 Fire
Magic Symposium 2001
Stacking
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the Fire Magic kiln was a lengthy process - nearly two
days. The work of over 20 people went into the kiln providing
an interesting stack with such varied pieces. |
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1. Fred
Olsen glazing one of his sculptures.
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2. Itsue
Ito's slipped dishes
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3. Gyorgy
Fusz's large sculpture.
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4. Itsue
Ito applying slips and oxides to her 'hous'.'
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5. Bernd
Bräutigam spraying ash onto his sculptures.
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6. Jakab
and Klara carrying some of Maro Kerassiotti's figures to the
kiln.
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7.
Young Moon decorating his thrown bowls.
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8.
Young Moon's brush decoration.
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9. The
first pieces are in the kiln.
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10. Olsen
hopes there will be enough work.
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11. The
first packing team. The kiln is paked from the two firebox
doors at the same time.
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12.
Passing work into the chamber.
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13.
Young Moon packing the first stack, above the exit flues
of the triple chimney.
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14. The
first few stacks are about halfway to the top of the chamber.
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15. Itsue
Ito wadding the bases of the work to prevent the ash sticking
the pots together.
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16. Fred
in the kiln. His expertise is apparent as he directs the packing
to take full advantage of the flame paths.
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17. Linda
Ronsberg packing her way out if firebox number one.
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18. The
right hand stacks are nearly finished.
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19. Maro
Kerassiotti placing the last few pieces.
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20.
Now to complete the left hand side of the chamber.
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21.
Discussions around the kiln.
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22. Olsen
finishing off the right side of the chamber.
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23. Still
more sapce to be filled.
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24. When
the packing is complete, the grate bars are placed on the
cut grooves and spaced equally with shards of kiln shelf.
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25. Bricking
up the door with small coils of chamotte to bed in the bricks.
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26. Bricking
up the doors.
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