Join me and fellow presenters Kiiche Takeuchi, Nozomu Shinohara, and Hitomi Shibata during the conference weekend. I will be firing at Trevor Youngberg's. June 18-28: An opportunity for potters of all levels to participate with one of NEWFC's Host Kiln crews.
An 11 day wood firing extravaganza and centralized conference. Join one of a number of active New England wood firing crews. Participants will have the opportunity to fire their own high-fire works in one of several Host Kilns. 2 cubic feet/attendee. During the 11-days of wood-firing activities, fire your work at your chosen Host Kiln. Visit participating Host Kiln firings, unloadings, sales and demonstrations. Then join us for a weekend of centralized conference experiences in the New Haven, CT area. Firing Week June18-25 Spanning New England, stoke crew participants will join a Host Kiln crew and experience a wood firing from start to finish. In most cases, kilns are loaded, fired and unloaded during Firing Week. While your Host Kiln is cooling, embark on an a-la-carte tour of participating NEWFC Host Kilns. Demonstrations, Kiln openings and sales will be among the offerings at each kiln site. Conference Weekend June 27-28 Friday June 27: Conference Center A day of conference activities in the New Haven area. We'll wrap up the conference up with a day of demonstrations, presentations and a catered gallery reception for The Will of the Kiln show, juried by leading wood-fire potter, Hitomi Shibata. Saturday June 28 Pottery Tailgate and Firing Finale: We'll have a pottery tailgate for all stoke participants from the NEWFC. All are welcome to display and sell newly fired wares. The public will be invited to join in on the festivities.
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A month and a half ago Jessica, business owner extraordinaire of Bloomy Cheese and Provisions, had the idea to collaborate on a food event. We decided to center the experience on ideas about wild processes, tradition, and land. I am grateful to have to opportunity to share my love of woodfired pottery with such an engaged and curious audience. We started the evening with an artist talk, where I shared my ideas and process, then moved to a guided tasting of four expertly paired cheese and wines. I designed and crafted cheese platters and wine cups specifically for this event. We used wildflowers I foraged and blooms from Jessica's yard to adorn the tablescape. I wanted a feral feeling for the arrangements.
I always envision my ceramics with food. Even as the work leans toward more abstracted objects of utility, they are still meant to be used. When we started placing the ferments on my service trays and saw how much depth, richness, and texture the food added, I got goose bumps. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, everyone who made this happen. Thank you, Jessica for the mutual trust required for an event to come together so effortlessly, all the curious folks who joined us, and every single person I've woodfired with over the last year. Special thanks to Charlie Varney, with whom all the cheese plates and wine vessels were fired. I could not imagine a finer culmination of my time in New York. A perfect confluence of my passions: pottery, food, community, and learning. |
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