These are clay pieces that I made from raw clay
harvested from the banks of local lakes. These
pieces have been dried, fired and lightly sanded
Red and grey clay
found on the banks of local lakes.
FORMED INTO A MOIST BALL
READY FOR SCULPTING
SEASTAR
ready to dry
AIR DRIED FOR THREE WEEKS
The dried pieces are placed in the centre of the
fire pit.
Making a "ring" of fire will allow the pieces to
heat up gradually.
Gradually build the fire closer to the centre.
Gradually completely cover the clay pieces.
We kept our fire hot for 5 hours sustaining
ourselves with hot dogs and marshmallows!
Bank your fire overnight. We covered ours
with wet needles and leaves followed by
damp dirt from the garden. Our embers
actually took over 26 hours to cool down enough
to remove our fired pieces.
Removing the dirt 24 hours later we
still noted glowing embers.
My little oil lamp actually works.
These are clay tiles left by the Basque Whalers
over 500 years ago along the West coast of
Newfoundland. I found numerous tiles along a
remote stretch of beach tucking several
of these treasures away in my backpack. In the
same area I uncovered a beautiful ancient whalebone.
TILE WITH WHALEBONE
CLOSE-UP POROUS WHALEBONE
