Marcia Selsor Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 I am at the conference in Minneapolis. Interesting group with some common aesthetics. we start firings today. Sumi van dassow has a large pit prepared and will be using an 8ft manifold with a blower. She'll be burning combinations of corn husks, manure/sawdust, coffee grounds. Ken Turner is doing foil saggars. I am firing Obvara and also horse hair for some fast results for participants. Should be an exciting day if the weather behaves. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyne Schoenmann Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Hi Marcia, happy firing! I wish you all best of luck with the weather and also with the objects. Will you post pictures of the firing and of the result? Evelyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted October 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 The day was amazing! Lots of firings. The pit firing with Sumi Von Dassow gets unloaded tomorrow. Horse hair feathers and then Obvara all went well. Not much wind early in the day. Foil firings with Ken Turner went well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Marcia, Glad it went well the pots in the pictures are amazing can hardly wait to see more! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyne Schoenmann Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Congrats! The pieces are looking beautiful. So glad all went well. We all wait to see the kiln pieces of Sumi's. Thanks for sharing. Evelyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted October 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 The second day was a real firing fest. We figure in all we fired about 350 pots. I fired about 6 loads of feathers and horse hair, and 5 of Obvara. Then ken' class took over the raku kilns plus another kiln David put together during his kiln combustion presentation. They fired at least 9 loads. But I lost count. Sumi opened the pit firing at noon. great pieces. great day firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Simply fabulous! Thank you for posting the pictures. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrgpots Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 More pitures please. Many of us are living vicariously through you and many of us are visual learners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Thanks for sharing the photos - those Obvara pieces are just too cool! Jean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted October 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Here are some Obvara with smooth surfaces that seem to make lichen patterns...from the participants. I am firing more tomorrow in Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Marcia, Thanks for your recent photos, they look great. I notice that both the bowl and mug have a deep white ring at the mouth, which I have not noticed in previous Obvara images. Did you use some special dipping technique, such as only dipping the lower outside of the pots? Regards, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted October 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Marcia,the people dipping the pots only dipped them partially. Simple. Marcia Thanks for your recent photos, they look great. I notice that both the bowl and mug have a deep white ring at the mouth, which I have not noticed in previous Obvara images. Did you use some special dipping technique, such as only dipping the lower outside of the pots? Regards, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyne Schoenmann Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Great pictures, beautiful pieces! Thank you Marcia. Are you doing a DVD in Ohio? Evelyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted October 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Yes on alternative firing methods. marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I have some new pictures from the past weekend Alternative firing conference.There are participants pulling the pots from the kilns. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 the people dipping the pots only dipped them partially. Simple. Marcia Thanks for your recent photos, they look great. I notice that both the bowl and mug have a deep white ring at the mouth, which I have not noticed in previous Obvara images. Did you use some special dipping technique, such as only dipping the lower outside of the pots? Regards, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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