cory Lum (bonjiri) chadogu

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inpirational tea

by bonjiri » Jun 30th, '09, 18:15

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one of my favorite locations in kamakura.

tea in a bamboo forest. inspirational !
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by Janine » Jun 30th, '09, 18:27

Lovely... and your work is beautiful
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by iannon » Jun 30th, '09, 21:44

clareandromeda wrote:yay 25% off!!
Ok so already in my "collection" you've all seen HW

added to the collection cause this girl loves a sale.
New owl Guinomi MINE,

the adventures the owls will have.. I cant wait!
Gorgeous Bowl Clare..AND it sorta matches your color scheme!
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by clareandromeda » Jul 1st, '09, 00:12

That was very observant of you. I adore red! and red and black together.. bravo to your observation skills!
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by bonjiri » Jul 1st, '09, 16:23

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my chawan from last weeks firing. the shape sort of collapsed (keshiki) in the firing.

mikomi area is a bit thin, conducting heat too well. hot hot

atsui !

hehe

c
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very large vase

by bonjiri » Jul 2nd, '09, 15:34

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large flower vase. 36 inches high. soda fired. thrown and carved, cone 10 w/cooling reduction
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by bonjiri » Jul 2nd, '09, 20:07

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thanks michael,

here's the soda kiln

i'll post a pic of the geil cart kiln later.


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interesting views.

enjoy
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by shyrabbit » Jul 2nd, '09, 20:30

c,

Where do you fire?... Who fires the kilns?

Does this kiln fire even top to bottom?

Just curious,
Michael
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kiln

by bonjiri » Jul 2nd, '09, 21:11

shyrabbit wrote:c,

Where do you fire?... Who fires the kilns?

Does this kiln fire even top to bottom?

Just curious,
Michael
i load & fire this kiln. it was built by a person who thought they knew how to build a kiln. also i clean shelves too. hehe

after a bit of modifications, like closing the exit flue and taking out BTU-sucking bag wall. it fires even. i can drop the cone 10s top and bottom at the same time. this was an earlier firing with bagwall in, after i took the bagwall out it fires even.

a while back i was using draw rings. now, no rings.

usually a slow start. usually fires in about 7-8 hours. about cone 8, i start misting in water/soda mixture then wait for cone 10, then i cool reduce with keawe charcoal and a little water.

the geil i fire at a different location fires evenly.
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fired on shells

by bonjiri » Jul 2nd, '09, 23:59

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this is an image that demonstrates 'risk' involved in firing pieces on their side

nodate chawan fired on shells.
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by Seeker » Jul 3rd, '09, 01:36

Hi Cory,

Idea for kiln firing video - I think it'd be super cool to see the glowing pieces

right after firing (I hope I've got that right - don't know much about firing).

Also, I'm sure that whatever video you make will be awesome!

Best,

Jim
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by bonjiri » Jul 3rd, '09, 03:45

Seeker wrote:Hi Cory,

Idea for kiln firing video - I think it'd be super cool to see the glowing pieces

right after firing (I hope I've got that right - don't know much about firing).

Also, I'm sure that whatever video you make will be awesome!

Best,

Jim
jim

aloha sir !

hehe... i need special fire proof lenses. hehe ! sounds like a wonderful idea. firing from beginning to new beginnings

thanks for stopping thru !

MAHALO !

cory
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by bonjiri » Jul 3rd, '09, 14:32

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close up of koudai

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above, chadamari view. soft white, nice contrast to the layers of the shomen
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nice celadon glaze

by bonjiri » Jul 3rd, '09, 20:34

really nice celadon, both on porcelain, stoneware and porcelain slip on stoneware

interesting crazing. reduction cone 10

Custer 42.50
Silica 27.05
EPK 9.66
whiting 17.39

red iron oxide 0.50
bentonite 2.90

cheers !

pls post some pics.
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large vase

by bonjiri » Jul 4th, '09, 02:24

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soda fired large vase

thrown, altered and hand carved.
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