tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289450322024-03-14T02:21:53.822-04:00Céramique ZalataMy thoughts and inspirations on life and potteryCarmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-37968632733818676212015-01-12T21:38:00.001-05:002015-01-12T21:39:18.525-05:00Wheel Classes - Winter 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-72410309640483164102014-04-14T19:30:00.003-04:002014-04-14T19:30:48.480-04:00The Guelph Potters Market<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Come and check out around 50 great potters mainly from Ontario. I'll be there!</div>
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The event takes place in a unique beautiful setting of an old Mill. Goldie Mill in Guelph, Ontario.</div>
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Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-54333262274242855112013-10-20T20:24:00.001-04:002013-10-20T20:24:44.570-04:00Pieces from the equinox firing at GAIA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Don Goddard and I are exhibiting until the end of October at GAIA in Montréal.<br />
Here are some images of my work along with Don Goddard and Catherine Auriol, ceramic artist and owner of GAIA.<br />
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Join me at GAIA on Laurier East this friday October 4th for the vernissage<br />
or go check it out in October. My work from my latest wood-firing and Don Goddard's great work.<br />
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Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-81493839380794424342013-09-30T19:24:00.002-04:002013-09-30T19:24:55.512-04:003ième Défournement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Le défournement s'est fait en douceur par une belle journée d'automne clémente. Le four est monté à cone 11 solide partout et à cone 12 en avant. Le thermocouple a indiqué 1278 degrés Celsius comme température maximale au milieu-haut du four après 38 heures de cuisson. Les résultats étaient très intéressants. Les glaçures shino on bien réagit et l'accumulation des cendres sur les pièces sont sortit intéressantes. Très belle cuisson.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-42190266009472368852013-09-23T20:03:00.002-04:002013-10-06T19:54:17.708-04:00Cuisson Équinoxe d'automne, la troisième<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> La cuisson part, elle est équilibré et bien dosé. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elle est calme, mais intense. Elle respire et elle expire.</span></div>
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Here are images of the second firing from April 2013. Beautiful snow and a great team of generous friends and family, hence great results! Dry wood also helps! It took 27 hours or so with great reduction effects and great results in general.<br />
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Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-42715933295942932002013-03-07T21:15:00.001-05:002013-03-07T21:15:30.253-05:00Future and present<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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At the end of february, I had the great pleasure of welcoming the future in my very present. </div>
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I always semi-jokingly say that I aim my pottery at the kids as future clients, but the truth is I think they're the future artists, transmitters, teachers and that clay as a material and a way of expression is a vital experience in every human being's life time. To experience it as a child will transform your perception of the world and daily life and it will stay with you your entire life.</div>
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I had three young teenagers visit my studio for a hand building and throwing experience. I was welcoming strangers in my very own personal workspace for the first time. I usually teach outside my studio because my space is quite restraint. What a pleasure to slow down the pace and share with them the love of clay discovery. They took it all in; looking at ceramics pieces from around the world, wedging the clay, hand building a simple jar, then an animal, dealing with the speed of the wheel and the reaction of the clay and their hands on it, deciding on a mental shape and transferring it into reality.</div>
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Then , really want to do it again.</div>
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It was a very rich morning for the four of us. I really enjoyed sharing all of it and then watching them experience it for the first time. Something in their brain changed that day and because of it they might be able to understand other things on a different level. "It's truly magic", they said. </div>
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Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-23344205086022436072013-02-12T10:35:00.000-05:002013-02-12T10:41:09.072-05:00First pieces from my kiln!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
At last: photos of the result of the first firing of November 2012<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a part of the lot fresh out of the kiln</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pot with alot of ash deposits. was close to the firebox</td></tr>
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Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-82537393611746951252012-12-11T12:31:00.002-05:002012-12-11T12:31:33.005-05:00EXPO-SALE fresh from the new KILN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Pièces de la cuisson au bois <br />
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inaugurale du dragron fly ash gama<span style="font: 18.0px Helvetica;"> </span></div>
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De midi à 21 heures / from noon-9pm</div>
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Atelier Desjean Gingras </div>
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2177 Masson, (coin/corner Des Érables) local 409<br />
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Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-85472347594984011532012-11-27T21:27:00.001-05:002013-02-12T10:41:55.373-05:00The Dragon fly-ash Gama<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
November 23rd -24th 2012-YEAR OF THE DRAGON-<br />
The first firing was extraordinary! Everything went smoothly. The kiln was surrounded by passionate people, alot of wood and beautiful moon rays.<br />
The temperature rose gradually the entire time. We all stayed relaxed but focused. The last 3 hours were very intense but very exciting. And out of the blue 6 friends showed up almost at the same time. They brought their energy, encouragement, food and enormous help. The firing lasted about 24hours including the warming-up.<br />
Soon we'll open the kiln to reveal it's potential. I am extremely thankful to all the elements that made this amazing experience come through.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">November 23rd 2012, loading the kiln for the first time<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">9am</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24th of november 2012, 1AM, the fire is finally warming us up a little<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is -4 oustide and it snowed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8AM, around cone05</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8h25AM, chopping wood into smaller strips</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9AM , the kiln is going gradually and stongly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2h30PM<br />The sensei</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3h30 and cones 5 and 8 and 9 are down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4h20, the final countdown begins as cone 10 is bending</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full steam ahead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5h30pm,Final reduction</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Impressive flammes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An unforgettable adventure</td></tr>
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Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-15307900136918037982012-10-21T21:29:00.000-04:002013-02-12T10:41:55.370-05:00Building the Dragon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 1st 2012, it's a miracle because I have a dream team all in place and booked to help me build my kiln.<br />
Laying the floor with cement blocks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">measuring distances with the wooden frame</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel was the designer of the kiln and played the most important role</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, mixing mortar. Alot more to go.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard brick walls are going up before the floor. I would have finished the floor before starting the walls.<br />
J-D's technique. A very good idea.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Jean-David, a friend and a masson taught us many tricks of the trade.<br />
Insulating the floor before putting the bricks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More work on the arch putting a fireclay and grog mix between bricks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great moment, removing the frame and seeing if it all holds together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The door is finished and Daniel has the pleasure and honour to bang the clef de voûte.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephane(with mask) helping with the insulation of the arch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">covering the kiln with mortar. (me)<br />
J-D (left) getting the chimeney started. the chimeney is 2 thicknesses of soft brick.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David, also a masson, was a huge help all along</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chimeney being finished with cement block on the outside and 2 thicknesses of soft bricks on the inside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's the last day. The kiln and the door and the chimeney are all finished. It was a long day. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kiln is finished! Small fires are lit in it to dry out the chimeney and the kiln itself.<br />
The building took 8 big days with the dream team: Daniel, Chris, Jean-David, David and Bryan who made the roof<br />
And great friends who gave alot of time and energy to help: Veronik, Pascale and Stephane<br />
The kiln belongs to all of them and their next generation too.<br />
Saying THANK YOU is such s little word for all your energy, time and skills.<br />
I hope the DRAGON will reward us all.</td></tr>
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I finally filled a whole wood kiln for<br />
a woodfiring for the first time. It was a lot of work but very exciting. I was very pleased with the results and the experience.(which I am very hooked on by now!) It's pretty nerve wrecking if you think about it too much, because filling a whole kiln like this one represents making around 200 pieces.Two hundred pieces to throw, trim, decorate, bisque, glaze, then transport to the kiln, load it, fire it (for about 12 hours), then unload it with fingers crossed the whole time. All this is alot of work and perseverence and a whole lot of belief in yourself!<br />
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And THAT is backed-up by friends and family that obviously support your crazy ideas and schemes. I am too well surrounded I think because some close people around me nourish those insane projects of mine and push me to go even further. It's amazing. <br />
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In pottery, if things go wrong at any step of the way, it's a loss. If anything goes wrong in the kiln during the firing, then it's a huge and crushing loss. So why do potters do it? Why risk all that time and energy? Why do they keep firing in woodkilns anyways? I can only answer for myself... It's the thrill! The unknown mystery of the flame, fire and high heat that will bombard the delicate pieces that have been so carefully taken care of in every other step of the way until: the fire! Opening the kiln is usually done a few days after the firing, during those limbo days it's hard do do anything at all. It's a good time to rest eventhough deep inside, one is like a kid again, hoping that Santa will bring that gift they really want. Praying: PLEASE let it be nice! I'll be good , I'll work harder, but please let this kiln be nice!! And it is truly a ceremony to open the kiln. Brick by brick (and there are a lot of them!) slowly revealing the wonders that are unrecongnizable inside that dark and now quiet chamber which a few days back was raging with flames, heat and ashes. And there they are, all the pieces I've spent months making, counting and packing. </div>
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It's beautiful! Original! Very different! </div>
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I MADE THAT??? </div>
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<br />Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-39841615945321415822012-04-18T20:08:00.000-04:002012-04-18T20:08:51.095-04:00Basboussa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwyEKmi5A7q8nwoarl0NJnA4WYdlNB_jI7V_c3pdJxlZukoAzLrT3L1AtUKzcJMPDX1974mvwwFBawN-HD20tArlp5lE4eEGMgMb5Xq8jKD-OTdESGz3v890qCMtIO07vS0O27w/s1600/IMAG2723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwyEKmi5A7q8nwoarl0NJnA4WYdlNB_jI7V_c3pdJxlZukoAzLrT3L1AtUKzcJMPDX1974mvwwFBawN-HD20tArlp5lE4eEGMgMb5Xq8jKD-OTdESGz3v890qCMtIO07vS0O27w/s400/IMAG2723.jpg" width="400" /></a>Spring is here again. Nice warm air and budding vegetation everywhere.<br />
Here's to spring with a little Egyptian dessert recipe.<br />
Enjoy<br />
It's much tastier cooked in a ceramics tray. Cooking in ceramics tends less dry and impossible to burn, not to mention healthier that aluminum or teflon cookware.<br />
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<u>Basboussa:</u><br />
1 1/2 cup of semolina<br />
1 1/2 cup of plain yoghurt<br />
1 cup of sugar<br />
1 Table spoon of butter<br />
a few drops of vanilla<br />
-Mix everything together.Mixture should look soggy.<br />
-pour in a nice ceramics platter.<br />
-decorate with peeled almonds<br />
-cook for about 20-30 minutes at 300F or until golden<br />
<u>Syrup:</u><br />
2 cups raw cane sugar<br />
2 cups water<br />
-boil for about 15 to 20 minutes or until it has the thickness of maple syrup<br />
-add a tea spoon of lime juice OR for different taste: a teaspoon of rose water<br />
-pour half of the syrup on your cooked Basboussa. Let it absorb it. Add more to taste.<br />
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</div>Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-87972887329768943952011-12-07T21:22:00.000-05:002011-12-07T21:22:41.480-05:00Exhibition december 2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I am exhibiting this month at Espace KAO, in Val-David, Québec, Canada.<br />
My exhibition is in two very different parts; one part is an installation and the second part is wood-fired ware. it's going on until January 8th, 2012. Come and see it for yourself.<br />
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The final prize was a brand new shimpo whisper wheel. I got second place! I was told that I basically lost by 1 cm!!!<br />
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Another event was the Japanese tea ceremony held by the Chado Urasenke Montréal. It was fascinating to see them prepare themselves, prepare the tea, offering it etc. ,but most interestingly was to see different bowls by many different potters take an important part in this calming and beautiful ceremony.Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-85455267077405740562011-07-07T23:57:00.002-04:002011-07-07T23:59:42.248-04:00June fire<div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyusu. Ash deposit on raw clay</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div>In June, I participated in my first wood-firing. André Lacroix is an experienced potter who has a phoenix-style updraft wood kiln. Four potters, including me rented his kiln for a firing. It was a wonderful experience to spend two days with a bunch of great potters on the beautifully located kiln site.</div><div>The sun was shining, the food was great and the firing went very well. What more to expect?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel loading the kiln</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel stoking the firebox</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marie-Josée, me and Daniel </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunchtime, a feast at every meal<br />
André(bottom right) Julie, another potter(next to him)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portrait of the team infront of the kiln<br />
left to right: myself, André, Marie-Josée, Daniel (sitting), Julie and Nicholas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Opening the kiln after the firing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cups from the firing<br />
Kaki and ash glaze</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Urn. Ash glaze, a bit of blue glaze and natural ash deposit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Urn. brushed kaki on raw clay and ash deposit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyusu and two cups<br />
Kaki and ash glaze</td></tr>
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</div>Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-30606990046635194232011-05-31T21:20:00.002-04:002011-05-31T21:40:03.741-04:00Busy May<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixxj1yDJ0vcp_VHkf_cY3DFZm6t1twAqTrQgureccRNmKFmW-JHrTuNSDFEHPDzZilUHtJOj6TDOqYHvLHDC0-PPUJMtNYshB_p7lD0EsnQ2MumL9EgoZWO5VNGvQGzAzLgn3Zw/s1600/DSCF4703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixxj1yDJ0vcp_VHkf_cY3DFZm6t1twAqTrQgureccRNmKFmW-JHrTuNSDFEHPDzZilUHtJOj6TDOqYHvLHDC0-PPUJMtNYshB_p7lD0EsnQ2MumL9EgoZWO5VNGvQGzAzLgn3Zw/s320/DSCF4703.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
So the month of May has been extra busy. All potters that I know are preparing for the 1001POTS exhibit in mid-July. After the move and setting-up my studio, I was finally able to concentrate on making pots for this event. We've had so much rain for the last 2 months that whenever it's sunny everyone tries to re-charge on some sun. Being quite deprived myself, I set up my glazing tables outside and did just that for two full sunny days. I sure got my dose of sun and was glad it became gray and rainy again for the rest of the week. It was awsome to glaze outside, listening to birds mixed with my radio and smelling pine and sweet wild strawberries while the sun's heat loosened up my back muscles.<br />
Cleaning-up was much simpler as well and the pots were nice and dry ready to jump in the kiln.<br />
Can't wait to do it again...except now it's black fly season starting! Yikes..<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My shed that was transformed into my studio.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glazing and enjoying the beautiful sunny day</td></tr>
</tbody></table> In May, I also had the privilege to visit a fellow potter Matthieu Huck and give him a hand with his wood-firing. He has a lot of experience and even though that was only his third firing in his own<br />
up-draft kiln, he was very laid back and confident. I think he was quite satisfied with the results. He designed and built his own kiln. Quite impressive.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His kiln has an unusual feature of having two small fire-boxes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matthieu checking the cones at the end of firing</td></tr>
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</div>Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-30422078823704903702011-05-04T22:01:00.000-04:002011-05-04T22:01:27.785-04:00A new season<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice freezing spring weather in time for renovations<br />
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</tbody></table>Spring is barely here where I live. And april seemed never ending for me.I've just moved into a new home and a new studio. Moving things from one home to another is not my favorite activity but it's straight forward. Moving a work place is way harder. It's for the best of course, that was the whole point of the big move. It was for me to finally have a workshop that I would plan, organize and settle in properly. Next to our house, there's a decent size shed (12X16 feet) that has become my studio.<br />
Before the move, we had to empty it from loads of stuff that the previous owner left us.<br />
(Including dead mice) Then take down all the plywood heavily nailed all over the unfinished walls with crowbars.<br />
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After that clean-up we were able to start insulating the walls, then nail a polyurethane plastic over it.<br />
Then drill in wood supports before putting the plaster walls.<br />
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</tbody></table> I had NEVER done any of these tasks and eventhough they seemed simple...when it's the first time there is a huge amount of wasted time while trying to figure out the best approach to this and that or to patch up errors etc. I had great help from my husband, my father in law and a few friends.<br />
We even insulated the floor with a special 2 inch thick foam, then added plywood and vinyl flooring.<br />
We finally finished moving everything we've got in this world yesterday! The challenge now is where to put it all. My workshop is still unfinished, but it's good enough for me to start working in it as I have less than 2 months for the 1001 POTS event left plus 2 other events in the summer. I am almost panicking but I've been getting up very early and that helps me feel better and do more.<br />
I've learned so much about tools and materials this past month that I feel ready to start thinking about working on another construction project...like a small wood kiln...Just thinking about it.<br />
If anyone out there has websites, books or ideas they want to share with me about building a very small and simple woodkiln, please let me know.<br />
It's good to have a good place to work in! A HUGE Thank You to all my helpers, teachers, tool lenders, advisors, babysitters, cooks, massage therapists and great friends.<br />
What comes around goes around.<br />
Back to work!<br />
Will post a photo of the finished studio soon!</div>Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-2393020578063025652011-04-01T22:14:00.000-04:002011-04-01T22:14:07.146-04:00Ode to Japan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-51559272506174643372011-03-11T22:10:00.000-05:002011-03-11T22:10:01.708-05:00Installation exhibit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyNx9ogqkk2t1FpKKreWxqf4yQjodQ-CGsqeKZwmnwh4ufzV6tc6J1a6-OPrJ8Kl1CIWFOJtX7Yhyr7gwYHlaF1qmaw39ZFSOPjrSKNjx7BOjicbe-zVWiZ0ivJPZaGYPcGA6yg/s1600/DSCF4555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyNx9ogqkk2t1FpKKreWxqf4yQjodQ-CGsqeKZwmnwh4ufzV6tc6J1a6-OPrJ8Kl1CIWFOJtX7Yhyr7gwYHlaF1qmaw39ZFSOPjrSKNjx7BOjicbe-zVWiZ0ivJPZaGYPcGA6yg/s400/DSCF4555.JPG" width="300" /></a>On March 3rd was the vernissage of this great exhibit uniting 18 ceramic artists.<br />
It took place at the Musée de la Céramique du Haut-Richelieu, Québec,Canada.<br />
A mature ceramic artist had to invite and introduce a younger one.<br />
I was presented by Alain-Marie Tremblay a great ceramic artist from my town.<br />
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The exhibit is ongoing until April 24th.<br />
For me it was a great experience to be pushed in with the big leagues. This exhibit along with<br />
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background: one of his pieces<br />
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To see more about Alain-Marie's work and life, check out his site: www.betonique.com</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Alain-Marie's encouragement inspired me to make an installation piece. Something I last did at University<br />
more than 10 years ago. I usually only make functional ware. I could have presented some of my functional work, but I wanted to do something new for this exhibit. I let myself be inspired by some of Alain-Marie's work and the egyptian style mashrabeya (intricate carved patterns wooden windows). A hint of Egypt and a touch of local winter influence gave the result below.<br />
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</tbody></table>I had a lot of fun trying out different patterns with coils. My aim was to make a symmetrical shape without it being too straight. Again inspired by islamic patterns found all over the middle east that I find fascinating. The light going through the piece and the creation of the shadow is the effect i was looking for.<br />
VOILA.<br />
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Got a last minute order of mugs. Not a shape I ordinarily make, but I finally gave in to people's requests lately. They're not so bad to make, I just don't tend to drink out of things with handles. They are in the kiln as I'm writing this. The person who ordered them cancelled her order and two days later one of the stores I supply in Montréal called me up to see if I had more mugs. Things always work out, sometimes it takes longer than that, but in the end I guess it always does.Carmen Abdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116954876622678432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28945032.post-34666761895912311182010-12-14T21:28:00.001-05:002010-12-14T21:33:56.860-05:00Follow the light<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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