I got to help out at the Notre Dame wood kiln again this year. Another great experience. And the results were so much better than last year!
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2015 Notre Dame Wood Fire
The Kremer Wood Kiln
I got another opportunity to help with a wood fire, this time at Bill Kremer’s huge Notre Dame wood kiln near Cassopolis, MI.
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Pottery Weekend
Apparently I took a couple months off from the blog. But now I should have enough content ideas to keep me posting regularly for a while. You can also see my latest activities on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Google+. Anyway, on with the post!
What would your dream weekend look like? A while (months!) ago I experienced something that was pretty darn close for a serious hobbyist potter (like myself at this point). To any full time potter it was probably just another day at the office but for me it was something that I look forward to in the future if I ever go “full time” clay.
Rothshank Woodfire with Troy and Moey
On Friday (May 2nd) after school I stopped at the Rothshank wood kiln and found Troy Bungart and Moey Hart on duty. They were trying to get the back chamber temperature up. I sat and chatted with them for a few hours.
Troy and Moe stoking the kiln
Goertzen Wood Kiln: September 2013
I had an incredible opportunity during September. I was invited to be a part of a wood firing at Mark Goertzen’s kiln in Constantine, MI. Here’s a video I put together:
I got a FB message from Dick Lehman on September 7th asking if I could make it up for the loading that day. I didn’t have any major plans so I grabbed a cup and bowl (left over from my surface class at the Guild 2 summers ago). They were bisque fired but unglazed. I jumped in my car and was on my way.
Dante, Mark Goertzen’s Anagama Kiln