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Home Brickmaking workshop on the Roseland with Rosanna Martin

    Brickmaking workshop on the Roseland with Rosanna Martin

    The Clamp kiln that we built on the site of the old brickworks at Trelonk

    A slightly belated post about the amazing Brickmaking Workshop that I was part of on the Roseland at the end of September 2018.  Rosanna Martin who runs the ceramic workshop, Brickworks in Penryn was inspired by childhood memories of the chimney and a love of clay, to run a two day workshop on the foreshore of the Fal estuary on the site of a brickworks that existed between 1891 and 1907. The original  brickworks used clay dredged up from the river, fired bricks in two huge beehive scrivener kilns and transported the finished product down river by barge to Truro. Evidence of the old brickworks is marked today by the remaining chimney, a wonderful feat of brick engineering itself, built to create a really good updraft for the kiln, enabling it to reach the required temperature and carry away fumes from the site.

    In the Brickworks newsletter Rosanna writes:

    On 21st and 22nd September we set up camp at the site of the original Brickworks on the foreshore of the Fal estuary in an attempt to learn and recreate the processes used in one of the oldest ways humans have worked with clay. A brickworks existed on the site between 1891 and 1907, using clay dredged up from the river mixed with sand, soil, mud and other combustible materials to make bricks that were then sent down river on barges to build houses in local towns. Waste clay from nearby china clay works had been washed down river and silted up the creeks providing an abundant resource that is still discoverable today.

    We recreated each stage of the brickmaking process; gathering clay from the river banks, mixing it with sand and straw, forming it in wooden moulds and leaving them out to wind, air and rain dry before being added to the top of the brick clamp kiln. We kept the kiln fired up overnight and managed to get some of the bricks to temperature. Over 60 people attended the workshops over the two days creating a collaborative and joyous atmosphere, despite some very wet weather on day two. As one participant noted ‘the whole experience resonated on a very deep level; the kiln was an incredible focal point. On a sensory level, the experience was wonderful; the mist-muted sounds, the damp and wood smoke, the feel of the wet clay and dry straw.

    The event was made possible through support from Groundwork, The Parnall Foundation, and tireless work from Katie Bunnell and my mum and dad. We are hoping to repeat it in some form next year so look out for updates if you missed it this time and would like to be a part of it next time”

    Thank you Rose!

    _katiebunnell_

    I’m really happy that these twigs are currently I’m really happy that these twigs are currently part of The Tree Circle, an online exhibition at Circle Contemporary. #life #fragment 

@circlecontemporarygallery Now Showing Online 

THE TREE CIRCLE
A celebration of spring and the life cycle of trees

"Trees are precious. There is little else on Earth that plays host to such a rich community of life within a single living organism." - Sir David Attenborough

During this long isolated winter, our artists who live in the West country and Wales have turned away from the coastal gales and found their muse in the kindly company of birdsong and trees.

The tree is our mirror, the most potent and universally loved symbol of life, death and renewal. The paintings of Constable, Van Gogh and David Hockney pulsate with the vitality of trees. Artists and makers are forever finding new ways to portray the tree and describe the qualities of it’s wood.

Exhibiting Artists: 

Adam Bridgland
Joseph Bull
Katie Burnell
Merlyn Chesterman 
Pine Feroda
Simon Gaiger
Maxim Hastings
Kitty Hillier
Caroline Marrack 
Tony Plant 
Trevor Price
Matt Smith 
Henny van der Meer 
Sarah Woods

#OnView
12 April - 7 May 2021

www.circlecontemporary.co.uk/exhibitions/the-tree-circle/

#tree #spring #groupexhibition #contemporaryart #artgallery #enviroment #sculpture #printmaker #ceramics #photography #cornwall
    @__brickfield__ sorting and salvaging bricks in pr @__brickfield__ sorting and salvaging bricks in preparation for 2021 Heritage Lottery funded Brickfield BUILD project with @falmouth.march and @sensory_trust 

Follow @__brickfield__ and @whitegoldproject to find out more.

#brickfield #bricks #clay #wastematerials #hand #brickmaking #communityarts #staustell
    The Easter Bunny is still a thing... #easter #sun The Easter Bunny is still a thing...

#easter #sunday #inthegarden
    It’s all about the sushi! #nofish @livdarling000 It’s all about the sushi!
#nofish @livdarling000 @afbunn  #intense #sushimaking #firstattempt #rolleditthewrongway #deliciousdinnerthanksliv !
    #tree #boyman #branch #tree #boyman #branch
    The @__brickfield__ band were back together in cla The @__brickfield__ band were back together in claycountry yesterday gathering bricks for a clamp kiln for Newham, London. So good to be back together amongst the stacks and talking brick measurements, fire bars, insulation and scoving. 

@rosanna_martin_ s brick counting and kiln design skills are sharper than ever!

@johnosborne687 cut some chunky fire bars and @zennatagney and @littlebohome carried, stacked and jigsawed bricks together onto pallets for hauling. I was on backing vocals.

This Brickfield project is a collaboration with @thelondonbrick and @vamuseum 

Yeah, it’s exciting.

#mybicepsache #brickfield #newham #london #staustell #claycountry #kilnbuilding #brickclamp #johnosborne #brickmaking
    #fronds #fingers #pineneedles #pines #moss #sticks #fronds #fingers #pineneedles #pines #moss #sticks #ferns #rocks
    #trees #trees
    #unforgotten #bertie #love @afbunn @livdarling000 #unforgotten #bertie #love @afbunn @livdarling000 #missingyoualready
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