“Anagama Kiln and Studio Tour with Roger Jamison” Friday, April 24th, 2009, 3 to 5 p.m.
From Roger Jamison's Web-Site
Anagama Kiln: In 2000-01 I built a 250 cu. ft. Japanese style wood fired anagama kiln at my studio in Juliette. The kiln holds 500-600 average sized pots and is fired for four or five days continuously in order to create unique natural ash glaze surfaces on the clay.
Each summer since 2001 a community of approximately 20 potters and friends from Macon, Athens, Milledgeville and Atlanta have fired this kiln. Firing large wood kilns is new to all of us and we are learning as we go. Research includes testing clays and glazes for the wood atmosphere and modifications to the kiln design to improve performance, along with the investigation of forms which respond well to wood firing.
Eventually, two firings per year are planned. I hope that the kiln and its firings will continue to be a focus for the clay community in Middle Georgia affording not only an alternative firing opportunity, but a chance to share ideas, information and enthusiasm about ceramics.
Join us at Roger Jamison’s residence, studio, and anagama kiln (Japanese for ‘cave kiln’ or ‘hole kiln’), located just past the county line, overlooking Tobler Creek near Juliette. Jamison, recently retired professor from Mercer, will discuss anagama firing and the predictably unpredictable nature inherit with the process. Free, with light refreshments served.
Maps will be provided upon sign-up for this event. Please call Macon Arts: 478.743.6940 for more information or to register!
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