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Sunday at the LMLCC

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I spent the Sunday of Culture Days Weekend at the Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre (LMLCC), for a full day of Poetry Readings, an Artist Talk, a Gallery Reception, and a workshop on Paper Quilting.

The Paper Quilting Workshop I facilitated incorporated a Culture Days Activity that happened the previous Friday: A Photographic Scavenger Hunt.   From this activity, participants brought their photos of the Lake and surrounding area to the workshop.

We took those photos and adhered them to various types of paper, then layered other items around the photo (i.e., pieces of fabric, buttons, lace or ribbon). Once we were satisfied with our assemblage of tidbits, we then used a darning needle and thick crochet thread to quilt around the collage.  Although we didn’t have any experienced quilters in the group, you couldn’t tell.  Most of the ladies were very adept at stitching and in no time had a small Paper Quilt.

 

 

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July 1st Celebrations with LMLCC

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Preparing to make pinch pots!

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Crowd gathering around the demo!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I spent July 1st with LMLCC (Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre) at Regina Beach, for the Canada Day Celebrations.  I helped them prepare for their upcoming “Pit Firing,” which will take place on July 12.  In doing so, I invited people to come and make a pinch pot, which will then be fired in the pit firing.  I also encouraged them to come participate in the LMLCC event and claim their pot.

The pit firing will begin around noon with the digging of  ‘the hole’ at Regina Beach. Jay Kimball, LMLCC Artist in Residence, will facilitate this process.  As he describes it, after the pit has been dug, he lays a bed of firewood in the pit, and covers that bed with the clay pots that have been made and bisqued in previous weeks.  Other ‘elements’ are added (like iron, chrome, and copper) which  create colour on the pottery, he says.  Another layer of wood is added and then the fire is lit.

It takes about four hours for the fire to burn out.  At that point, the clay pots are pulled from the ashes and laid in the sand to cool.  Once that’s done people are then encouraged to find their piece and enjoy their creation.