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Women On Fire, Cont.

Some not-so-sleepy peaple time to explore different parts of BC.

stayed up to gently warm up the kiln while On Tuesday, Aupuse 26th, accompanied

the rest of us drifted off to sleep, By 3:00 by real BC liquid sunshine, we reunited

pom. the fire had been coaxed into the kiln; and paid cribute to the kiln and our firing.

four stoking team were organized inte six The much andcipared unloading revealed

hevar shifts for the first twenty four hours, treasures! The gentle energy and

then four hour shifts. We were underway! harmony that fuelled the kiln throughout
the fire rewarded us with over 800

A rhythm of front stoking with three Pieces incredible pieces, displaying various hwes

of split wood, stoking through the mouse and lots of ash deposits.

holes, and “hobby” side-stoking with chin

strips of wood bought the frome of the kiln Supportive Toran members arrived to see

ta come 10 in forry eight hours. Two hours the pocs, discuss the firing, and share in

later, the middle of the kiln had reached the closing ceremony. We are so

cone L0as well, Over the next 25 hours, fortunate to have these kilns that enable

we changed our stoking patterns to us to come together as a community and

encourage colour and ash deposits, have such wonderful experiences. Thanks

meanwhile trying co keep cone 11 from to all involved -and as Linda would say,

falling. Seventy-one hours into the firing, “Couldn't have been better”. fc was

those of us on shift were awakened to put perfect. “Ho!".

our lasc piece of wood into the kiln and
celebrate the end of a wonderful, energizing Heather Cairns and Cathi Jefferson
experience.

As the kiln cooled some of us returned
home, while others took advantage of che

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