FOLLOW-UP VIDEO here: Pottery master Sokei Aoyama has spent his life researching ancient techniques and reproducing pottery. In this video, he throws a tenmoku tea bowl using the same technique as the craftsmen of ancient Japan, as far back as the Heian period. Aoyama-sensei is based in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, and has traced the production […]
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I go looking for the oldest potters clay in the American Southwest near Tucson, Arizona only to find that this clay is rapidly disappearing beneath concrete. Explore the remote prehistory of ceramics and the long ancient ceramic traditions of the Tucson area. To learn more about how to locate and process wild clay check out
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Getting started making Southwest pottery can seem daunting. This video will help you connect with all the resources you need to start in Southwest pottery, the tools, materials and the skills. Below are links to some of the resources I talk about in the video. TOOLS Gourd scrapers and polishing stones: Pukis: MATERIALS Low fire
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'With a background in graphics and teaching, working with ceramics might have been seen as an afterthought, but in fact it has become what I think of as my first ‘proper’ career.' In this video, Adrain Bates takes us step-by-step through the processes he uses to create one of his organic Möbius Deconstructed forms Discover
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Chinese sculptor Johnson Tsang pushed realism’s boundaries in his sculptures of faces that are stretched and opened up in surreal ways.
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Ten minute version with commentary here: Vici and Sean Casserley are the second generation of potters to run Taena Pottery. It was started in 1948 by a group of conscientious objectors and survived their dispersal in the 1960s. Specialising in traditional English slipware, Vici and Sean make and sell their pots from a studio and
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I had the pleasure of filming two exceptional people and skilled potters demonstrating their craft! The historic Taena Pottery – surrounded by mulberry trees and bee-filled lavender – is having its first flirtation with the internet! Vici and Sean Casserley are the second generation of potters to run the beautiful Taena Pottery. It was started
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On our trip to Jingdezhen, the birthplace of porcelain, we got to see many talented artisans at work. This particular visit was at a ceramic factory. Each worker works a different part of the process. Similar set available on Amazon: Ford Rasmussen
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How to dry throw an octagonal plate
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