The first pottery site we discovered was quite an accident. I took Alex to the park where my father used to take me to. It's very close to my old house.
"Those who have attended my workshops before probably remember about my hometown, Nantou city. It's the only city in Taiwan that is not next to ocean. Instead, it's surrounded by mountains. With its rich natural clay deposit and abundant wood, Nantou was famous for its functional pottery, especially, large water jars."
In Nantou park, I found this small wood-fire kiln. It's based on traditional Nantou "snake kiln" and reduced to 1/8 of its original size. I couldn't find any information about this kiln, but, according to the burn mark on the kiln, I believed that it has been fired few times. It will be a good model for me to build a smaller wood-fire kiln in North Carolina.
I will return to the US in late June. Before then, I will share more photos from this trip!!
what a wonderful kiln and trip you are having. I hope you both have meny good memories of your summer.
ReplyDeleteOh looking forward to seeing photos from your trip. I will have Gary look at your posts, perhaps he knows of your home town. I know he used to surf in the waters and talked about the perfect small waves that came in like clockwork. Have a wonderful trip with your son Alex, so wonderful you two are taking this trip.
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