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What does NCECA stand for? And please do explain the Orton Cone Box, that I might better appreciate them.
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The orton cone box show eh? Well, kilns use pyrometric cones ( [link] ). These are clay formulated to bend at certain temperatures. I fire to cone 6 at school (aka ^6) and at work I fire to cone 06 (think of the "0" as a negative) Originally these were created for non-electric kilns, and they were about 2.5 inches tall. Electric kiln's cones are about 1 inch tall. In the USA we buy Orton brand, they came in boxes that were 3x3x6 inches for oh, about 100 years I'm guessing. Now the box is only 2.5 inches tall because they are packed with foam and I'm guessing are less breakable due to modern technology.
Size based shows are fun, and the smaller the pieces the more fun it seems to be. So the premise of this show is to make a piece in your style that can fit into this small box. That's the only rule. Another reason why this show such a good idea is that we are all familiar with the orton cone box, we can all grab one and measure our piece as we make it to make sure it fits. I don't know how long this show has been around, but as far as I can tell it's been at least 20 years. It's biannual, so it travels for about a year and then another year goes to shipping the work to the artist or the purchaser. I've met the woman who organizes it, she was also a student of my professor way back when. she's a really nice, and interestingly outspoken woman, a lotta fun.
You confirmed my guess about the Cone in the title. It happens that my school had big kilns, but as the student body grew the kilns had to be given away, along with a boatload of cones and other material. That's how I got to know about them.
The Show sounds like fun. It seems to accent experience and group effort rather than competition.