Ceramics and Pottery Arts and Resources

Korean Ceramics

robbie — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:31:18 +0000

The Three Kingdoms of Korea (57 BC-668 AD), namely Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekie, provided the beginning of Korean ceramic history. Rough domestic wares for the people were produced from numerous kilns. Likewise a number of very sophisticated statues of royal figures, guardians, and horses, equivalent to Chinese Han Dynasty figures, used for domestic and imperial votive shrines, [...]

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Russel Wright retrospective

robbie — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:15:54 +0000

“—because it is an honest expression of present-day living, modern design should interest all thinking Americans.” … Russel Wright Most collector enthusiasts of modernism are familiar with Russel Wright’s ubiquitous, colorful dinnerware designs. Wright is credited with being an influential designer and the one most responsible for the American shift in taste toward modern design in the [...]

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Pottery Pieces from Antiquity

robbie — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:28:16 +0000

Ceramics from archaeological digs have traditionally played a vital role in the development of chronological sequences, with relative dating techniques such as typology, stratigraphy and seriation all used extensively. Direct radiocarbon dating of pottery is relatively uncommon due to the presence of carbon sources with differing ages, for example geological carbon remaining in the clay after [...]

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Ceramic Beads Eye Candy

robbie — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:43:35 +0000

A video of a past and present bead collection from nkpdesigns Ceramic Beads Eye Candy is a post from: Ceramics & Pottery Arts & Resources Related posts:American Ceramic Beads Artists Newark Museum – 100 Masterpieces of Art Pottery, 1880-1930

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American Ceramic Beads Artists

robbie — Sun, 30 May 2010 05:04:54 +0000

Ancient cultures from all corners of the globe have produced pottery and ceramic beads for all forms of adornment and decoration. The richness and fine detail currently achieved in these miniature artworks reflect a high degree of expertise and talent that are creating this fascinating art form. MARY HARDING Mary Harding (aka Mary Harding McCallion) is a bead and jewelry artist who has been [...]

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Master Dutch Potter – Willem Stuurman

robbie — Sun, 23 May 2010 03:55:04 +0000

Willem Stuurman is recognized as a great artist in Dutch Pottery who was born in Amsterdam in 1908. He started pottery in 1922 at the age of 14 in the Quellinusschool ( Amsterdam ) by taking courses from Bert Nienhuis. In 1927 he began teaching at the Institute of Applied Art school in Amsterdam. In [...]

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Contemporary Ceramics-Somerset House, London.

robbie — Sat, 15 May 2010 11:59:19 +0000

Contemporary Ceramics at Somerset House : The following gallery represents an excellent collection of ceramics based in London. Contemporary Ceramics has opened an exciting new exhibition space in Somerset House. The new location presents a unique and lively gallery in which both contemporary and traditional studio ceramics sit side by side. Contemporary Ceramics exhibits original [...]

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Amazing Porcelain Shapes and Crystalline Glaze- Josh Pehrson Ceramics

robbie — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:20:27 +0000

This is some recent work from Josh Pehrson which were created over the last few months. Highly productive output! Josh Pearson Bio : Josh Pehrson was born in 1974 in St. Peter, Minnesota and raised in Fergus Falls. “My passion has always been to be an inventor every day of my life” says Pehrson. Like so many great artists, his works [...]

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Alchemical process of Renaissance potters.

robbie — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:27:34 +0000

This is a fascinating article from Naturenews- it seems like their glazing techniques were highly developed for that time and the techniques they employed for attaining the rich colours in their glazes were possibly influenced by the ancient art of alchemy. Chemical secrets of 15th century Italian potters revealed. Artisans glazing pots in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Umbria [...]

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Chinese Ceramic Figurines, Shanghai Museum

robbie — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:49:57 +0000

Shanghai was once known as the “Paris of the East “ due to it being the first cosmopolitan city in China. The city is now home to a Museum recognized as one of the best in China. It has over 120,000 items on display and I’m impressed with its collection of ceramic figurines so I’d [...]

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