NCECA 2014: Fred Herbst, Simon Levin, Tara Wilson, Tim Rowan
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Panel: Material Generation The current generation of woodfire studio artists is expanding the range of possibilities while acknowledging traditional techniques. The panelists have been at the forefront of this movement. They will discuss the conceptual and technical issues driving their work and unique paths to success. Fred Herbst Simon Levin Tara Wilson Tim Rowan
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- 40. Mark Kronfus
- 41. LLindsey Heiden
- 42. Tom Jaszczak
- 50. TextTim Rowan Stone Ridge, New York www.timrowan.com
- 78. Wood Fire as Survival East Timor 2002
- 114. Material as Metaphor Taiwan 2013
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- 136. temperature tests
- 141. throwing
- 148. wood fire
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- 185. Material Generation Moderator: Fred Herbst Panelists: Simon Levin, Tim Rowan, Tara Wilson
Editor's Notes
- This is what brought me to east Timor. In Manatutu, as in most of East Timor, there is no infrastructure. Though the town itself had running water 90% of all houses had no indoor plumbing. Manatutu has no phones. Manatutu has no mail, as the country has no postal system All water, even that which comes through the plumbing can make you very sick. Manatutu has no doctors. I was told that there are only six doctors in the whole country. All potable water has to be boiled. There is usually no electricity or gas to boil water, People use Buffalo dung and wood as fuel. The goal of this project created by World Vision and Funded by USAID is to make Ceramic water filters that can be purchased and used in the home, giving everyone affordable access to clean water.
- I. Job A. I was hired by World Vision International, A Christian Charity 1. To build a wood fired pottery kiln 2. Teach pottery techniques to create water filters. 3.Project funded by USAID 4. Bring Industry to Non Industrial Nation
- East Timor is half an Island, Became the worlds newest Country in May of 2002 Its population is 800,000 Its land mass is 5641 square miles Average annual income is $400.00 a year
- This is a view of the ocean from Manatutu the town where I stayed and worked. The country uses US currency Life expectancy is 45 years East Timor is about 300 miles off the coast of Northern Australia East Timor is 95% Roman Catholic, with a church at the center of town life.
- East Timor is a democratic country, under president Jose Alexandra Gusmao It is a Beautiful mountainous country surrounded by warm equatorial waters. Their official languages are Portuguese and Tetun, though most Timorese also understand Bhasa Indonesian, some english, and many of the 13 dialects of the country. Currently the country only exports Coffee and crude oil.
- Livestock in the country include water buffalo, Goats, Pigs, Sheep, and Chicken.
- II.This trip was about people These are the People Who I was working for. A. Pleasure to work with the Timorese 1. Worked very hard to better their lives 2. Didn’t complain 3. Eager to learn 4.Good sense of humor and joy of life
- Sandy and Donna Rosa C. Hired a colleague from Australia, Sandy Lockwood to help 1. Split chores, I built taught kiln building and material use 2.Sandy taught pottery techniques and how to create a working factory
- Sabino I was struck by how gentle the people are despite the History of East Timor 1. Portuguese controlled island since 1600 2. In 1975 Portuguese left, creating a power vacuum 3. Indonesian Government took over
- Joanna 4. Timorese not allowed schooling past elementary 5. Vicious penal system with public execution and dismemberment 6. 1999 When the Indonesians left they burned everything, killed livestock
- Juanico
- Manuel
- Juan
- Traditional Clay making Techniques III. Problem of Bringing industry to Non-Industrial Country A. Scant Access to tools 1. Working on a site without Power
- Traditional firing
- Buffalo dung acting as fuel and insulator
- Finished firing
- Keep in mind that as we scroll through the pictures of this kiln building that the A. Men and Women Working without Pay on Project B. Women have large families hard to be away 9-5 C. Not just a kiln and pottery making skills 1. Book keeping 2. Marketing 3. Distribution All need to be taught
- What would you be doing If you didn’t have access to the education you now enjoy
- This was the moment I won the faith of the timorese people. Dropping the arch form and it hovering in the air held by gravity without mortar captured their imagination and belief in this project.
- Loss of Purpose: Left a world where decisions had clear impact on quality of life, and survival. Came home to my privileged life to make objects I find pretty, acknowledging that I make luxury goods.
- This sand got me thinking.Black volcanic sand.
- Woodfire as an evocative process What are the indigenous clays of Taiwan What are their natures What are their potentials
- Reactive responsive material
- Planting seeds. Encouraging the students to play with the material
- A lot of the testing was sharing my love of clay And my faith in the material
- Like to introduce to you Pei-Hsuan Wang. Taiwanese woman who studied at Cranbrook and has returned to Taiwan She is invested in the country and it’s people.
- I would like to extend the idea of material from clay To the individuals who make up that place And then extend the idea of us as individual material To the fabric we comprise as people woven together. So yes. Woodfire still has relevance