The single greatest health hazard to a fulltime potter is silica dust. I decided to move my glaze materials/scale mixing station from the studio, to the open kiln room. It has two rollup garage doors on the west side.
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My frequent materials are in 45liter trash cans. These hold 30kg and 25kg bags easily
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I mounted a fan at the door side, to whisk any dust out of the work area.
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Top shelves
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ニユウエーブ New Wabu (New Wave)

Hey, got my photo in Tokyo Shimbun. Jean's student told her a "quick" translation. I am just titled "An American Potter". The article says something to the effect that the quality of the Toki-ich has declined in the past 10, but the Meese　Ceramic Muesum grounds (where I was) is the place to see creative and original work.
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Selling a mug with my new "Minnesota Shino" on it.
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Tony says they don't know about strings on straw hats in Canada. ;^)
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Jean taking a break.
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Normally don't get much time to look at my own work :^)
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Pinhole images from the Mashiko Toki-ichi Pottery Festival

Wasn't always this quite at the MashikoToki-ichi (pottery fair.) I took it early, before people arrived. Click on the image to see it larger.
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Our booth and Genvieve's
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Yunomi with our space in the background.
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Izumi-san and yunomi
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Shigaraki Matcha wa with inlay (including plum flower decoration) and rice straw marks.
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The most important aspect about doing my first Toki-ichi festival, are the potters I met. I learned that there is a small scale clay maker very close to my house. His name is Kawada-san. He is a very nice guy and sells mashiko nami and mashiko aka clay for 600yen for 20kg (200yen less than the co-op.) His clay is superior. There are black specks of organic material in it and feels really good. Going to test it and hope the test are appealing so I can start using it.
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The pond where the clay comes from is 5 meters deep.
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You can see the seam of iron rich clay at the top right corner of the photo
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We put the display together on very short notice. It is our first outdoor fair.
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We are sharing a spot with Genevive.
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Jean and Lee at Toki-Ichi.
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Our Tent, Tibetan Prayer Flags Above.
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Right stand of Jean's Woodblock Prints.
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Left Stand Of Jean's Woodblock Prints (she sold two today.)
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Display. Our space is 2.5X2.5M.
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Back display.
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Pitcher, Irabo glaze.
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Irabo Tokuri.
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Shigaraki covered jar.
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Mixed Clays with Irabo (runny ash) glaze.
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Ooka-san And Jean
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Inside.
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This is on Mashiko common clay.
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Bowl In Hand
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Japan is a rice agriculture society. Also, traditionally, in the home, sitting is on the floor and the tables are low. Next time, I will make the displays lower.
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