Ceramic
Grayson Perry
British ceramist, visual artist & writer Grayson Perry was born in Chelmsford in 1960. He studied at Braintree College of Further Education and at Portsmouth Polytechnic. His numerous solo exhibitions since the early 1980s include James Birch Gallery, London (1984), Birch & Conran Gallery, London (1987), Fig 1, London (2000) and the recent major solo presentation... Read More
June 12, 2019
Furutani Kazuya
Japanese studio potter Furutani Kazuya (b. 1976) is the son of Furutani Michio (1946-2000), a Shigaraki potter greatly respected for his work with the anagama, or wood-burning tunnel kiln. Before his death, Michio could lay claim to having the best firings in Shigaraki. Actually, it was Furutani who reintroduced the anagama to Shigaraki since medieval times, and... Read More
June 12, 2019
Raku Teabowl ‘Fujisan’
made by Hon’ami Koetsu Fujisan, or ‘Mount Fuji’, by Hon’ami Koetsu (1558-1637), is one of Japan’s most revered Tea bowls. The name derives from the white glaze, which appears to sit on the bowl like snow on Mount Fuji, Japan’s most tallest and respected mountain. It is said that Koetsu softened the contrast between the... Read More
June 12, 2019
Roseline Delisle
Article by Penny Smith Article reprinted with kind permission of Ceramics, Art & Perception. My first encounter with the work of Roseline Delisle was at the Frank Lloyd Gallery in the Bergamot Station complex in Santa Monica, LA, where she was one of the artists in a show entitled Contemporary Ceramics: Nine Artists, held in June, 2000. Delisle’s... Read More
June 12, 2019
Deirdre McLoughlin
Irish ceramist resident in The Netherlands Photos: Rob Bohle Irish ceramist Deirdre McLoughlin makes high-fired biomorphic sculpture, which is polished with diamond pads. McLoughlin received a BA from Trinity College, Dublin in 1972, before travelling to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where Rosemary Andrews’ sculptures inspired her to work with clay. She shared a studio in Dublin... Read More
June 12, 2019
Bill Abright
American ceramist American ceramist Bill Abright studied under Bruce Duke at San Joaquin Delta College, receiving an AA in 1970 and at San Francisco State University, earning a BA in 1973 and an MA in 1974. He has taught at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California since 1975 and has been the Chairman of Fine and... Read More
June 12, 2019
Beate Kuhn
Pioneer German studio potter Beate Kuhn is one of the most important German potters of our age. As early 1982 KERAMION Museum staged a solo exhibition of her works, and she has participated in a number of other exhibitions there. On the occasion of her 80th birthday, the Stiftung KERAMION is staging a retrospective of her work.... Read More
June 12, 2019
Hanna Ashraf
Egyptian-born British studio potter Hanna Ashraf is an Egyptian-born studio potter resident in Britain. Ashraf studied art and design at El-Minya College of Fine Art in Egypt from 1986-1989 and theater design at Central St. Martins College of Art & Design in London from 1991-1994. He began working with clay in 1997 and established a studio... Read More
June 12, 2019
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
June 12, 2019
Mid Fire Glazes
Edouard’s Bleu marbré cendré (Mottled blue ash glaze) Cone 4 Nepheline/Syenite Hardwood ash(washed) Silica Ball clay Gerstley borateBentonite Ultrox Cobalt oxide 25% 20% 20% 5% 30%2% 15% 5% View an example of this glaze! Thank you to Edouard Bastarache for supplying glaze recipe and image. Edouard’s Brun veiné cendré (Mottled brown ash glaze) Cone 4... Read More
June 12, 2019