Glenbervie Pottery

Adding clay material to the blunger.

Clay slip being agitated in blunger

Clay slip passing through seive

Pumping slip into filterpress

Removing clay cake from filterpress.

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Workshop

Clay Processing

Two clay bodies are made in the workshop.

Stoneware based on nearby Kiripaka fireclay, is blended with additions of feldspar and ballclay. A porcelain body, based on the Matauri Bay China clay deposits, require additions of ballclay, silica, and feldspar.

Throwing work on potters wheel

Pulling handles dialogue.

Workshop Classes

The perfect pot

Jin Ling finishing terracotta work.

Demonstration of coil and throw.

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Studio

Firing

Smokeless kiln angels.

Paintings by Masakazu Kusakabe. Tile by Jin Ling (Fire God).

Greg and Kazu.

First firing of "Taitokerau Smokeless Kiln" designed by Masakazu Kusakabe.

Starting the firing.

A small fire placed under the grate.

Loading wood through firebox door.

Jin Ling sidestoking.

Night time activity around kiln.

View through spy at cone plaque.

Unloading the kiln.

Greg and Amorangi Hikuroa.

Analysis of firing.

Hanna Easton, Greg Barron, David Huffman and "China" (blind labrador)

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Porcelain and tableware fired to 1300 C LPG kiln. Terracotta and saggar firing to 1050 C - 1150 C.

Raku firing to 1050 C

Wood firing to 1350 C in smokeless woodfire kiln.

Clay slip passing through seive