tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247251112011-12-14T21:59:24.821-05:00Just want to talk about ceramics in the world, sometime, somewhereHitominoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24725111.post-1146886373828473222006-05-05T22:44:00.000-04:002006-05-05T23:33:35.720-04:00

It was rainy day and I was droped off at the Greensboro Airport. My trip to UK for ceramic research had just begun on Dec 25th. I was very fortunate I received the Daiwa FOundation Fellowship for the research trip. But it was bitter X'mas for Takuro and myself, people stay toghether and have fun on that day, on the other hand we were leaving.Airplane arrived to Heathrow on Dec 26th, it was Boxing

Hitominoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24725111.post-1146188398785449802006-04-27T21:29:00.000-04:002006-04-27T21:41:28.646-04:00

It was rainy morning, and the second chamber seems cool enough for unloading, so I took down brick door in this afternoon.There are many good results, but also bad pots.I have learned so much from this firing which happens every single firing.You never be able to understand wood firing, that's why people are crazy about it from long time ago.Hitomi's bowlsHitomi's CupsTakuro's clay testsHe is

Hitominoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24725111.post-1146104065244450982006-04-26T22:11:00.000-04:002006-04-26T22:30:19.650-04:00

The kiln is still warm, but we started unloading for the first chamber today. When open up the doore bricks, I was very nervous and also exited.Suddenly many pots showed up and they looked very good.These photo are just several works in the first chamber. Hitomi's large bowlsTakuro's unglazed large jar teabowl in the kiln We will unload the second (salt) chamber tomorrow. Can't wait to see it.

Hitominoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24725111.post-1146018896717220402006-04-25T21:50:00.000-04:002006-04-26T00:20:55.290-04:00

We decided to have Nobori Gama firing in the end of April at NCPC, and it's been for 4 months since we had the last one.It was right before my research trip to UK in Dec 2005 when I had the first Nobori Gama firing, very cold, nasty weather at that time. This time was also unfortunate weather because we had thunderstorm at loading kiln.We started loading kiln on friday early evening and it's done

Hitominoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24725111.post-1143342758165302112006-03-25T22:06:00.000-05:002006-05-05T18:30:57.116-04:00

We have been living in Seagrove, NC since June 2005. This is the town which is well-known as one of the biggest pottery villege in USA.We used to live in Shigaraki, Japan till May 2005, as you know Shigaraki was also one of the biggest pottery town in Japan, and we see there is a big cultural difference in between.Our life is changing every single day, and there are many things going on, so I

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