Ceramic workshop at Chula University.

9-11 August 2008 ceramic workshop with Koie Ryoji.

Ceramic Workshop with Professor Koie Ryoji at Chulalongkorn University

Professor Koie Ryoji, Ceramic Artist.
Born in Tokoname, traditional ceramic town in Japan, in 1938.
Koie has been involved working in many styles. Significant are his works of social commentary that refer to Hiroshima, to Nagasaki, to Chernobyl. Koie is also known for his work with unfired clay, bringing raw earth into museum, gallery for a series of happenings and events he combines clay and glass in his figurative sculptures, creates museum installations and used metal, both found and sought, with a variety of clays in other works. He is placed between the pottery tradition and the contemporary art of the avant-garde. He also granted for many reward included the Oribe Award, Japan highest honor award for living contemporary artist in Architecture, Music and Fine Arts, in 1996 because of his contribution to the development of creativity and imagination leading toward the 21st century emphasized his international workshops and exhibition program he made in various countries.

My simple down draft fire kiln.

After first time with my clam raku kiln. This is my another simple experiment kiln. With 3" of fiber blanket and 2 burners I can fire stoneware within 6 hrs. I've build the chimney behind the kiln. But I think I made the chimney too small that make it's always be the reduction fire. Anyway it's ok for me because anyhow it still very save LPG.

My raku clam kiln.

I studied this kiln plan from www.robertcomptonpottery.com .
I tried to do my own a simple raku kiln and this is my first time to do the kiln by myself.
1" fiber blanket it enough for me to fire up to 1000 c. It works very well, can fire raku within 3 hrs.