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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 154075 [Title] => Jon Pettyjohn: Kin and kiln [Summary] => The lanky Jon Pettyjohn sits up after crouching at the side opening of the kiln. He takes one medium-sized, olive-shaped jar, shakes his head and sighs. "Anagama is teasing us," he assays, "as it teaches us." Pettyjohn is referring to a special kiln that was built in his studio nearly a year ago. Having named it "Musang Gama" after the family of wild civets that live nearby the kiln site at the foothills of Mt. [DatePublished] => 2002-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1124526 [AuthorName] => Ana P. Labrador [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 139048 [Title] => Potter Pettyjohn and the magic kiln [Summary] => Potter Jon Pettyjohn is an artist who works with the elements of fire and clay. He is mad about pots.
So much so, Jon with the help of potters from Japan, spent six weeks in his workshop in Pansol, Laguna, building a kiln.
It is no ordinary kiln, it is an anagama.
Anagama is the Japanese name for an ancient type of high temperature wood-burning furnace. These kilns originated in China and Korea as far back as 1,500 years ago and produced the first stoneware and porcelain pottery.
[DatePublished] => 2001-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1303742 [AuthorName] => Elvira Mata [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => ) ) )
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By Ana P. Labrador | March 16, 2002 - 12:00am
By Elvira Mata | November 5, 2001 - 12:00am
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