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Wali Hawes - Fire Trees

Heloisa Alvima is a potter from Brazil who lives in Monferrier, France. I was very happy to be invited to build and fire a set of Fire Trees which would coincide with the festival of San Jean which is also the same day as the Summer Solstice. The setting was the Culture Centre and I was ably assisted by students from the ceramics school, local potters and enthusiasts. We started off with the usual coiling techniques and found the clay as supplied by SolarGil to be good allowing us to dry out the structure quite rapidly without cracking. Those who participated in the project were also invited to create decorations that reflected the local landscape or at least inspiration was from our surroundings. I did so in order to make people more aware of the environment in which we inhabit not only in the physical sense but also in the social context. It is another aspect of the Fire Trees that go beyond technique and process.

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Wood-Fire Conference: For the first time in Europe: 2 -5 September 2010

Conference Details In 1999 Owen Rye stated for the US and Japan: '...that woodfire has become mainstre... There is in contrast a lack of interest in Europe and one can ponder why this is so.'
The organisers of the Wood-Fire Conference do not wonder, but want to change it. From the 2nd to the 5th of September 2010 the conference will take at Brollin in north-east Germany. 3 days of woodfire-mania with fire, smoke, exhibitions, competitions, demonstrations and, not to forget, presentations. An international event not only for wood-firers, but also for collectors, gallery owners, students and teachers. The conference is designated to 4 themes: International overview, Woodfiring and education, Woodfiring and environment, Woodfiring aesthetics.

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