Thomas Jepsen is a Danish economist with a MSc in Accounting, Strategy and Control from Copenhagen Business School. He is the founder and CEO of Contractor Quotes, a growing platform that helps connect homeowners with contractors as well as providing them with all the home improvement related information relevant for their project.
Since 2011, Thomas has been involved in the home improvement industry through different functions including consulting them on their business strategy, and he reviews a lot of the articles featured on the platform to ensure accuracy.
He has been featured on a range of different websites including USA Weekly, Media Leaders, CEO Blog Nation, Fit Small Business, Website Magazine and more for his contributions to online platforms.
Having been involved in home improvement for so long, his main goal is to inspire better transparency in the home improvement space by making a range of different things more accessible to the homeowner to better ensure that they get the home that they want, while staying within budget and improving the amount of money homeowners can hope to recoup as a consequence of their efforts.
He can also be found on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Where Have All The Tobys Gone?
Article by Ron Earl My recently published book, Toby Jug-The Most Underestimated Antique! has already created frantic waves of people searching their attics and cupboards for the elusive Jug. Everybody claims to have at least one, but on further questioning the one usually turns out to be a seaside holiday jug or at best, although quite collectable,... Read More
A Saga of Synchronicity
Making a Film Documentary on African Ceramics by Ron du Bois, Professor Emeritus of Art, Oklahoma State University From the start, our Nigerian Saga was ruled by chance, by luck, by indeterminacy. We were led by forces whose effects could never have been foreseen or predicted, such as a chance meeting in a type of... Read More
Shodai-yaki
Article by Robert Yellin, e-yakimono Shodai-yaki takes its name from Mt.Shodai (Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture) where the indigenous clay has a rich iron-content, perfect for sturdy pottery. Kilns in the area do date back to the Heian and Nara periods when there were about 100 sueki style kilns. During the ‘Pottery Wars’ between 1592-98, Korean potters were... Read More
Museo Richard-Ginori
Article by Oliva Rucellai Carlo Ginori, founder of the Doccia porcelain factory. In 1737 the Tuscan Marquis Carlo Ginori set up a porcelain factory next to his countryside residence. Doccia was the name of the place which was located in the borough of Sesto Fiorentino, six miles north of Florence, in Italy. That’s why Ginori porcelain is... Read More
New Tendencies in Serbian Ceramics
Article by Biljana Vukoti The contemporary ceramic scene in Serbia at the beginning of the 21st century is distinguished by structured phenomena and specific artistic individualities. The artistic climate in Belgrade and Novi Sad reflects authentic international happenings: new artistic ideas, analytical works, installations, multidisciplinary researches and experiments. In his text ‘The Contemporary Artistic Scene... Read More
Salku
An experimental process. Article by Rick Berman. Originally published in Clay Times Magazine. Ironically, this was the title of my MFA Thesis at the University of Georgia in 1973. I’ll try to explain as simply as possible where this research has taken me in the last 24 years. From the very beginning of my clay life... Read More
Residencies of the World
A review of some of the world’s best ceramics residencies. Artist-in-residencies vary greatly in prices, facilities and philosophy from one institution to another. Click on the links below to find out more about that particular center. Europe Located in the heart of the old town of Vallauris, France, the non-profit Association A.I.R. Vallauris (Artists in Residence) welcomes... Read More
Rascal Ware, Yunomis and the Law of Unintended Consequences
This is the seventh chapter in a series of articles by Don Pilcher on some of the characters that have been inspiring him and helping him with creating his ceramic works. Feedback is welcome: Don Pilcher: dpilcher2@juno.com . Rascal Ware, Yunomis and the Law of Unintended Consequences – Chapter 7 Please note: this article may... Read More
Ceramic Throwing Potter’s or Pottery Wheel
If you’re at all interested in the creative process of making pottery, you’ve likely heard of a potter’s wheel or otherwise also commonly referred to as a pottery wheel. There are two common ways to make pottery, although pottery throwing has probably become the most popular, as opposed to handmade pottery. A potter’s wheel is... Read More
Potassium Dichromate
Edouard Bastarache IDENTIFICATION: CAS No.: 7778-50-9 Chemical formula: K2Cr2O7 Molecular weight: 294.18 MAIN SYNONYMS: French names: Bichromate de potassium Dichromate de potassium English names: Dichromic acid Dipotassium salt Potassium bichromate Dipotassium dichromate USES AND SOURCES OF EMISSION: Manufacture of paints, inks and in ceramics. HYGIENE AND SAFETY: I. Physical and Chemical Properties: Appearance: Orange-red crystals... Read More
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