Aaron is our inside man for this repair.
Jason, Jesse and Aaron ( inside the furnace!) work on repairs to the small cupola
Eric & Frank working on repairs to the small cupola
Colton & Alex repairing the low-melt kiln
Buffalo State student carving her core
Aaron & Alex work on Aaron's sculpture

Prof. Payne works on his core

Alex prepares her flask for the core of her sculpture
A styrofoam pattern in progress
Finnish students work on patterns.
Frank consults with a Finnish student about mold making issues.
Hello Everyone,

Greetings from Kellokoski Finland and the first Iron Casting Symposium at the Baltic Center.

Our weather has been fantastic up until last night when a front moved through and we got a lot of cold rain! The weather is still wet and quite cool, so we are using this Sunday as a rest day and an opportunity to catch up on journal writing, sketching and correspondence. We will continue to make molds and do other preparations for the iron pour as the weather permits. We have worked under much worse conditions in similar symposia before and will adapt to conditions as they change. Of course, we hope that the weather clears up and (most importantly -drys up!) The resin that we use for the molds is sensitive to moisture and it is critical that the molds stay dry. Fortunately our hosts have provided a very nice tent under which we have staged the molds and everything is well covered with tarps or is stored inside one of the garden sheds that we are using for workshops. It is day 5 and I have several more photos to post of our activities. Later Mike Hill will use my computer to post some video so keep checking the Blog for updates and thanks for your interest and support.