8/1 Diary IN ARKANSAS 62 Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2015Saturday September 30th, 2017 by Hiroyoshi Chikashige Plan for this morning is to start firing from the side mouth. At the kiln site, Sydney looked sad as she felt […]... Read More
7/31 Diary IN ARKANSAS 61 Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2015Wednesday June 14th, 2017 by Hiroyoshi Chikashige At dawn as I took over the firing watch from Tadashi, the temperature had smoothly climbed to 800 degrees. At […]... Read More
7/30 Diary IN ARKANSAS 60 Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2015Wednesday June 14th, 2017 by Hiroyoshi Chikashige My turn to watch in the morning. Taking over at just below 400 degrees, my heart beat paced up as very first f […]... Read More
7/29 Diary IN ARKANSAS 59 Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2015Wednesday July 5th, 2017 by Hiroyoshi Chikashige At 9 p.m. Sydney took over the empty baking task from Sakamoto and kept watch till 9 a.m. This rotation change […]... Read More
7/28 Diary IN ARKANSAS 58 Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2015Wednesday July 5th, 2017 by Hiroyoshi Chikashige A head ache on site was to enter in the kiln to figure out how to arrange heavy looking art works that keep co […]... Read More
7/27 Diary IN ARKANSAS 57 Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2015Wednesday July 5th, 2017 by Hiroyoshi Chikashige First thing in the morning, every one put the finishing touch on his or her work and all pitched in to fill th […]... Read More
7/26 Diary IN ARKANSAS 56 Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2015Thursday May 4th, 2017 by Hiroyoshi Chikashige Packing work began. Starting at the far end chamber (No. 4), extreme care was necessary to position potteries […]... Read More
7/25 Diary IN ARKANSAS 55 Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2015Thursday May 4th, 2017 by Hiroyoshi Chikashige The final repair and reinforcement started in the morning. Sydney and Sakamoto were assigned to the job to pat […]... Read More
7/24 Diary IN ARKANSAS 54 Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2015Thursday May 4th, 2017 by Hiroyoshi Chikashige Two days after the empty bake. Tomorrow we open the kiln for interior inspection and adding the final reinforc […]... Read More
7/23 Diary IN ARKANSAS 53 Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2015Thursday May 4th, 2017 by Hiroyoshi Chikashige The joy and excitement after the completion of the empty bake without a hitch was brief. This day was hectic i […]... Read More