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Throwing Curves
The Life and Art of Eva Zeisel. Canobie Films. Directed by Jyll Johnstone. 60 mins. Eva Zeisel is a name many may not have heard, an artist and designer many may not be aware of. Despite this, many may have seen her designs, may have been touched by her work. Many will certainly be touched... Read More
June 12, 2019
A Problem With Cobalt?
Article by Jeff Zamek, author of Safety in the Ceramics Studio & What Every Potter Should Know. Piet Stockmans, ‘100 Vases’ exhibition Sotheby’s (London, UK), 1998. Stockmans is well known for his exclusive and innovative use of cobalt blue. Website: http://www.pietstockmans.com Cobalt oxide and cobalt carbonate are ceramic raw materials widely used by potters. They are frequently found in... Read More
June 12, 2019
Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?
An investigation into the origin of words, by Dennis Krueger Images courtesy Edouard Bastarache. When a person changes professions one carries the knowledge and experience of the profession left behind into the new profession. In my case the old profession was German language and literature; the new one, pottery. I knew that language, like any... Read More
June 12, 2019
Tokoname, Japan
The Pottery Path – A Walk Through the Pottery Town of Tokoname Introduction Welcome to Tokoname “Yakimono Sanpomichi” or Pottery Path. The “Yakimono Sanpomichi” is a path which started as a natural tour of the various points of interest in Tokoname in about 1972. This path is filled with old traditional houses, workshops and buildings... Read More
June 12, 2019
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
June 12, 2019
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
June 12, 2019
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
June 12, 2019
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
June 12, 2019
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
June 12, 2019
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
June 12, 2019