light+porcelain 2009:1
Heatwave conditions have hit the Woonjeegaribay highlands over the past four days. Now, a temperature plunge of more than 20 degrees C with a southerly change bringing cloud, wind and rain. Firing a gas kiln in outside temperatures in the high 30's seems as ludicrous as it is difficult to reach high stoneware temperatures. It takes more time, burns more gas, emits more CO2 and other gases, and is exhausting in the heat. I have never owned an electric kiln, and never will; one does not need be concerned by the ambient world: program it, turn it on and head for the cool. Daily I am challenged to think about making ceramics, and how I do it in the context of the 21st century.
