Ceramic
The Onggi Potters of Korea
by Ron du Bois (color only) This article consists of three parts: Article: The Onggi Potters of Korea (this page) The work of Korean folk potter Heo Jin Kyu The work of Korean folk potter Yon Shik Bae Korean pottery today is still largely produced as it was in the past. For a practicing... Read More
Oil Spot Glazes
by John Britt Most ceramics glazes are simple to formulate and very easy to fire. But there are some glazes and glaze effects that have the reputation of being elusive or at least difficult to obtain. This was certainly the case early in the 20th century with copper reds and celadon blues. These glazes had a... Read More
Ocean Sediment Glazes
by Joan Lederman Communities of organisms, dead and alive, have settled in layers on the ocean floor and are sometimes taken by researchers as core samples. Occasionally, I get their excess. I learned that most samples melt into a glaze at cone 10 and 11. They each have a character of their own. While the... Read More
Flame, Smoke and Flying Ash
Australian potter Milton Moon experiences the cult of woodfiring It is 28 years since I visited the place where Arakawa Toyozo lived and worked. As a recipient of a Myer Foundation Geijutsu Fellowship I knew I was following the footsteps of many before me. It wasn’t the first time I had experienced the lure of Japan: 18 years earlier,... Read More
The Interstitial: The Dishes Are on the Floor (And Up the Wall)
Marek Cecula is taking the tradition of the industrial ceramic decal one step further, one mile further. by John Perreault According to some critics, craft has been assimilated by fine art, yet aside from a few reviews in the N.Y. Times, I haven’t noticed that the battle had been won. I have not avoided... Read More
Bodil Manz
Bodil Manz has been known as a master of eggshell porcelain for many years now. Her near paper thin cast porcelain cylinders are so translucent, you can sometimes even discern the light and shadow passing through both walls of a pot. Bodil Manz was born in Copenhagen in 1943. She studied ceramics at the School of Arts &... Read More
Mamoru Taku
Japanese potter; Article by Kiyomi Noma An Encounter with Organic Beauty A vase drew me into a small gallery in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. It was a vase with naturally graceful presence. There was perfect harmony between the sand beige coloured base and the glowing scarlet pattern on such a gentle form, I felt warm comfort... Read More
Laura Andreson Papers
From the Smithsonian Archives of American Art Laura Andreson was a distinguished American studio potter and teacher. In 1934 she established the ceramics program at UCLA, where she taught for 36 years, from 1933-70. She initially made low-fired earthenware, but turned to reduction-fired stoneware in 1948 and porcelain in 1957. Andreson retired from teaching in 1970,... Read More
The Last Water Jar
Article By Jim Danisch. Lightning strikes dirt, blindingly fusing it into nature’s terra cotta, changing its color to red, brown, orange, white, gray or black, sometimes leaving behind strange fused bits of metal that are sought as amulets. Potters have simulated and controlled this process since before memory. The names for the parts of a pot... Read More
Rare Earth Colorants
Article by Max Campbell and Chris Keane Introduction We will be introducing you to a new range of glaze colorants that offer exciting new possibilities. They offer lemonade pinks, purple blues and acid greens. The colorants are based on oxides of the rare earth metals, neodymium, praseodymium and erbium. As the oxides are soluble in... Read More
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