Grades K-12

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Enjoy</div> <bR> <div> Let's Begin</div> <div>  </div> <div> Ken George is our potter.</div> <div>  He is a master potter, ( such as a master carpenter, or painter).</div> <div> Ken is knowledgeable in all aspects involving the Art of Pottery.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1edb4b80.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Ken has been a potter for over 20 years.  </div> <div> He wheel throws all of his pottery.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="16978690.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="105" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Which means he hand makes all of his pottery</div> <div>  on a potter's wheel.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Clay"><U>The Clay</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Clay"><U><IMG SRC="14d13b80.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Many times Ken uses clay from our farm to make his pieces with.</div> <div> He works the clay by sieving and cleaning it.  Follow this<A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mining Indigenous Clay"><U> </U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mining Indigenous Clay"><U>link</U></A> </FONT>to learn how you can mine your own clay.  Sometimes he mixes different clays together to make certain clay bodies.  The next step is preparing your clay for throwing or building.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="137c8b00.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  A process called <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wedging"><U>wedging</U></A></FONT>, helps to rid the clay of air bubbles.  Air bubbles can cause your piece to blow up inside the kiln during firing.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="132c89f0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="159" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="162faa60.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="166" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Wedged clay ready for throwing</div> <div> Rolled clay balls about to become art pieces.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="32cfaa00.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Creating a piece of pottery on a potter's wheel is </div> <div> called <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Throwing "><U>throwing</U></A></FONT> a piece.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="13978670.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="17078870.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="135" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="32f64d10.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Ken likes to throw many different sizes and shapes,</div> <div> large and small.  This piece was a Christmas "Bird of Peace"</div> <bR> <div> Ken hand paints his pieces with</div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Painting with clay slip"><U>COLORED CLAY SLIPS</U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#444444" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" > and </FONT><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Glazing"><U>GLAZES</U></A>.</div> <div> (The colors you see on pottery)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1a0969c0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#444444" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" >Many times he hand </FONT><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Altering"><U>ALTERS</U></A> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#444444" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" >his pieces.</FONT></div> <div> (Changes their original shape to achieve a certain artistic affect)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="189fad00.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="208" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Twisted altered shaped vase</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3322cd30.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="211" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> These pieces were hand thrown, the bodies were altered, </div> <div>  and then the clay body was carved or INCISED for decoration.</div> <div> (Can you tell what these are ?)</div> <bR> <div> The tops of these ACORNS  were <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Burnishing"><U>BURNISHED</U></A></FONT></div> <div> or highly polished with color clay slips.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="334dc540.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="340" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> In this picture Ken is hand painting the butterflies with </div> <div> colored clay slips (only one way potter's paint their pieces).</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="335dcce0.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Ken has to first pre fire (or cook)</div> <div> his pottery before cooking it or firing it in the big wood kiln.</div> <bR> <div> This is called <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bisquing"><U>BISQUING</U></A></FONT></div> <div> (bisk ing)</div> <div> He bisques his pieces in this kiln to 1900 degrees F.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="336aa6b0.jpg" border=0 width="170" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> After applying the glazes to his pieces,</div> <bR> <div> They are ready to be loaded into his <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Firing With Wood"><U>wood firing kiln</U></A></FONT>.</div> <div> It usually holds about 150 to 200 pieces of pottery, </div> <div> depending on the size of the individual pieces.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2bc5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The front door is bricked up after Ken has finished loading the kiln.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1cd96880.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="136" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>  The wood is then started on fire.</div> <div> (sort of like a really big barbecue pit).</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2bd5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This is the side of the kiln.</div> <div> The stoking holes are also located here.</div> <div> See the fire on the side near Ken?  He is putting more wood in.</div> <div> Ken is making charcoal on the bottom of the kiln floor.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c65e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Ken and his studio assistant's must keep the fire stoked,</div> <div> (feeding it wood for fuel)  Ken must build a fire that</div> <div> reaches temperatures of 2400 degrees F. and more.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c45e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> It can take many hours to reach the desired temperatures. </div> <div> Ken will stay and work by the kiln until it has finished firing.</div> <div> This process can take from 15 to 24 hours usually.</div> <bR> <div> See the orange glow of the fire going on inside the kiln.</div> <div> Smoke is bellowing from the sides.  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="33c5e770.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This picture was taken at 5:30 am.</div> <div> The white color indicates a very hot flame </div> <div> of approximately 2800 degrees F.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="33d5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> After about 24 hours the kiln is cool enough, yet still Very Hot.</div> <bR> <div> Ken begins to un brick one brick from the door at a time.  </div> <div> He is allowing the hot air to gradually bleed </div> <div> off the pieces inside the kiln.  </div> <bR> <div> If he was to un brick the kiln all at once, allowing a flood of cooler air, </div> <div>  pieces would probably crack.  Sudden temperature changes.</div> <div> Very hot to cooler.  Like placing a hot glass on a cold surface will crack the pottery.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="33e5ec50.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The kiln is opened completely and cooled art pieces are then removed.</div> <div> Big bowls, Vases with lots of fish and a giant ACORN.</div> <bR> <div> What is that for?  Believe it or not, it is a casserole for baking.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="33f5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This is a casserole to cook in.</div> <div> It has a fish for a handle.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3405e770.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="119" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Notice the hand carved fish and the hand carvings around these pieces.</div> <div> This link will take you to <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><A HREF="http://www.brushycreekpottery.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.brushycreekpottery.com/"><U>Brushy Creek Pottery</U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.brushycreekpottery.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.brushycreekpottery.com/"><U>  </U></A>to see some of his pottery</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="342dcd70.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> A little baby, 10 days old </div> <div> had her hands and feet imprinted in clay forever.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="343fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Finished pieces were delivered to a gallery at the </div> <div> Lake of the Ozarks.</div> <div> Ken talking to the gallery owner, Mary.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3445ef40.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="244" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Mary's shop is called The Find</div> <div> She sells Ken's pottery along with hand built pottery</div> <div> by other potters from Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="164785d0.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="93" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="17378640.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Once again, Ken is back at throwing </div> <div> and the process which really has never stopped, begins again.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="348c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> At Brushy Creek Pottery we also have <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pottery Workshops"><U>workshops</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Many times we have young people such as yourselves come for lessons</div> <div> (Older people like to learn the art too!)</div> <div> Emily and Nathan Thorne, future potters, </div> <div> won first place awards at their school.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="34aaf8d0.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="141" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="34c91880.jpg" border=0 width="145" height="136" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> Artist: Nathan Thorne</div> <div> Hand Building, Pinch Pot</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="34ec8790.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="121" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> Artist: Emily Thorne</div> <div> Slab Building and hand painting</div> <bR> <div> If you have Encarta, plug in pottery.  </div> <div> There are lots of interesting facts about pottery  </div> <div> Did you know the oldest dated artifact is a piece of pottery.  </div> <div> Many pieces of pottery were found in the pyramids at Giza.</div> <bR> <div> Have fun with the Art of Pottery.</div> <div> Please wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty.</div> <bR> <div> The clay will wash right out with warm water and soap.</div> <bR> <div> Thanks for visiting Brushy Creek Pottery  and Pottery the ART</div> <div> From the crew at Brushy Creek Pottery</div> <div> 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