach along with other local potters built a similiar version kiln developed by Fred Olsen to meet the needs of our region and share it with the community. The kiln was named PUNA, the Cree word for “make fire. This 30 cubic feet kiln takes about 12 to 16 hours to fire – wood is alternately stoked into two fire boxes approximately every three minutes and create some very surprising results.
April 29 – Glazing (7pm)
April 30 – Loading Kiln (10am – 4pm)
May 1 – Firing Kiln (8am-9pm)
May 2 – Unloading Kiln and Potluck gathering (4-6pm)
* above activities held at Parsons & Dietrich studios
Participants have the choose on glaze night to have bisqued pieces made(cone 10) or make work on April 17 from 1-4pm at the Moose Jaw Pottery Club studio.
Registration Fee: $55 Members—$65 Non Members (includes supplies, cone 10 clay, glazes and firing)
For more information on the workshop email the Moose Jaw Pottery Club at [email protected]
or call Robin at 692-8496.
SPACE IS LIMITED
