David Jackson
And You and I | A Poem for Heroes
and you and I
we kicked Mussolini out
on his ass
on his fat rotten keister, mister!
We rose up one at a time and said that’s enough Buster Brown
Get outta town.
In one glorious moment we rose up
one at a time
and got in line.
Remember the heroes of that day,
you and me.
….david michael jackson
Ancient Kilns and Pottery History
Surely the kiln goes back to early man and the discovery of fire which enabled the invention of pottery. Early man use the hearth to warm the cave and cook his food. In this way he discovered the hardening of clay with heat. The invention of the kiln needed the invention of the bellows and someone clever enough to notice the effect of blowing on the fire. It wasn’t until the Neolithic age 10,000 years ago that the first known fired pottery objects were were created.
The first kilns were simply pits where objects were placed between layers of fire. Over the centuries installation was added and better ways to produce higher temperatures with the firebox below and of the with the flue damper in the top to control the temperature. Simply because he traveled up this was a way to produce more even temperatures and higher temperatures which eventually allowed glazes.
Stoneware and porcelains were perfected by Chinese Potters and their message spread to Japan and Korea.
The Six Ancient Kilns in Japan (?????)
Journey. One thousand years. The Six Ancient Kilns
Constructing Burn ancient mud brick kilns
Inside a 350 year-old Chinese 'Dragon Kiln'
Primitive Technology: Brick Firing Kiln
Ancient-style kiln ignited in China's porcelain capital
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If you need a modern kiln check out these Kiln Reviews
Pottery Kiln Basics | For Beginners
The pottery kiln is one of the earliest inventions. Pottery shards have been found in the earliest gatherings of people. These days the pottery or ceramic kiln has brought the craft and art to thousands. People still use fire based kilns to produce work that is beautiful for the natural flaws that can create a beautiful finish. The modern kilns produce work that is more controlled and the art of the glaze and the potters hand is foremost. Six Ancient Kilns is the postwar description of ancient Japanese Pottery.
The Qianshu Kiln is over 350 years old and is one of China’s ancient “Dragon Kilns.” It’s located in Yixing, East China, and it dates back to the Ming dynasty. The kiln is made from soil and ceramic bricks……
Information on choosing a kiln
Tips for new kiln owners
Beginner intro to the Cone chart and Firing process (Very Basic)
Kiln Basics for the Beginner Potter
Buying your first Kiln (used or new)
LOADING YOUR CERAMICS KILN FOR BEGINNERS // AMACO Classroom Kiln Basics
POTTERY BASICS – Measuring Temperature using CONES!!
FIRING A KILN FOR BEGINNERS – IMPORTANT TEMPERATURES // AMACO Classroom Kiln Basics
How to fire a kiln – Ceramics 101 – University of YouTube
Famous Ceramic Artists One of the artists on that ceramic list is Ed Shears at Artabys
Virus on the Brain Poem
I got virus on my hands
virus on my clothes
virus on my feet
virus on my toes
Did I touch that doorknob
did I get too close
I can’t touch my face
I can’t scratch my nose
Oh baby my baby
close the door and come in
we’ve been quarantined
by Covid nineteen.
Oh I went to the sink and put the virus on the handle as I turned on the water on the water with the virus on my hands. So I lathered up the hands and I lathered up the handle. I lathered up the doorknob and I
lathered up my n o s e. Oops.
Cause
I got virus on my hands
virus on my clothes
virus on my feet
virus on my toes
Oh it’s no use in runnin’
We can’t take the train
We’re all stuck at home
with virus on the brain.
david michael jackson
Pressure Wash my World
Pressure wash my world
Make it clean
like the snow used to be,
like the water used to run down the mountains
and into the valleys.
Wash the corners where the crowded animals hide.
Wash the barns where the pigs stand mouth to tail.
Clean the barns where the chickens lay sick eggs
between crooked feet in the cage.
Pressure wash the bats in the market of death
and in the bags of the poachers.
Pressure wash the ones who cut those trees,
clean them,
bleach them.
Turn the stream around on those
who use water jets
pressure washing the natives
until the land is stripped
and the demons are released
to get their
revenge.
Pressure Washing Poem by David Michael Jackson
First Published at Artvilla
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For the pressure washing in Clarksville go here
The Theft of John Prine | A Poem | A Eulogy | A Tear
We’d have cried
had it been a regular death.
We’d have cried and played his songs
and at the thought of him
we’d have cried again,
but this,
this theft
of a single day
on a graph of days
makes us
accept the challenge
to step into the doorway
of our homes and fight.
Because he’s gone
when we were
just trying to
have us some fun
we’ll cry but we won’t run
Morning Dew at My Place | Spore Print by Haleigh Morphis
From Haleigh:
You pick a mushroom, cut the stem, lay it down on paper or glass or aluminum, cover it with a glass, ( I used shot glasses) and you take them back off anywhere between 2-24 hours
All mushrooms will make a spore print
Haleigh Morphis
