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Since 2007

Fire Away!

2/16/2014

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Kiln Packed 
This week we packed the kiln with our first round of offerings, which is always an exciting process - it's just the bisque but still makes you feel good! I love the anticipation of waiting for the firing process to end and then opening the kiln again to see what treasures await. The bisque firing offers all the promise of what will happen and then deciding how the pieces will be glazed or finished - love it!

Dish it out 
We have now graduated from spoons to little dishes (although continue to make spoons as well)

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PictureUp Mallanganee Hill - Clare Urquhart unfired
Pictured above are some of the first lot of these dishes. They are fun to make and look great with the imprints. They just look like squares of clay but they are shaped to form small dishes or plates.

Little Landscapes
I have also been experimenting with creating some miniature landscapes (one of these is pictured right). These were also a load of fun and we will most definitely make some more of these. This one I'm calling Up Mallanganee Hill. It's a very steep hill and anyone who's towed anything up it will relate! Our previous vehicle really used to struggle and it was almost impossible to tow a caravan up there, luckily our current vehicle climbs the hill with ease!

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Impressing Country
One thing about this process of responding to place is that we have a great excuse to go out exploring the region. This week we decided to go bushwalking in Bundjalung National Park and went on the Wedding Tree walk by the banks of the Evans River at the Evan's Head end of the park. This is of great significance to the Bundjalung People as it is the site of the first camp made by the 3 brothers who first arrived at the beach by canoe. The Wedding Tree is a kurrajong tree and was a wedding gift from the Wahlubal tribe from Tabulam.


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The walk is fabulous and crosses different terrain with so much natural beauty to inspire us. We took along some clay and made impressions of different things to turn into objects and artworks.
Picturethe inspiration of nature
It's such a peaceful place and full of wildlife too - we really enjoyed our time there, although the little one was complaining about having sore legs! "Bushwalking is really, really hard" he says, and wanted to be carried back.
I look forward to our next exciting adventure, all in the name of Art!

And if you're interested don't forget to check out the other ceramic studios posted on Sunday Ceramics.


Until next time.... keep creating!

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Anna's Ceramics
2/16/2014 02:40:19 pm

that looks like a great place to explore and I love the stories that go with the country..

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kim @frogpondsrock link
2/17/2014 01:01:40 am

The dishes look lovely and the story of the hill made me smile as I live up a very big hill and am always pleased I do not have to go all the way back to first gear when I am towing the trailer up it. I do not think my car would tow a caravan up here *grins*

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    Clare Urquhart

    One half of the Earth Fire Spirit Team, I have an obsession with transport & homes including caravans, mobile homes, temporary dwellings, etc ... and a passion for all Art!

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