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Master British Ceramicist Bernard Leach, in His Studio, 1952

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Above, we present rare footage of master British ceramicist Bernard Leach in his studio in 1952, discussing his artistic process. The film is courtesy of Marty Gross Film Productions Inc., from the upcoming film compendium on the Japanese Folk Craft movement (Mingei).

To browse and bid on works from Leach and other studio ceramics masters, see our online-only 20th Century Japanese and British Studio Ceramics sale, which runs from 14 – 28 October. To learn more about Marty Gross’s ongoing efforts to restore and publish archival footage documenting the Mingei movement, visit mingeifilm.martygrossfilms.com.

Open House – Bennett Bean, “Be Careful What You Fall In Love With”

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Ceramicist, designer, painter – Bennett Bean is a quintessential polymath. Best known for his treatment of ceramic vessels post-firing, he works in a range of mediums including stone, precious metals, wool and silk weaving, and painting.

On April 4, 2017 Rago Arts and Auction Center hosted an open house with the ever charming and laugh-out-loud funny Bennett Bean titled, “Be Careful What You Fall in Love With.” Bean presented a brief history of his work and the variety of mediums and formats he has explored over the course of his career, peppered with intimate and humorous looks at a life well lived.

BEATRICE WOOD CENTER FOR THE ARTS

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A film by Eric Minh Swenson. (Film number one-thousand thirteen hundred and sixty-nine in the series.)

EMS Legacy Films is a continuing series of short films produced by EMS on artists and exhibitions.
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Earth and Fire: Anasazi Style Pottery

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Watch artist and primitive potter Kelly Magleby learn about and make Anasazi style pottery. Kelly went into the backcountry of Southern Utah with a knife and a buckskin to try to learn about Anasazi Pottery by doing it the way the Anasazi did it. "Earth and Fire" is a documentary poem about a passionate artist. Funded by Primitive Found (.org) Music by Jason Shaw @ audionautix.com Check out Kelly's art at anasazipottery.net This the 1st video of 2016 for The Talking Fly short documentary project by filmmaker Steve Olpin, Enjoy!
Check out a pottery film I did a few years back: