Celina on Ceramics:"A piece-of-cake serving plate Part I" E-mail

 

I found in Facebook that school kids are reading my blog. Welcome! They comment on the slab building # 12 “forming, slab building”.
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“ Nadine Lavi's Dance Notes: Paloma Herrera: Aqui y Ahora/Here and Now” E-mail

 

On Tuesday, June 7, 2011, the Consulate General of Argentina in New York hosted the film, “Paloma Herrera: Aqui y Ahora/Here and Now,” showcasing Ms. Herrera’s life and career. The film features much footage of Ms. Herrera rehearsing and dancing the leading roles in Swan Lake, Le Corsaire, Raymonda, Apollo, and a new tango-inspired ballet by Argentine choreographer, Mauricio Wainrot. Highlighted by interviews with Ms. Herrera about her journey to date,
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Celina Blog: "On Ceramics The Daruma (Dharma) kiln " E-mail

Daruma is the Japanese pronunciation for Dharma the Hindu-Buddhist deity. He came to Japan to spread his philosophy and is considered the founder (or one of the founders) of Buddhism in this country.

But related to ceramic kilns the meaning is much more down to the earth.

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Celina Blog:"The kiln called “Ittekoi” Part II" E-mail
When we arrived at the Ceramic Park, where the kiln is, another one, based on the same
plans, was under construction; wood kilns have a short span of life, they have to be
re-constructed from time to time, The new kiln is placed a few meters apart and the
building process is evident; the kiln body made with refractory bricks is ready for the
vault to be built on.The supporting structure for the vault is made of wood and will be
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