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Imre and Rothwita did a final raku firing after their salt kiln. -
The Queen of soups. A few days after our Goulash party/feast, Gamze, Tamar, and Izzet, the foreign students, all left for their homes. -
Our last evening, a pot luck supper, finnishing with the terra-misou from Cezar's. Mary,Terry, and I were joined by Roswitha Geyer, Imre Schrammel, Margaret, Batul, and Kazu. -
Mary and Jona Gudvardardottir chatting. -
Gamze and Balazc In the daisies, looking at Batul's porcelain balls of yarn. -
The Lesc, a special outdoor soup made by the students of Sopron University...delicious ! -
Margaret using her new cast fish for this last piece. -
Roswitha, Mary and Margaret admiring Batul's metallic porcelain, from her smoke drenched raku firing. -
Kazu had a routine of pouring dozens of cubes a day, working towards a large installation at the Budapest Muesion Gallery in July. -
Our third dinner, and Kazu gave his presentation. -
Margaret's beautifully organized technique for feeding many people.
Our time at the ICS is drawing to a close and Mary and I are very grateful for being able to study and work at this remarkable facility. As wonderful as the facility is , it is the people who make it really work. The exemplary Staff have done everything they can to assist us with our work, and we have become good friends. the same is true of our fellow artists. we all shared information and experiences, and assisted each other when ever possible and will remain in contact.
Betul Aytepe has just moved to Cappodokia to teach at the new Ceramics Department at the University. She seems to love it and I saw on her facebook that she has just won an award.
Margaret Kenway Haydon is the Head of the Ceramics Department at the Wyoming University, and hopes to travel to Russia to continue her studies on her beloved, but endangered sturgen fish
Kazu Kukita has started a ceramic residency in Denmark, and will continue to search for a perfect place to build a studio.
Ed Bentley of Cumbria UK, continues to run his successful mould design business, see www.bentleystoll.com.
Contacts for the Danish recycling artists can be found on the “Danish Invasion” page.
‘Reminder to check out Mary’s blog at www.marydaniel.ca/blog.