Posts made in December, 2010

Winter Flame

Posted by Leah on Dec 21, 2010 in MABELLEarts | 0 comments

This morning the park looked so beautiful in the eye-popping light that only winter brings. Yo and I trudged through the cold to build a fire in the the oven. Something I’m learning is there is a science to building the right kind of fire. For instance: its important to build at the mouth of the oven, so the air can feed the flame. It is important to use hardwood which burns slower...

Winter Baking

Posted by Leah on Dec 21, 2010 in MABELLEarts | 1 comment

MABELLEarts is thrilled to welcome outdoor baker Yo Utano to the Mabelle Park! Yo first learned the art of outdoor oven baking at Dufferin Grove Park, where she is now employed as a baker. Yo came to Canada in December 2004. While living in Japan, she and her sister dreamed of having an outdoor oven of their own. Yo is a part of a two-year project researching outdoor communal ovens as part...