Twentieth Anniversary Firing of Gordon Hutchens’ Tozan-Style Anagama Kiln

community · Gordon Hutchens’ property, Denman Island

Gordon Hutchens’ tozan-style anagama kiln, built with master kiln builder Yukio Yamamoto, celebrates its twentieth anniversary. The kiln is fired twice a year and is a significant cultural and artistic resource for potters on the coast.

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Sources

• “This year is the twentieth anniversary of the kiln, which is used by potters up and down the coast... The kiln is fired twice a year... The kiln will take as long to cool down as it does to fire.” — The Islands Grapevine – May 3rd, 2018 (May 3rd, 2018)

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