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April Pit fire

3 RD ANNUAL WELLFLEET IN THE WOODS
BURN SEASON PIT FIRE


Join Judith Motzkin for a pit fire in Wellfleet.

Experiment with the fire, minerals and combustibles to create deep carbon blacks to rich coppery reds. Last year our fire reached 1600 F. Come with pots, sculptures, test pieces and sawdust, straw, wood, seaweed, compost, and other combustibles.
I will supply limited combustibles and minerals

Who: Potters, students, artists, anyone who loves a fire
What: Pit Fire
When: Sunday April 20 ---new date--- 10 am start
Where: Wellfleet MA
Why: A brush burn used to fire pots is a brush burn with a double purpose!

We will load and build the fire starting at 9:30 am. Bonfire will start at around noon. Unload on Sunday after yoga, beachwalk, or breakfast.
In case of rain we will fire on Sunday.

COST
$50
Mid-fire supper provided
Bring a food treat or extra sawdust, straw or firewood, subtract $5
Bed for the night: $30

BRING:

A bag lunch to eat at noon.

Bisque clay pieces: any clay, preferably burnished and
bisque fired to Cone^08 or lower.

Combustibles : firewood, scrap wood, sawdust, straw, etc.
Bring about the same volume of burnable materials as pieces to fire.
See the technical info for material preparation.

Click here for pit fire preparation info

Call 617-547-5513 or
email: motzkin@comcast.net







 

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9/2/08
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