This is the 26th year that the kiln, which was built by my husband Nils Lou, has been fired. Here are Nils and Felix, both seemingly in an advisory role.
The Oregonian, the Portland newspaper, published an article and photos about the firing, which you can view at:
and another great article on the artscatter blog:
The opening of the kiln will be Saturday morning. Between now and then I am hoping for some real studio time.
The first hummingbird showed up today....right on the usual date! How do they do that?....and how do they find a tiny feeder in the middle of hundreds of acres of forest lands? This little rufous was battling strong winds and beating rains to use the feeder. Amazing....
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What a great story this is. You must be so keen to know what will emerge from that incredible heat. How lovely to have hummingbirds, something we don't have here in Australia. Is that a sign of spring?
Yes, Carol, the hummers are a sign of spring (though an hour away, my sister has a different species that stays through winter). I keep a feeder right outside our dining room windows, and enjoy their antics for the next many months...usually till October. They are soooo tiny, but very pugnacious! Soon, there will be multiples and they'll be fighting over food and females.
Oh, but you do have some amazing critters in Australia too!...some of them downright scary :)
Yes, always wondering what will come out of the kiln, and it is always a surprise. Since it seems we didn't reach temperature, I'm not holding out a lot of hope for things....but we are often surprised.
We have the Anna's year round here near Oregon City, but haven't had any rufous yet! I will have to get more feeders ready!
Can't wait to see what emerges from the incredible Anagama! What a labor of love....
My sister has the Anna's in Wilsonville.
Today is the opening of the kiln at 10.
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