Crane
into
Tozan

Stage 1: the Kiln-Razing

As everyone must know by now, the Tozan
Kiln Society, headed by Les Beardsley through the
Nanaimo Arts Council is building, on land donated
by Malaspina College, what will be only the 3rd
kiln of its type in the world - a traditional, multi
chamber, hill climbing, wood-fired dragon. The
others are in Japan & Flagstaff, Artaona.

It is, perhaps, somewhat anachronistic in an
age of high-tech materials and design but this is a
project that concems our roots: our roots in
community and with the four elements. It's a
project to fire the imagination.

It's more than encouraging how from an idea,
the project has grown with donations of land,
ilorage, equipment, transport and suddenly with the
closing of Crane, the Tozan become very real with
the availability of all the bricks from the dismantling
of the enormous Crane tunnel kiln, Words and
numbers (it’s 350 ft long) mean very little. You
have to see this monster ta appreciate the scale and
also the commitment of a small core of dedicated
people taking this thing apart brick by brick, (at Agate Lane}

| am reminded of the story of the Chinese 658-8072 VICTORM
Monk who each day as he travelled over a hill, took a» A
a stone each way from the top. Eventually the hill MB. Bs.
was no morc. In reality the bricks are caming out
faster than they can be cleaned as stacked.

You may have been contacted about the "kiln-
raving” weekend (June || and 12) and pot luck at Keith
and Celia’s, (Like a “barn-raising” in reverse!) Sorry
if we missed you- the announcement would have missed
getting into this newsletter so as many as possible
were phoned,

Every weekday there are a few people working away
from 7 am to 4 pm and others dropping in as they
can. If you can come for an hour or a day, your help
would be more than welcome. [f you're out of town and
would like a billet, call either Keith, Celia Rice-Jones
(322-8803) or Cathi Jefferson (929-9175).

This is potters community in action!

STYLE GARAGE SALE
in her studio &
garden

FRL., JUNE 17, 7-10 pm
SAT., JUNE 18, 10 am-5 pm
SUN., JUNE 19, 12-4 pm
5165 CORDOVA BAY ROAD

Keith Ree-fones

June 1534 Potters’ Guild of S.C. Mewsdjeffter 3