August 18, 2006

• I'm back and I learned and saw and did a lot :-D

  A more elaborate story will follow but  for no just a short recap

  
  

  On the way to cordes sur ciel I visisted La Borne, a pottery village in the middle of France not too far from Orleans.

  
  

  A must for any pottery lover who is in the neighbourhood.... worth a longer stay next time

  
  

   some slibcasted bowls as the first week was spend making molds and casting wih Eva koj

  
  

  Later we visited a potter and got some of his porcelain to throw... needed to get used to it in the begining but it went ok in the end....

  
  

  at the and of the week we did  raku firing... with rawglazed porcelain things... and some raku clay ones

  
  

  The second week was dedicated to throwing as Joop Crompvoets and Frank were giving the "stage"

  
  

  I finally got the bottom of my bowls to be like a wanted to and found a way of throwing without straining  some muscles in my hand... learned a lot.

  
  

  At the end of the week we did a wood kiln with salt firing also with raw glazed stuff

  
  

  the two small bowls are mine

  
  

  The last week we just

  
  

  
  
  •     -- hung around,
    
  •     -- visited some nice spots,
    
  •     -- ate good food,
    
  •     -- relaxed,
    
  •     -- read,
    
  •     -- swimmed,
    
  •     -- shopped,
    
  •     -- explored,
    
  •     -- visited some potters,
    
  •     -- made new friends,
    
  •     -- ....

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