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up a firejStudents had to slowly
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the perfecttemperature.
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Hood Community College to fire es that they had there, but you
up their ceramics in the wood don’t have to glaze if you don’t ?
burning kiln. Mt. Hood had in want to. We glazed in areas and
vited them to use it, because at on the insideg'because in a wood
CCC there are only electric, gas^ «firing kiln, jthe wood ash itself
soda and raku kilns.
■creates a glaze and glazes y p u ^
‘The ceramic process is such pottery,” said Pearson,
that you have to fire the work in %
t dakes«like a rC c n iir^ H ^
order to complete it and the eariljlffiaY a h d a half to cool dowftltndi
liest means of firing work w asljj|hen we came back and unlbSedj
a wood firing. We were invited bn Wednesday.” Pearson added.
to go to Mt. Hood Community!
'This is my first time ■ so5
College to work with one o f
jjwere' "just learning 'and Mt.
their small wood fire kilns,” said, Hood was good enougljgo let!
Katy McFadden, who works as us fire and they even letftis use!
adjunct faculty in the art depart th e n glazes1 and they helped u s i j
thro^gh A e j vhole p r o ^ & ^ j^ ^ K -
ment.
I There were six students who Pearsop^^pg^ ^ M ,
This is Matthew A nderegg^B
took the trip, along with McFad
den, tofthe college. The students seconc|jyear.. a tC C C and - only-W
whOaijBrticipated in the event his second term in the art depart^B'
includeftAmanda Katzenmeyer, ment. this was also his first.time B
KathleenlPearson. Mardene Aos,- using, a. wood burning kiln and
M atthe^^nderegg, Tom Cook- said it was a lot differenfthhn the B
andwTracey Gates. T hisw as a other kilns he’s
also/.jj!
r i^ S a y event and took a lot of gftid that it is a lol more w ork.. 4
hard ,work and detailed prepara ’"WThere’s more c o n tr o ljlllljj
tion to get everything just right. I c a u s ^ b n ’w constahttjfefee d in ^
fe^ fir^ fe a m ic work doesn’t the fire so it relies more on you
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is a term used rather than a kiln. You just turn
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hat means to bake; after a mold it on and it takes care o f itself
has been formed into itsdesired so there’s a lot more that comes
shape, it is left to dry for approx out of it in characterglSaid An-
imately 24 hours and then it EUMjeregg. |
maBBfcPearson also agreed with An-
placed into a kiln where it is therl
fired. Firing a piece of ceram ic^pefegg on the fact that using the
work applies heat to the piece wood kiln was a lot more hands
and hardens or glazes it. 1
“The kiln was fired with ap-
Using aw ood firing kiln can
proxim atcly a c o r d o f w o o d d u r - -be--very new and a great experi
ing the course of a 24-hour pe ence for many art students, espe
riod,” said McFadden.
cially when they have never used
Getting the wood burning one before. It changes the out
kiln ready is different than other come of their projects and puts
kilns. Although it’s not as easy new light on the art of ceramics.
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Kathleen Pearson, left, picks up a piece o f her pottery to set aside, while work
ing with fellow students. This is her first time using a wood burning kiln at Mt.
Hood CC.
This is a glimpse into the wood burning kiln as it finishes pieces o f ceramics fo r the CCC students. These
students participated in the firing and helped the Mt. Hood students set up the kiln.