The purpose of the trip was learning to build a wood oven anagama half and half noborigama. But AC is found to be much more. I met several local potters and experience of overseas visits were made several potters in the region or it was very well acueuilli. We saw their workplace, their ovens, especially noborigama, and pottery. We also attended a great demonstration by Tsuruta Yoshihisa, Petty Officer Mike.
Once the site of the furnace, we found ourselves on a real construction site. Across the gravel, dirt, piles of excavated clay, wood, stacked bags of mortar, bricks and size of several tools of all kinds.
Craig Edwards was responsible for overall development of the construction of the oven. Mike Martino is the potter who organized the workshop. He lived in Japan for several years.
The morning was expected agendas. Shoveling the gravel a bit, digging deeper requested, preparation of mortar, brick display the range of the hand, measuring and cutting bricks, etc.. Everyone found a job and gave background on behalf of the advancement of the oven. This proved to be an accumulation of steps to solve constantly. Immediately a step taken, another aparaîssait.
I found the staff very patient and perseverance against the constant adjustments we all make to the daily. Result: a very nice oven makes a good team. everyone is happy.
And what about our beautiful late afternoon, despite the fatigue and hand cramps and back in, it always ended by a good dinner under the stars in Japan. What stories potters sipping delicious Sake end served in the beautiful pottery Karatsu colleagues.
For me, the most important in this whole experience is the contacts and exchanges between people. My path has never crossed the path of most people I met during my trip. Ironically, I went to Japan to get in touch with Daniel Gingras, one of my favorite potter Quebecers long. A meeting valuable.
"It's The Beginning Of A Beautiful Friendship"
To get in touch with Mike Martino www.karatsupots.blogspot.com
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