Northland students are today participating in the loading and preparations for firing of a Japanese Anagama ceramics kiln at Montevallo college in Montevallo, Alabama. The kiln is an ancient design and it is massive! It is about 50 feet long and will burn continuously for 100 hours, using many cords of wood in the process. Dr. Scott Meyer is the artist in charge of the operation, closely assisted by Prof. Tony Wright from the U of Southern Alabama at Mobile. This is a very unique opportunity for Northland's students, and attendace was by invitation only. Most of today was spent laboriously splitting and stacking the mountains of firewood necessary for the firing process... additionally the actual loading of the bisque-ware ceramics into the kiln was occuring simultaneously. We're grateful for the "mild" Alabama weather with temperatures only in the upper 80s! Tomorrow we actually begin the firing process which is being broadcast live on the web, and from there we'll be traveling to Mobile with Prof. Wright to get ready for our bicycle ride northward.
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