progress!

 The Pirate and the Foreman

 Ancient technology...runners,rollers and lever (and me pushing) to shift the kiln out of the way first

 and a little gardening on the side...deep beds (!!) on the way

The wind is still cuttingly cold, but after last nights long and heavy rain we've had sunshine all day...just what is needed!

Yet more festival...

 The Cup Sale, for funds for 2017....

 This was my contribution....an honest salt glazed cup....it sold!!

In the Great Hall

 Naidee Changmoh

 Volunteers to add the hair on the Buddha

 offerings on the piazza kiln....which has found a new home, thankfully!

 and pots

 The Scrap kiln, the morning after...

 and the work installed

 The red shirted helpers doing sterling work...a great experience for them

 Lisa Hammond working in the Great Hall

 Guests' Exhibition...a selection....
Thiebault Chague

 Joe Finch

 Lisa Hammond

 Rita Gudino

 Tony Clennell

 Jim Robison, one of the event's two Master of Ceremonies

So much....and so much more.....meeting bloggers for real instead of online,
seeing older pots "in the clay" rather than in photos.   Getting together with old friends, making new.  Marvelous food...
Being spoilt for choice between Hall demonstrations, theatre and cinema talks and four kilns outside.
Sun, wind, thunder and heavy rain....
Absorbing ideas and being inspired......and getting very, very tired!!

Even more festival.....

 Not just kilns for clay....
                            

 pizza kiln, thanks to Joe Finch !

 but don't carry food about....you'll lose it!

 View from the main Arts Centre cafe...you could watch the changing weather and colours all day.

 The kiln field

 Tony Clennel kiln watching..

 between making some work with some REAL handles!!

 Naidee Changmoh handbuilding

 Work by Thiebault Chague

 Sergi Pahissa from Catalonia....kiln built from scrap metal!

 Rita Gudino's Lual kiln on the piazza...

 Audience ...

 firing

 waiting for sunset

 offerings

 Pirate at Sunset

 Ceremony

 Kiln giving birth

 Giant raku

 kiln forceps....

 Celebration

 Thanks

 The Scrap Kiln...

 opening...

 and results of beauty

more to come......