Woodfire Tas 2011

Talks, films, forums and exhibitions were the order of the  day for Woodfire TAS 2011 this year.

Held in Deloraine Tasmania, 200 like minded potters congregated for 4 days by the meandering Meander River.

Neil Hoffman (convener) will know doubt be very pleased with the efforts of his team, that made this a successful conference.

Owen Rye's long awaited book, The Art of Wood Fire was launched and very well received, It is the second book to to be published by Mansfield Press.

The Fifty Australian Wood Firers Exhibition, curator Ben Richardson saw a staggering array of work from all parts of Australia.

Jan Irvine Nealie had the task to set up this very impressive show.

The last day of the conference was at Reedy Marsh ( Neil's property) some 12 km north of Deloraine, set in amongst the forrest, it was a very pleasant place to host the woodfire challenge.

The challenge was to build a kiln, make cooking vessels and then cook a meal in the kiln. 6 teams made 6 completely different kilns.

It was a fitting end to a great weekend.