Artists want Singapore's longest dragon kiln to continue operation beyond 2015
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The Guan Huat Dragon Kiln is one of the last two remaining dragon kilns in Singapore and is involved in the Awaken the Dragon Festival 2013. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
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Pieces of wood burn inside the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln to raise the kiln's temperature to 1280 deg C. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
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Volunteers at the Awaken the Dragon Festival 2013, Ahmed Hilmy, 29, (centre) and Muhammad Shafi-ie Syahmi, 24 (right) stoke the fire in the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln in order to raise the temperature to 1280 deg C. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
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Ahmed Hilmy, 29, (right) adjusts his safety goggles before stoking the fire in the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln as Dawn Toh, 25 (left) and Rachel Hui, 25, (right) look on. Both of them were participants in previous pottery classes and contributed small clay works to be fired in the kiln as part of the Awaken the Dragon Festival 2013. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
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Volunteers at the Awaken the Dragon Festival 2013, Ahmed Hilmy, 29, (right) and Muhammad Shafi-ie Syahmi, 24 (left) stoke the fire in the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln in order to raise the temperature to 1280 deg C. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
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A potter from Old Saint Lukes Studio, Mr Ian Jones, 59, inserts a piece of wood in order to stoke the fire in the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln on Jan 19, 2013. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
The Guan Huat Dragon Kiln is one of the last two remaining dragon kilns in Singapore and is involved in the Awaken the Dragon Festival 2013. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
Pieces of wood burn inside the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln to raise the kiln's temperature to 1280 deg C. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
Volunteers at the Awaken the Dragon Festival 2013, Ahmed Hilmy, 29, (centre) and Muhammad Shafi-ie Syahmi, 24 (right) stoke the fire in the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln in order to raise the temperature to 1280 deg C. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
Ahmed Hilmy, 29, (right) adjusts his safety goggles before stoking the fire in the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln as Dawn Toh, 25 (left) and Rachel Hui, 25, (right) look on. Both of them were participants in previous pottery classes and contributed small clay works to be fired in the kiln as part of the Awaken the Dragon Festival 2013. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
Volunteers at the Awaken the Dragon Festival 2013, Ahmed Hilmy, 29, (right) and Muhammad Shafi-ie Syahmi, 24 (left) stoke the fire in the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln in order to raise the temperature to 1280 deg C. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
A potter from Old Saint Lukes Studio, Mr Ian Jones, 59, inserts a piece of wood in order to stoke the fire in the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln on Jan 19, 2013. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LUI
The operator of Singapore's longest dragon kiln at Jalan Bahar, which was slated to move out of the premises this month, has finalised the extension of its lease for another two years, till 2015.
Focus Ceramic Services' kiln is one of the last two remaining dragon kilns in Singapore. The other is located less than 100m away at Thow Kwang Industry and its lease expires end 2014.
The news of Focus Ceramic's lease extension gave little cheer to the potters and participants at Singapore's first ceramics festival, Awaken The Dragon, held at Jalan Bahar Clay Studios from Thursday to yesterday.
Artist Todd Tok, 30, says: "The extension just means I will have two more years to practise ceramics. After which I do not think I will continue the practice anymore as I cannot find a suitable work space as cheap as this and that supports firing of ceramics."
