Visitors to the exhibition asked, how do I start the charcoal in the hibachi,
I make a fire in the shichilin outside and throw the charcoal on the fire.
You will notice that every house no mater how small, if it was built before the Showa Era has a separate door for the kitchen. This was to go out to start the fire, and to bring that fire back inside for cooking. My little studio nagaya has one.
Rainy day to start the second week of the exhibition. I'm part of the Geikoten art group with events and exhibitions going on all Octobe It is hard for people that have only one weekend. Heavy rain.
Tomorrow will be better. Next weekend is the question.after that.
Paintings are on the wall, the gift shop under the stairs is waiting for the new book to arrive from the printer. I found a book I hand made 22 years ago, but just have the one so it won’t be in the gift shop.
The exhibition is less than two weeks away. I wondering if I have to change the wall back to red.
The kiln worked fine. This was an older piece that had been waiting inside the kiln. It was broken before I put it in, so I fired the two halves and put them together after. Duchamp used cracks in his work. it seemed a good idea.
I don’t glaze. But things look rather naked after firing. I used a few layers of urushi to give it some clothes. I’m trying different coatings for some of the other pieces.
Shinobazu Pond 14x10 cm. earth ware and urushi
It’s fun to play with mud.
